History

For those who enjoy something a little more adventurous than the ordinary, we have Crazy Christmas - Jorge Vasquez Geisha Natural. Expect a lively and expressive cup with winey notes, red fruit and milk chocolate, capturing the spirit that drives both Jorge and the Roble Negro team.

This is now our fifth year of working in partnership with the small collection of farmers that contribute to the Roble Negro Wet Mill in Costa Rica and we couldn't be happier with the results of our collaboration so far!

We’re now had the great opportunity to visit the Roble Negro wet mill on three separate occasions and even have some members of the team visit us here in Copenhagen in summer last year for World of Coffee. From this, we can clearly see that Jorge’s Roble Negro wet mill is one which has high quality standards and thoughtful sustainability practices.

On our visit to the farm, our Head of Coffee and Sourcing, Blazej, had the opportunity to taste the coffee cherries directly from Jorge’s geisha plants and the flavour was spectacular. A mouthwatering, complex and tropical profile. It was all the more surprising for Blazej to hear that Jorge had not yet experimented with a naturally-processed harvest of his geisha coffee. Under that natural processing, the coffee bean stays encased wholly within the cherry during the fermenting and drying processing, really allowing the complexity of the cherry to seep into the bean and be expressed in the final cup of coffee.

Luckily, we managed to convince Jorge that producing a natural process of his geisha coffee was a good idea, and two years later, we have the opportunity for the second time to taste the results in Copenhagen. We are very lucky that this limited lot has been produced exclusively for Prolog.

Just like when Blazej had the chance to taste the cherries, the final cup of coffee is bursting with flavour. You can expect an intense, full-bodied and complex flavour profile, with notes of raspberry and red wine. We so excited to share this limited and exclusive coffee with you, I really hope you have the opportunity to taste.

The name Roble Negro means black oak and Cedral Alto means high cedar grove. These names indicate the importance of trees, forestation, and environmental preservation to Jorge and his coffee production. Cedral Alto is 22.5 hectares, with 12 hectares of primary forest, 6.5 hectares of reforestation and pasture land, and 3 hectares of coffee cultivation. Biodiversity and healthy environmental life is the main catalyst for growing healthy and prosperous coffee, so this focus from Jorge and his team is so great to see.

The farm is filled with natural springs and freshwater sources, which the forested areas help protect and keep clean, and is situated at the transition between the Pacific side of the country and the Central Valley, spanning from 1750 to 2000 meters above sea level.

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