Francisca & Oscar Chacon

Francisca and Oscar Chacon cultivate coffee in the Central Valley region of Costa Rica, operating within an altitude band of 1400 to 1800 meters. Their production encompasses a variety of cultivars, with caturra, catuai, and villa sarchi appearing most frequently, alongside smaller representations of sl28 and bourbon. The processing methods applied to their harvest lean toward specialized techniques, featuring black honey and red honey preparations alongside traditional natural processing. Current catalog data reflects a modest footprint for their coffees, with two roasters carrying their lots across a total of four indexed coffees. The average Cherrybook Index across these lots is 58.9. Recent catalog examples include the Costa Rica Las Lajas Red Honey and Costa Rica Las Lajas Black Honey, both featured by Bean & Bean Coffee Roasters using caturra, catuai, and villa sarchi varieties. Bard Coffee has also carried their Finca Carrizal utilizing the sl28 variety with a black honey process, as well as Finca Pinitos prepared as a natural bourbon. The work of Francisca and Oscar Chacon in the catalog is distinguished by their focus on honey processing methods combined with well-established Central American and international coffee varieties.