Costa Rica Tarrazu

Origin

• 🇨🇷 Costa Rica· Tarrazú

Tasting notes

Character

• Bright
  65
• Clean
  50
• Sweet
  50
• Bold
  25

Tasting notesTasting notesThe flavors a roaster perceives in the cup — 'jasmine, apricot, black tea'. Descriptive associations, not ingredients: nothing is added to the coffee.: Dark chocolate, maple, subtle green apple. In the Cup A quintessential Tarrazú coffee: layered sweetness, and a classic chocolate-forward profile. Dark chocolate and maple anchor the cup, lifted by just a hint of green apple acidityAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it.. It is well-balanced and so versatile, it will be your go-to coffee for any preparation method. It makes a velvety and rich drip or pour-over coffee. As espresso, it's sweet and chocolatey, making it a delightful shot as well as the perfect milk companion. Origin This lot comes to us from the high mountains of the Santa Maria de Dota micro-region of Tarrazú within Costa Rica's most celebrated coffee-growing areas. It reflects all of the beautiful characteristics the region is known for. Here, smallholderSmallholderA farmer growing coffee on a small family plot — often under two hectares. Most of the world's coffee is grown this way, typically pooled at cooperatives or washing stations. producers cultivate CaturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America. and CatuaiCatuaíA Brazilian cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra: short, productive, storm-resistant. Sweet, mild, dependable — everywhere in Brazil and Central America. in rich, high mountain soils, where altitude and climate create ideal conditions for slow, even maturation of coffee trees. Their harvests are brought to Beneficio Río Tarrazú, a mill renowned both for exceptional quality and innovative, sustainable practices. The Producer The harvest from smallholder farmers in the region is collected and processed at the Beneficio Río Tarrazú, a benchmark mill in Costa Rica. This mill combines traditional and modern technologies in order to produce the finest coffees in the world. The mill itself is a world standard for sustainable coffee processing—using hydroelectric power generated on-site and a first-of-its-kind biomass furnace which recycles the by-product of the coffee fruit as a fuel for drying the coffee. This efficiency virtually eliminates the need for forest wood. Beneficio Río Tarrazú plays an important role in the community as well, working with small producers to educate them on fruit standards. Innovative practices also include an on-site facility for preventative medical and dental care. It was awarded the Bandera Blanca by the government of Costa Rica, in recognition for the contributions to ecologically sustainable coffee processin