Taith-Aquiares Estate Esperanza- Washed •-Esperanza-Costa Rica-250g-Filter

Producer - Robelo Family, Aquiares Estate

Origin - Costa Rica

Process - African Washed

Varietal - Esperanza

Altitude - 1200 MASL

Flavour Notes - Caramel, Demerara Sugar and Magnolia

Process

Aquiares oversees the full coffee production chain from seedling to export. All coffee is hand-harvested by skilled pickers, with microlots collected by select teams who revisit trees up to seven times to ensure ripeness. This lot features Esperanza, a Caturra Ethiopia 531 hybrid known for high quality and disease resistance, grown above 1,200 meters.

The cherries are floated to remove defects, depulped using a Penagos machine, and fermented in spring water tanks for two days a method inspired by African Washed processing. After fermentation, the beans are washed and dried slowly at 45 -55°C in mechanical dryers with scheduled cooling breaks, resulting in a clean, vibrant cup.

Innovation drives Aquiares’ processing success. A custom drying greenhouse retrofitted from a rose farm and connected to a Guardiola dryer provides a consistent 36°C environment, enabling honey and natural process production despite the region’s humidity.