Javier Solis SL-28 - Costa Rica

by Tandem

This is our fifth year purchasing coffees from Javier Solis — our third offering his variety separations — and we are as excited as ever to highlight the impressive range of varieties and processing methods on his fertile, high-elevation farm in El Cedral, Tarrazu. This SL-28 separation comes from a nano-lot of approximately 1,000 trees in only their second year of production. Cherries from young trees can take a few years to fully reach their potential in the cup, but we’ve already noticed improved intensity and articulation this year. Though the SL-28 variety was developed in Kenya, the cup profile here leans more into fruited aromatics: honeysuckle, bright yellow fruit, and spritzy green apple.