Costa Rica — Alejo Castro Volcán Azul Rume Sudan (Yellow Honey)

Tastes Like — 🍋 Lemon Rind • 🍯 Date • 🍫 Milk Chocolate

DETAILS

• Producer: Alejo Castro
• Farm: Volcán Azul
• Region: Costa Rica
• Varietal: Rume Sudan
• Process: Yellow Honey
• Altitude: 1,800 masl
• Drying: 25 days on raised beds

INTRO From Alejo Castro's Volcán Azul farm in Costa Rica — a zesty, fruit-forward Rume Sudan anchored by comforting cocoa tones. Lemon rind brightness opens the cup, giving way to date-like depth and a smooth milk chocolate finish. In the cup: lemon rind, date, and milk chocolate.

THE PRODUCER This lot comes from Alejo Castro's Volcán Azul farm in Costa Rica, growing Rume Sudan — a distinctive Ethiopian-origin variety valued for its structure and depth when processed with care.

THE PROCESS This lot is processed as a Yellow Honey, with cherries pulped and dried with a portion of mucilage intact, followed by 25 days of slow, even drying on raised beds.

The slow 25-day drying is the defining step — it's what builds the structure and layered sweetness behind the lemon rind, date, and milk chocolate character that define this cup.

THE CUP Zesty and comforting — lemon rind brightness opens the cup, giving way to date-like depth and a smooth milk chocolate finish. The honey process and slow drying give it a layered, tactile texture throughout.

Flavour Notes 🍋 Lemon Rind 🍯 Date 🍫 Milk Chocolate