ALRM
Bright and clean. Citrus up front, a little floral, dry cocoa and nut underneath. The one you slow down for.
From the West Valley to the first alarm.
- Origin
- Costa Rica · Palmares
- Process
- Washed (eco-pulped) · Sun-dried
- Farms
- Monte Crisol community lot · 1,400+ small producer-members of the Coopepalmares co-op · West Valley, Alajuela
- Altitude
- 1,300 m · 4,265 ft
- Varietal
- Catuaí · Caturra
- Grade
- SHB EP · strictly hard bean, European prep
Some coffees wake you up. ALRM demands it.
Single origin from Palmares in Costa Rica's West Valley, Alajuela province, grown in volcanic loam. Monte Crisol is a community lot: cherries from more than 1,400 small producer-members of the Coopepalmares co-op, eco-pulped and dried in the sun on open patios. The co-op runs a health center and a mobile clinic for its members and their families. Strictly Hard Bean, European Prep: high-grown and hand-sorted, so only clean, even beans make the bag.
Roasted light-medium to keep it bright. Citrus up front, a little floral, dry cocoa and nut underneath. Light body. Sweet finish. Clean. Alert.
The cup that answers the tones, and the one you slow down for.
Light-Medium
Dropped just past first crack, before the sugars go dark. That keeps the citrus and floral top end and the clean, sweet finish. The roast stays out of the way of the bean. Rested 2–3 days, then bagged with the roast date on the back.
Citrus, cocoa, nut
Citrus · Floral · Cocoa · Nut · Light body · Sweet finish. Our own 1–5 scale from cupping each roast.
Dial it in
How to brew ALRM
Ratios are coffee to water by weight. Fresh grind, filtered water, and the roast date on the back of the bag tell you the rest.