Costa Rica Cerro Azul

Towards the end of the chain of countries that make up Central America sits Costa Rica. With coastlines facing both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, this diverse country is home to over two million hectares of rain forest. If you aren’t familiar with that unit of measurement, we weren’t either—but that’s a lot of rain forest. Coffee production in Costa Rica has quite the history—its early installment contributing to rapid economic growth for the country. As farms developed, the country became well known for producing microlots of coffee. These limited volumes allowed for higher levels of control over quality and contributed to Costa Rica’s reputation for producing beautiful coffees with interesting tasting notes.  

There are seven coffee producing regions that span the middle length of the country. This new offering, Cerro Azul, comes to us from the most famous coffee producing region in the country, Tarrazu. This region is at a high altitude, which contributes to higher levels of sweetness and acidity in its beans. This lot is a washed process coffee grown between 1650 and 1750 meters above sea level. It is produced by the Union de Cafetalero de San Isidro, a collective of coffee growers in the city of San Isidro in the Tarrazu region.  

From nine different producers in the region, we are ecstatic to bring this coffee to you. Once we roasted it here in Tallahassee, we noticed a light body, with tasting notes of apricot, cinnamon, and malted milk chocolate. It is balanced, with a delightful sweetness, and will be perfect to sip on as the weather continues to warm up.