Rosso Journal

  • Antigua, Guatemala

    Antigua, Guatemala

    This is the second time I'm typing up this blog post, which is a little disappointing. I suppose the first time I forgot to press the save button. Whoops... Let's try again. Over the past week, Dave and I were...

  • Chirripo + Imperio Rojo

    Chirripo + Imperio Rojo

    Dave and I have a younger sister, Stella, who turns 7 today. Last year on her birthday we phoned her from Tarrazu. We left Tarrazu first thing this morning, bound for Chirripo. It's funny to be in the same place...

  • San Francisco 1900

    San Francisco 1900

    We woke up this morning in the beautiful Dota Valley, a subregion of Tarrazu. We spent the night in a little Cabina run by a nice lady named Cecilia. If you find yourself around there, I'd highly recommend it.Cecilia cooked...

  • Cupping + Tarrazu

    Cupping + Tarrazu

    Today was our last day in San Jose. At least until the end of the week, when we'll head back to the lab to cup more coffees and make our selections for purchase. For the most part, we'll be purchasing...

  • San Jose + Anonos + Sumava + Don Joel

    San Jose + Anonos + Sumava + Don Joel

    This is a first attempt at writing a blog. We thought it might be fun to share some of our experience as coffee buyers. We'll see how we do. We've spent the past few days in Costa Rica. Late Saturday...