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Costa Rica Aquiares Washed

Costa Rica Aquiares Washed

Skylark Coffee

About This Coffee

This coffee is from Aquiares, a historic Costa Rican farm situated on the slopes of Turrialba Volcano at 800-1400 meters altitude. The farm has been producing coffee continuously for over a century and is known for its sustainable agriculture and social community programs. This particular lot is the Obata variety, processed using the fully washed method. The coffee earned a cupping score of 85 points and features tasting notes of chocolate, hazelnut, and ripe plum. The farm employs careful hand-picking, with each tree visited up to seven times during harvest to ensure only fully ripe cherries are selected.

Origin

Turrialba Volcano (Costa Rica)

Flavor Notes

Hazelnut, Chocolate, Ripe Plum

Roast Level

Processing

Fully Washed

Typology

Arabica
Obata
SC

Skylark Coffee

Skylark Coffee is the UK's only 100% non profit coffee roaster, operating as a registered charity under OCB Initiatives in Brighton. Founded by Micah Sherer, a former elite barista with extensive supply chain experience across Africa and South America, and Ben Szobody, a former political journalist and co publisher of Longberry magazine, the roastery donates all profits to charity. They roast on a Probat at the foot of the South Downs, paying top specialty prices and donating an additional £1 per kilo to environmental and social causes. Their charity partners include Knepp Wildland Foundation for rewilding in Sussex, The Stumping Project supporting Ethiopian coffee farmers, and Pro Baristas, which has trained over 2,000 people for employment in the coffee sector. In 2023, 94% of their coffee met at least one of three key sourcing principles, with a target of 100% by 2025.

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