Costa Rica — Alejo Castro Kahle Volcán Azul Typica (Honey)

Tastes Like — 🍯 TBC Honey • 🍑 TBC Stone Fruit • 🌰 TBC Nutty

DETAILS

• Producer: Alejo Castro Kahle
• Farm: Volcán Azul
• Region: Central Valley, Costa Rica
• Varietal: Typica
• Process: Honey
• Altitude: 1,400–1,900 MASL
• Size: 200g

INTRO

[⚠ TO BE POPULATED] A honey-processed Typica from Volcán Azul in Costa Rica — one of POMA’s research partners on the fertile slopes of the Poás Volcano.

[⚠ TO BE POPULATED] Tasting notes, drying protocol and lot-specific context still to be confirmed with the roaster as this coffee is not on POMA’s 2026 public price list.

THE PRODUCER

Volcán Azul, managed by Alejo Castro Kahle, is situated on the fertile volcanic slopes of the Poás Volcano in Central Valley at altitudes ranging from 1,400–1,900 MASL, complemented by a state-of-the-art mill.

Alejo and his team are dedicated to maintaining and improving coffee quality, honouring their family’s long legacy of outstanding coffee for several generations. Their willingness to innovate has been essential to POMA’s collaborative research efforts on pruning, shading, thinning and processing trials.

THE PROCESS

The Honey process at Volcán Azul involves:

• 🍒 Hand Harvest — Ripe Typica cherries are selectively hand-picked.
• 🔧 Depulping — Cherries are depulped whilst retaining the mucilage layer for honey processing.
• ☀️ Mucilage Drying — [⚠ TBC — specific honey protocol details to confirm with POMA] Beans dry with mucilage intact to concentrate sweetness.

[⚠ TO BE POPULATED once POMA provides full lot details.]

THE CUP

[⚠ TO BE POPULATED — tasting notes and cup description pending.]

Flavour Notes

• 🍯 TBC Honey
• 🍑 TBC Stone Fruit
• 🌰 TBC Nutty