Costa Rica - Tacacal SL28

Costa Rica - Tacacal SL28

Hola Coffee

About This Coffee

This is a natural processed coffee from Costa Rica, specifically from Los Robles, Naranjo region at 1,500 meters altitude. The coffee is SL28 variety produced by Los Aguilera Brothers from their 2022 harvest. The ripest cherries are handpicked daily, floated to remove foreign materials, rested for 48 hours to enhance flavor complexity, then dried on African beds for approximately 17 days. The coffee features flavor notes of mango yogurt, peach gummy, and date, with a texture reminiscent of mango yogurt and a pleasantly acidic, wine-like finish. The Aguilera Brothers won ninth place in the 2022 Cup of Excellence contest in Costa Rica.

Origin

Naranjo (Costa Rica)

Flavor Notes

Peach, Apricot, Date, Yogurt, Mango, Mango Yoghurt, Mango Yogurt, Apricot Gummy, Peach Gummy

Roast Level

Medium Light

Processing

Natural

Typology

Arabica
SL-28
HC

Hola Coffee

Pablo Caballero and Nolo Botana had already built a track record in coffee when they launched Hola in 2016. The pair poured their accumulated experience into an operation built around quality, accessibility, and inclusivity. Coffee is roasted daily in small batches at the Sepulveda roastery in Madrid, ensuring beans are never more than a few days old at the point of sale. Their Lagasca location earned the number 12 spot on The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops 2025. Hola also runs an academy offering both its own certification and internationally recognized SCA credentials, alongside a podcast that has become a key part of the project. Seasonal coffees rotate through washed, natural, and experimental processes, producing a range from chocolatey depth to floral brightness.