The best of Costa Rican coffee
Direct from Grower to Roaster
with focus on the fantastic specialty coffee from the hills around the lush Tarrazu Valley, grown and processed with love and passion and specialty roasters located in Germany
“Costa Rica’s attention to land and water use has always made it a top specialty coffee producer. The micro mills experimenting with honey and natural processing have long led the industry in the creation of distinctive coffees that roasters have cherished.“
Alliance for Coffee Excellence
June, 2024
Recent Posts
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Microbeneficio Chumeca
Countdown to World of Coffee in Geneva starting June 26. El muchacho caminando will be there to follow Emilio Ureña from Microbeneficio Chumeca. taking part in the cupping finals.
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Coming Soon – where to buy
Starting July 2025 this page will list sources of specialty coffee in Germany, particularly those roasting beans from Costa Rica.
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A short history of Tarrazu
Check the main menu for a brief history of coffee growing in Tarrazu. An inspiring story emphasizing both the role of individuals and of cooperatives
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Chumeca and Geisha
In February I met Emilio Uraña by chance in the Servicios Profesionales de Catacion in Sam Marcos checking the quality of this years Geisha harvest Chumeca had just completed the collection and processing of Geisha cherries in February. These were then stored for two days in bags before “going to bed” for 15 to 30…
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First Export Samples
My last stop before leaving Tarrazu and returning to Germany was at Beneficio RyS run by the brothers Robles. There I met Leonardo Robles who had prepared for me some samples of the new harvest, the earliest samples ready for packing for export. The clip shows beans of the same lot coming out of the…