Origin: Costa Rica Region: Copey de Dota, Los Santos Producer: Café Solís & Cordero – Finca VOO Variety: Geisha Process: Black Honey Drying: Slow Dried on Raised Beds
Tasting Notes
Honey • Fig • Jasmine • Stone Fruit • Caramel • Berries
About This Coffee
Finca VOO Black Honey Geisha offers an elegant expression of one of the world's most celebrated coffee varieties. Honey sweetness and ripe fig create a silky foundation, while fragrant jasmine aromatics are complemented by gentle layers of stone fruit, caramel, and delicate berry notes. The result is a beautifully balanced cup with moderate body, moderate acidity, and exceptional clarity.
The Black Honey process is one of the most meticulous methods of coffee processing. After the outer skin of the coffee cherry is removed, nearly all of the sticky fruit mucilage is intentionally left on the bean. Unlike Yellow or Red Honey, which remove more of this fruit layer or dry more quickly, Black Honey retains the greatest amount of mucilage and is dried slowly over several weeks, often under carefully controlled shade. This extended drying period demands constant attention, with frequent turning and close monitoring to prevent over-fermentation or spoilage. When executed well, the process produces exceptional sweetness, a creamy mouthfeel, and remarkable depth while preserving the clarity and elegance that make Geisha coffees so highly prized.
About the Farm
Finca VOO is part of the family-owned Café Solís & Cordero operation in the mountains of Copey de Dota, one of Costa Rica's premier specialty coffee-growing regions. Situated at high elevations in the Los Santos region, the farm benefits from cool mountain temperatures, volcanic soils, and abundant sunshine, allowing coffee cherries to mature slowly and develop exceptional sweetness, clarity, and complexity.
For generations, the Solís and Cordero families have dedicated themselves to producing coffees that showcase both innovation and respect for tradition. Every lot is selectively hand-picked at peak ripeness before undergoing meticulous processing at their own mill, where careful attention to fermentation and drying preserves the unique character of each variety. Their commitment to quality has earned international recognition and established Finca VOO as one of Costa Rica's outstanding specialty coffee producers.
This Geisha is processed using the Black Honey method, where the coffee cherry's skin is removed while nearly all of the naturally sweet fruit mucilage remains on the bean during drying. Slowly drying the coffee on raised beds allows these sugars to concentrate, creating a cup with remarkable sweetness, a silky texture, and exceptional balance while allowing the Geisha's signature floral elegance to shine.
