Costa Rica Aquiares

Origin

• 🇨🇷 Costa Rica

Tasting notes

Character

• Experimental
  50
• Funky
  40
• Bright
  30
• Clean
  20

Name: Aquiares Origin: Aquiares Varietal: F1 Centroamericano Altitude: 1110-1300 metres above sea level Process: WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. Flavours: Chocolate, White Grape & Citrus Importer: Keynote Where is it from? Single EstateSingle originCoffee from one traceable place — a country at the loosest, a single farm or lot at the strictest — rather than a blend of sources. founded in 1890, family-run & community-focused, they are Carbon Neutral and passionate about coffee. Pura Vida Aquiares is both a coffee farm and coffee community nd have been around since 1890, but in the past three decades they have experienced a socio-economical revolution, with the creation of a unique partnership: the Community (made up of 2,000 people, only 15% employed by the farm) and Cafetalera Aquiares (grower-miller-exporter), the company. They are currently experimenting with a 25 Varietal Garden, and offering micro-lots from HoneyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural., NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. & AnaerobicAnaerobic fermentationCherries or depulped seeds ferment in sealed, oxygen-free tanks. Produces intense, unusual flavors — cinnamon, bubblegum, boozy fruit — that divide opinion. processes. This Fully Washed Estate SHB is a premium selection for a bright, lively coffee. Feel They are a family business seeking to establish partnerships, not mere business deals. With a long-term vision to establish relationships with coffee partners. The first plant of F1 CA was planted back in 2011, with no real understanding of what they were getting themselves into. It turned out this hybrid derived from the cross of Rume Sudan & Sarchimor T5296 and loved the fertile soils of Aquiares, and produce one of the best profiles of their unique volcanic, Caribbean and shaded terroirTerroirBorrowed from wine: the way a place — soil, altitude, climate, even neighboring crops — expresses itself in the cup, independent of variety and process.. Vigorous plants produce burgundy red cherries bearing a dense, and large bean. The lots are picked every 15 days and only bring in 5-10 bags per day. A team of select pickers, or "microloteros" have in these years perfected the skill of selection for optimal ripeness. Roast Light/Medium Brew Filter & Espresso