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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Coopetarrazu
The dramatic landscape und lush vegetation of the Tarrazu Valley is reason enough to visit the area, but for a coffee lover it is a kind of paradise. Though the focus of this blog is on speciality coffees produced in micro-mills, my journey round Tarrazu starts at the Coopetarrazu in San Marcos.This is the largest…
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AZUL Coffee
Azul Kaffee in Bremen, Germany, celebrated their 75th Birthday on 7th September this year: “The Azul coffee roastery is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and invites all coffee lovers to celebrate this special anniversary together on Saturday, September 7, from 11 am to 4 pm. Under the motto “Genuine Bremen roasting craftsmanship”, the roastery…
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Baristas, Cafés and Bars
In the course of time, this space will be filled with information on cafes and bars serving speciality coffee. The coffee machine you see in action in the above foto was producing a double espresso for me at the Ave Espresso Bar in Bad Soden, Germany with coffee roasted by Hoppenworth & Ploch.
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Roasters in Germany
The number of small and medium roasters producing speciality roasts of micro-lots, often directly imported, is exploding as consumers come to understand that high quality coffee produced under fair conditions has a higher price than mass products. Also, as with wine, with increasing supply of high-end coffees, consumers are becoming more discerning. My reports on…
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la chumeca
Plantation and micro-beneficio Admittedly it was pure chance which lead us to the finca of Don Martin Ureña in the Tarrazu region, but it was certainly a lucky chance. The plantation is located near to Santa Maria de Dota at 1600-1900 meters above sea level, ideal for the arabica varieties they grow.. When we were…