Archive: Costa Rica El Vendaval
- harvestThe exact harvest or crop date is not published.
- altitude mThe roaster gives a 1,900–2,100 m range, so a single point altitude is intentionally unset.
- fermentation and drying methodExact fermentation duration and detailed drying schedule are not published.
- grade and roast dateFormal green-coffee grade and bag-specific roast date are not published.
FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.
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- 01The name on the bagArchive: Costa Rica El Vendaval
- 02The brand
- 03The roaster
- 04The variety
- 05The farm
- 06The farmer
- 07The region
- 08The country
The Calderón family manages a network of inherited farms in Santa María de Dota and gained direct control of processing during Costa Rica's micro-mill movement.
Verve describes this 3/10 light roast as transparent and classically Costa Rican, balancing blood orange, honeydew sweetness, and grapefruit-like acidity.
A high-elevation Red Catuaí from a multigenerational Tarrazú family that used the micro-mill movement to gain control over lot separation, fermentation, and drying.
WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?
Some fruit mucilage was intentionally retained during drying. Verve does not publish the lot’s fermentation duration or detailed drying schedule.
The Calderon family processed the coffee through its own mill rather than relying on cooperative infrastructure.
Nothing disclosed.
No fruit, spices, or post-roast flavorings are listed.
White Honey processing preserves sweetness while aiming to maintain clarity.
Verve lists honeydew, grapefruit, and blood orange.
- · https://www.vervecoffee.com/products/el-vendaval-archive
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What the internet is saying about this coffee
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