Country: Costa Rica
Region: Cartago
Producer: Aquiares Estate
Process: Washed
Variety: Centroamericano
Altitude: 1200-1400 masl.
Roast: Espresso
Best brewed: Espresso, Stovetop, Cafetiere
Taste notes: Apple, Peach, Toffee
Cup Score: 82.75 points
FOB Price: £7.31 per kg
Farm Gate Price: £6.02 per kg
Costa Rica, Aquiares Estate
The Aquiares estate was founded in 1890, and now has a thriving local community of 1,800 people across 924 hectares. Aquiares became the first farm in Costa Rica to fulfil the requirements of the Rainforest Alliance Climate Module, and their emissions are tracked to certify that they do not meaningfully contribute to climate change.
Additionally, Aquiares is the basis of an ongoing study between the CIRAD Institute of France and the CATIE University of Costa Rica – the “Carbon-Flux” project measures greenhouse gas exchange between the farm plot and the atmosphere. This research can eventually be used by any coffee farmer in the world to estimate the carbon sequestration potential of their farm.