Francisca y Oscar Chacón - H17 [slow dried natural] espresso

Francisca y Oscar Chacón - H17 [slow dried natural] espresso

Francisca & Oscar's H17 is juicy with flavours of tinned pineapple, coffee cherry & rockmelon.

Roasted in H-town 23 SEP 2026
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      About the farmer(s)

      Francisca y Oscar Chacón - H17 [slow dried natural] robic natural] — Costa Rica

      Francisca & Oscar are third-generation coffee farmers who also own the Las Lajas micro-mill. Until 2005 they sold their coffee to a local co-op, but decide that year to buy a de-pulper to process their own coffee. This went well until an earthquake in 2008 wiped out the electricity & by necessity they started to produce honey & natural coffees. This H17 lot was processed using the "Black Diamond" natural method developed at Las Lajas. The coffee cherries are delivered to the wet-mill where they are washed, sorted & then spread out in thick layers in the greenhouse to ferment anaerobically for the first week. After this they are spread in a thin layer until dried to 11% moisture.

      • region Sabanilla de Alajuela
      • farm/farmer Los Angeles
      • altitude 1400-1600 meters
      • crop 2026
      • cultivar H17
      • process Anaerobic Natural

      H17 is a cross between Catuai & Sudan Rume. This as bred to be disease-resistant & perform well when grown as part of an agroforestry shade-grown system. It has high productivity & grows well at a variety of altitudes.

      Brew guide

      This is a light espresso roast. Roasted to bring out the fruity flavours of the coffee. This style of roast is best suited for black espresso based drinks. That said, you can still make a tasty flat white out of this roast.

      1. Black

        • dose 18g
        • Brew weight 40-45g
        • Brew time 25-30 seconds

      2. White

        • dose 18g
        • Brew weight 27-36g
        • Brew time 30 seconds

      For any help on coffee brewing of all methods i.e. espresso, plunger etc fire an email through to espresso@rocketcoffee.co.nz

      Francisca in the field at Los Pinotos.

      Workers harvesting coffee at Los Pinotos.

      Francisca at the Las Lajas wet-mill.

      Natural & honey processed coffee drying at Las Lajas.