Beneficio San Diego is the most modern mill in Costa Rica. It was established in 1888 and has been innovating ever since.

Today Beneficio San Diego specializes in coffees from
the Tarrazú and Tres Ríos regions. The mill takes pride
in striving for ever increasing efficiency and quality
standards. At the same time it has taken a leading role
in working with producers to ensure good community
relations and sustainable production.

The honey process started in Costa Rica and has since
spread to other countries in Central America. In this
process some or all of the mucilage of the coffee cherry - or coffee honey - that coats the parchment is left on during the drying stage, giving the coffee a sweetness that resembles a natural.

This Tarrazú coffee was hand-picked, depulped and
moved to patios - African beds - where it was dried for
a week until it reached the desired humidity.