Our new $9 filter coffee: an exceptional and super rare coffee available for a limited time! | Our new coffee: an exceptional and rare coffee available for a limited time!

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For a short time, coffee lovers will be able to taste a coffee with exceptional taste qualities from a rare and limited import in one of our 6 branches!

A product of our latest source-buying trip to Costa Rica, the coffee cup features tasting notes of strawberry syrup, vanilla, orange zest and rhubarb.

The micro-lot in question comes from the small “Pie San” plot on the La Lía farm and was awarded a score of 89% by the company’s tasters – a first.

A multitude of factors aligned perfectly to produce this grand cru: ideal atmospheric conditions, the exotic variety of coffee trees (SL-28), meticulous hand harvesting, perfectly controlled pulping and drying.

Only 4 boxes (120 kilos) of this vacuum-sealed nectar were produced by the La Lía farm, which is even smaller than a micro-lot and could be described as a “nano-lot”. We purchased half of the lot so that we could show it to our customers!

Quantities being very limited, less than 200 cups of coffee can be served in each of our 6 branches in Montreal and Quebec. It is also possible to reserve and pre-order 45 gram ($20) or 90 gram ($40) sachets to bring home!

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Our team of coffee hunters found the rare special lot in a coffee laboratory in Costa Rica, among several tables of blind coffee tasting.

The cup offers complex tasting notes from strawberry syrup, vanilla, orange zest to rhubarb, among others.

Each year, we travel to meet coffee producers and find their best lots. This year, we had the privilege to taste a coffee that was strikingly superior to anything we had tasted during our trip. The coffee came from the sub-region of San Lorenzo, Tarrazú. Right after our cupping session, we just knew we had to buy it and share this tasting experience with our customers, whatever the price tag.

The coffee is from a tiny lot on a parcel called “Pie San”, situated on La Lía micro-mill. We gave a total appreciation score of 89% (a first), based on the Specialty Coffee Association chart.

A myriad of factors, perfectly aligned, explain this year's exceptional results: ideal meteorological conditions, the exotic varietal (SL-28), the meticulous harvesting, the process and the slow drying methods, among others, all contributed to achieve outstanding cup results. Only 4 vacuum sealed boxes (120 kilos) of this elixir were produced, which qualifies as a “nano-lot”. Cafés Saint-Henri purchased half of it.

As the quantities are limited, it is estimated that no more then 200 cups will be served throughout our 6 locations in Montreal and Quebec City. Small whole beans packages of 45 grams ($20) or 90 grams ($40) are available through pre-orders on our online store.

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