COSTA RICA SAN ISIDRO LAS LAJAS BLACK HONEY
Oscar and Francisca Chacón of Las Lajas are third-generation coffee producers from Sabanilla de Alajuela in Costa Rica’s Central Valley who helped pioneer Honey and Natural process specialty coffee in the region. This Black Honey San Isidro undergoes careful cherry classification before being pulped and placed onto raised beds, where the coffee rests untouched for the first two days before receiving periodic movement throughout drying to slowly reduce moisture over 15–20 days.
What's included in each experience
TAKEOUT BOX - ALL THE EXTRAS
The Takeout Box comes with:
- A 200-gram bag of coffee
- One fortune cookie or Hi-Chew
- A few stickers
- One packet of instant coffee
- One custom brewing water packet from Third Wave Water
- A detailed coffee card
JUST A BAG
This option contains:
- One 200-gram bag of coffee
- One instant coffee packet
- One detailed coffee card
1 KILO BAG
This option contains:
- One 1000-gram bag of coffee
- Two instant coffee packets
- One custom brewing water packet from Third Wave Water
- One detailed coffee card
2 KILO BAG
This option contains:
- One 2000-gram bag of coffee
- Two instant coffee packets
- One custom brewing water packet from Third Wave Water
- One detailed coffee card
Coffee Info
Location: Sabanilla de Alajuela, Central Valley
Country: Costa Rica
Producer: Finca La Julia
Mill: Las Lajas Micromill
Process: Black Honey
Varietal: San Isidro
Harvest date: Q1 2026
Volume Purchased:120 Kilos
About the farm: This is a honey process where the cherries must first be classified and then pulped and transferred to raised beds. During the first 2 days, the beans do not receive any movement until the third day, when they begin to make periodic movements (3 to 4 times a day) to reduce the humidity of the coffee.
Drying time: 15-20 Days
Drying Temperature: 30’C
Humidity: 11.8%
Density: 0.61 g/ml
Water Activity: 0.69
Stabilization: 60 Days
Elevation: 1600masl
Temperature: 21’C
Total trees: N/a
Other trees: N/A
Taste Cup Profile
Raspberry, Winey, Cranberry, Bakers Chocolate
Processing Cup Effect : 8
Sweetness : 8
Acidity : 5
Clarity : 8
Aftertaste : 7
Floral : 6
Spice : 7
Internal Cup Score : 88
Bean: 77 Ground:122
Transparency cost
Here, we share what the producer or farm manager is comfortable with sharing, like export, milling, and pickers' pay, as it helps to know who you support. We always share at minimum Farmgate, FOB, and our cost.
N/A not shareable by producer
FOB : $5.64lb $12.43 Kilo
N/A not shareable by producer
Our Cost Of Green : $7.17lb / $15.80 Kilo
Roasted Cost Typhoon 10% : $7.88lb / $17.39 Kilo
Packaging : $1.98
Luminous Labor : $28 HOUR
Ship Dates
The Luminous Dropstore opens every Thursday at 11:00 AM Pacific Time and remains open until Friday at 1:00 PM Pacific Time, unless products sell out before then. Lumi Early Access members receive access one hour earlier at 11:00 AM Pacific Time every Thursday.
Orders placed during the Lumi Early Access period automatically receive a free upgrade to USPS Priority Shipping.
Orders placed before 8:00 PM Pacific Time on Thursday ship the same day. Orders placed after 8:00 PM Pacific Time on Thursday will ship on Friday. This allows most orders to leave our facility within 24 hours of being placed.
All times listed are Pacific Time (PST/PDT). Please note that shipping carrier transit times begin once your order has been handed off to the carrier.
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