Sugar Heist

Sugar HeistAbout the Coffee Rio Jorco is a third generation family farm in Tarraz, Costa Rica, run by Carlos Castro Solano. The farm sits at 1,600 meters and grows Catuai variety coffee under native shade trees. What stands out about Rio Jorco is how the land is used: three quarters of the property is kept in conservation, a practice Carlos has maintained to honor the legacy of founder Jorge Zeledon Castro. Beyond the home farm, Rio Jorco works with partner

The roaster page wasn't accessible at the time of writing

or they go all in on experimental processing

6") Width 15

Tony Medina is a fourth-generation coffee grower who farms at La Colina in Chimaltenango

The built-in conical burr grinder offers 13 settings for freshly ground beans every time

1 single and double filter

each barista can decide to modify the pump calibration (up to a maximum of 12 bar) through the adjustment screw

the dry climate and scale of production makes it a practical and widely used approach

sits right next to his brothers' farms

Amateur baristas can choose the chrome finish (no panels included) or customize the machine's appearance with interchangeable

It removes 99

Three programming buttons are placed behind the drip tray