Processing: Fully washed
 
Flavor: Red apple, cane sugar, and orange with a hint of chocolae
 
Roast level: Medium dark 
 
Roberto’s family has returned more than 6,000 hectares of land to the government of Costa Rica for the preservation of La Amistad International Park, the largest natural reserve in Central America. Only 300 hectares of land are utilized for coffee cultivation while the remainder of the 4,000 hectare estate is preserved forest teeming with wildlife.
During the coffee harvest, Roberto provides housing and free access to medical care for the seasonal pickers because most are indigenous people from Panama who come to La Amistad with their entire families. Roberto also takes pride in his ability to provide more than 100 full-time jobs to his neighbors from Las Mellizas, not only in coffee cultivation, but also in the dried fruit operation that he runs year round at La Amistad.
Costa Rica's focus on social equality, universal healthcare, and education since abolishing its military in 1948 has contributed to peace, prosperity, and environmental conservation. The country's coffee industry is highly regulated, ensuring fair wages and sustainable practices, with producers receiving about 80% of the coffee's value.
 
Costa Rica prioritizes quality over quantity, reflected in its unique system of measuring coffee cherries by fanega (a unit of volume), encouraging the selection of the ripest cherries for premium coffee. Although Costa Rica’s coffee production has decreased since the country’s peak in the 1990s, the country’s brand recognition garnered over the decades has earned high international value for Costa Rican coffee. Read more in our Costa Rica Origin Report.