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The Wilder – Costa Rica Las Lajas cold brew

February 3, 2017 by jocelyn 1 Comment

The Wilder - Costa Rica Las Lajas cold brewIf you’ve been to the Roastery or a Starbucks Reserve bar recently, you might have seen a drink on the menu called the ‘Melrose’. The Melrose is Starbucks twist on a manhattan, cold brew, demerara sugar, cherry bitters topped with a cherry. When I visited the reserve bar in New York last month, I fell in love with this drink, and knew I wanted to recreate it at home.

When Costa Rica Las Lajas launched, I was taken aback by the intense grapefruit notes in this coffee, and thought that this might make the perfect cold brew. It is crisp, sweet and refreshingly tart. I decided to make my own version of the Melrose using this coffee.

Introducing the Wilder…. 

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Tastefolio: Costa Rica Las Lajas

January 7, 2017 by jocelyn Leave a Comment

Costa Rica Las Lajas#notacoffeecup Costa Rica Las Lajas served in a grapefruit cup…. 

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