High in Costa Rica's West Valley, in the canton of Palmares, more than 1,400 families bring their cherries to Coopepalmares, a cooperative so deeply trusted that this community lot, Monte Crisol, is named in its honor. The cherries are eco-pulped and dried slowly in the sun on open patios, then roasted to a medium that keeps every bit of brightness intact. The cup opens with orange and pink grapefruit, settles into toasted almond, and finishes buttery and clean.
Crisol, Spanish for crucible, is the vessel where raw matter is transformed. So is the cup in your hands. Sip in the moment.
