This coffee is from Aquiares Estate in Turrialba, Costa Rica, grown at 1200-1400 meters altitude. The variety is F1 Centroamericano, a hybrid of Sarchimor and Rume Sudan. The coffee undergoes anaerobic flower culture processing, where coffee flowers from a second flowering are fermented spontaneously in jars of distilled water and sugar for about a week. The resulting flower yeast is then used to ferment the coffee cherries anaerobically together with the flowers for two days before drying for 16-20 days. The farm was founded in 1890 on the Turrialba volcano. The cup profile features peach, guava, grape, nectarine, white tea, golden maple syrup with elegant characteristics and slightly funky fermentation notes in a balanced cup.
Origin
Turrialba Volcano (Costa Rica)
Flavor Notes
Grape, Peach, Maple Syrup, Guava, Nectarine, White Tea
Felix Teiretzbacher founded kaffeelix in 2012, initially to supply his own café before specializing completely in roasting. His approach is to roast coffees relatively light, a method that highlights the unique characteristics of a bean's origin and processing rather than masking them with roasted notes. This dedication has paid off, with Felix winning the World Coffee Roasting Championship in 2022.
