costa rica coffee
Costa Rica Las Lajas Black Honey
by bean & bean queens — roastery & cafe · new york city, usa
you'll taste tropical fruit before honey. this is costa rica las lajas black honey, a honey costa rica from bean & bean queens — roastery & cafe.
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the bean
- origin
- costa rica
- process
- honey
- varietal
- caturra
- status
- in stock
costa rica las lajas black honey is a caturra varietal coffee from costa rica, roasted by bean & bean queens. the black honey process means the coffee cherry pulp is mostly left on during drying, which drives a noticeably sweet, fruit-forward cup. expect tropical fruit alongside honey and honeycomb flavors, with a sticky sweetness that carries through to the finish. because honey-processed coffees sit between washed and natural in body and clarity, this one brews well as a pour-over to keep the fruit detail clear, or as a french press if you want the fuller, syrupy body to come forward.
common questions
What does Costa Rica Las Lajas Black Honey taste like?
this coffee leads with tropical fruit and a layered sweetness that reads as both honey and honeycomb, a result of the black honey processing method used at las lajas.
How is Costa Rica Las Lajas Black Honey grown and processed?
it is grown in costa rica using the caturra varietal and processed as a black honey, meaning most of the fruit mucilage is left on the bean during drying to build sweetness and body.
How should I brew Costa Rica Las Lajas Black Honey?
a pour-over will highlight the tropical fruit and keep the cup clean, while a french press will emphasize the fuller body and honey-like sweetness that the black honey process contributes.
about bean & bean queens — roastery & cafe
bean & bean queens sits on northern boulevard doing what good roasters do best: making coffee that actually tastes like something. the 4.5-star rating from over a thousand reviews isn't an accident. walk in and you'll catch the deep, caramelized scent of beans hitting that sweet spot between roasted and burnt, where most chains fear to tread. this isn't about the instagram moment. it's about the woman who comes in every tuesday for her cortado, made exactly how she likes it. the careful attention to extraction timing. the way they'll grind your beans fresh instead of handing you a bag that's been sitting around since last week. queens doesn't get enough credit for its coffee scene, but places like this prove the borough knows what it's doing. when your neighborhood roaster cares this much about the beans, you taste the difference in every sip.
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