Genesis Coffee Beans

Amidst the coffee wave, coffee-producing regions, areas, and estates are continuously striving to improve the quality of their beans in order to achieve higher-grade coffee and, as a result, better market feedback. Costa Rica is a very typical representative under this wave. Today, we’re introducing Genesis Processing Plant in the Western Valley region, which processes coffee beans in micro-lots, as well as their natural sundried beans.

"Micro-lot coffee beans" — put simply by Front Street Coffee, these are beans that are selected from an already high-performing batch, and then further chosen for being the very best among them. There are many ways to "single out" micro-lots — for instance, due to particularly favorable weather conditions on a given day, the beans harvested that day might be separated from others, or a farmer might use superior fertilization techniques, leading to his production being processed separately from others.

Finca Genesis is one of the earliest micro-lot processing farms in Costa Rica, located in the Western Valley region. The region sits at an altitude of around 1,700 meters and primarily grows Caturra and Catuai varieties. The processing farm is currently managed by Oscar Méndez and his wife Olga. Over the years, the couple has not only grown and processed coffee beans for sale, but also served as leaders in their community, sharing a wealth of experience and knowledge with other farmers.

The couple purchases coffee cherries from farmers in the area and processes the green beans at Finca Genesis. Farmers also have the option to simply pay for processing services to have their cherries processed at the farm. Coffee processed at Genesis will be labeled with the name of the originating farm as a form of recognition. The micro-lot natural sundried beans from Finca Genesis that we acquired at Front Street exhibit rich fruit aromas and a clean cup profile when cupped.

The charm of specialty coffee may lie right here — even though it’s just a small cup of coffee, gone after just a few sips, you can expect that every cup is different. Micro-lot coffee amplifies this individuality, offering a higher-quality and more unique coffee experience.