MICROLOT Region: Island Oceania Roast: Medium Cupping Notes: Vanilla, Nutty, Strawberry RED HONEY PROCESS....SCCA Score 89...
This coffee comes from a certified single estate in the Barbacoa region of the Dominican Republic. The Ramirez Estate employs over 400 people. Forty percent of the workers are female and many of them are Haitian migrant workers. Workers are paid roughly 300 percent higher wages than Fair Trade standard, and the Estate uses a sizable portion of their profits to create sustainable gas recycling (to reduce emissions), water filtration (to prevent river contamination), and to donate computers and books to many of the local schools.
They built and funded a new school preventing small children from having to walk over 15 Km each way to class.. Dominican Republic Jarabacoa Region Elevation: 1,400 m above sea level Varietal: Caturra Process: Red Honey Process Cupping notes: With milky notes of vanilla, and a nutty aftertaste, with heavy strawberry aromas that carry over into a stone fruit flavor. Smooth and balanced sweetness. This low acid coffee is smooth and will impress any island coffee lovers out there.