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Costa Rica La Bandera

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Costa Rica La BanderaWhile there are many excellent, small wet mills in Costa Rica, very few can compare to the prestige thats been earned by Diego Hidalgo at La Bandera. Beginning with the small area Diegos family comes from between Santa Maria and Copey de Dota called La Bandera. Its a picturesque mountain side surrounded by pure tropical forests of this Costa Rican Microclimate. Absolutely perfect conditions for growing the highest quality of unique varieties at a high

While there are many excellent, small wet mills in Costa Rica, very few can compare to the prestige that’s been earned by Diego Hidalgo at La Bandera. Beginning with the small area Diego’s family comes from between Santa Maria and Copey de Dota called La Bandera. It’s a picturesque mountain side surrounded by pure tropical forests of this Costa Rican Microclimate. Absolutely perfect conditions for growing the highest quality of unique varieties at a high altitude. Only a few years ago, it was too cold to plant coffee in this area. 

As it was quite common in his community, Diego spent a lot of time in the United States - working and saving up to invest back into his family’s coffee. When he returned to Costa Rica and Santa Maria - it was around the time of the micro mill revolution. The prices for fruit were very low and a lot of people started to process their own coffee. Diego was courageous and ambitious enough to slowly take over his family’s farm while also establishing their own wet mill to produce specialty coffee. 

Over time, Diego thought it to start planting new and rare varieties higher and higher up on the family farm. As he excelled at processing the fruit on his own he also learned how to execute various different techniques - producing some of the most cutting edge coffees out there. The expertise at La Bandera has resulted in multiple accolades at many competitions and auctions. This is a truly special producer and farm that’s made itself great over the years and will continue to do so for a long time to come. 

El Alto  is a very special plantation, because it's the highest point of a farm whose  main purpose is to preserve the natural forest where it stands. Diego and his Family decided that rather than cutting the forest down for more space and sun for the coffees trees - that they would plant the coffee trees among the existing natural landscape. While this is contrary to traditional coffee cultivating practices of the past 40 years - it is much better and forward thinking. While the decision to farm this way in El Alto is far from the easy way -  impacts not only the planet positively, but the taste in the cup as well.

We taste: Blackberry, Creamsicle, Cola 

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Quality shoe but with a slight squeak.
Size: 10 Wide, Color: Burgundy Polished Full Grain
Nice shoes with the classic Penny Loafer design. Fit was better than another brand I tried. Only reason not 5 starts is disappointment due to a slight squeak at times when walking.
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Steven D
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★★★★★ 5
Exact item ordered, quick delivery
Size: 9.5, Color: Black Polished Full Grain
I ordered these black Cole Haan penny loafers for casual wear with jeans, khakies, and even business casual with slacks and a jacket. They've always worked perfectly for these uses. The Cole Haan version is the most versatile and still meets my sophisticated look criteria. I wear a 9 1/2 M with almost all other shoes. I have found Cole Haan to run slightly wider and slightly shorter. This fit will work with thin and no socks and a little loose in width. . I'd likely order a 10 N next time. I tend to forget this but it runs consistent with me for Cole Haan. 5 stars for the shoe and service. My bad on the slightly off fit.
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Hugh62
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Poor quality control - maybe outlet store leftovers
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The two shoes were not the same size. They were both labeled 11 1/2 but one shoe was larger than the other and the fit was poor. I returned the first pair and ordered a replacement. This time the shoes were close to the same size but too loose and the left one has sewing issues. I've bought Johnston & Murphy for years because of the quality. These were to replace an existing pair of burgundy penny loafers that have finally worn out (even after several heal/sole replacements). That is the expected quality. I suspect Nashville Shoe Warehouse may be handling shoes that didn't measure up for the quality; more like an outlet mall than getting the J&M quality I've come to expect. Update: went to Johnston & Murphy site to buy "direct" from the manufacturer. There were several recent reviews where the shoes were long and didn't fit properly. Genesco - please step up the manufacture / crafting of these classic shoes to the level of quality they used to have.
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