This coffee is from Aquiares Estate in Costa Rica, processed using the red honey method. It features the Mariana cultivar, an F1 hybrid created by crossing IAPAR 59 with a male-sterile Ethiopian landrace variety. This hybrid is notable for being propagated from seeds rather than tissue cloning. The coffee offers tasting notes reminiscent of a good Ethiopian natural process, with the variety being developed for increased climate change resistance.
Cupper's Choice is a UK-based roastery that focuses on sourcing and roasting coffees that are truly the "cupper's choice." This means they select beans based on their exceptional quality and unique flavor profiles as judged by professional coffee tasters (cuppers). Their goal is to share these outstanding coffees with a wider audience.