The Montero Family have been visionaries, pioneers, and game changers in the Micro Mill Revolution in Tarrazú, Costa Rica. Carlos Montero has been growing coffee his whole life and comes from a long line of farmers. Since purchasing the land in the early 2010's, Carlos has built both a wet mill and dry mill. The wet mill is named Don Eli, after his father.
Unlike other farms in the area, these coffee trees have been planted among the indigenous growth that has always resided there, many of which were planted nearly 100 years ago. Until today you can see those same tall, strong, and low yielding plants growing under the canopy of the natural forest. As time went on, Carlos added plants where he could - experimenting with a few other varieties like Catuai, Mundo Novo, Yellow Bourbon, Ethiopian Lineages, and others.
In the honey reposado process, sacks of cherries are brought to the wet mill and allowed to rest or ferment until the next day. After being put through the depulper, the remaining mucilage is left on the cherry and placed on raised drying beds in a thick layer. For the first 2-3 days the coffee is moved 3-4 times a day. Once the parchment really starts to get dry it is moved more frequently and gets spread out into a thinner layer. After frequent turning for approximately 15-18 days the coffee is ready to get bagged and rest in the parchment for 2-4 weeks.
Green Price
$6.50
Green cost, milling, transport, taxes and exporting fees.
Transport
$1.07
Importing fees and transport from the farm to Chicago, Illinois.
Our Cost of Production
$6.08
Labor, Rent, Health Insurance, Paid Time Off
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Carlos Montero
Tarrazú, Costa Rica
- Producer Carlos Montero
- Elevation 1700 MASL
- Process Honey
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Quality
Quality means buying high quality coffees from established producers around the world.
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Traceability
Traceability gives recognition to the producers and validates where the coffee is grown, picked, and processed.
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Transparency
We endeavor to contextualize the importance of a fair and balanced trade through the prices we pay.
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Paying More
As an Independent Specialty Coffee Roaster, we always pay well above the C-Market based on two factors; the quality of coffee and the cost of production.
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Fair Wage
A fair wage begins with paying higher premiums to the coffee producer in tandem with providing competitive wages and benefits for our staff here at Metric.
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