• Costa Rica
  • January - March

Costa Rica Finca Brumas del Zurquí Geisha Washed SHB 2024

SKU: GEN24CRO
$10.50/lb$682.50/65lb box
  • Flavor: Apricot, Jasmine, Honeysuckle, Lemon, Tea-like
  • Body: Light
  • Acidity: Bright
  • Process: Washed
  • Moisture: 12.00%
  • Packaging: 65lb box
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Availability
East Coast: 1 Boxes
Cup Score: 86.5
Cupping Date: Aug '24

Finca Brumas del Zurquí

Juan Ramon Alvarado is a fourth-generation farmer and the current caretaker of Finca Brumas del Zurquí, a 125-year-old farm in Costa Rica’s Heredia canton, just outside San Jose. The farm enjoys a warm climate year-round, averaging 60-70ºF, with a rainy season from May to October. Now a specialty coffee estate focused on regenerative agriculture, Finca Brumas del Zurquí has evolved significantly over the years. Alvarado exclusively uses eco-friendly, "green line" products on his land, adhering to strict ecological standards to benefit the environment naturally and improve the quality and yield of his specialty coffee.

What is Geisha coffee?

Geisha coffee beans are a highly prized variety of the Arabica species, renowned for their distinctive flavor profile, which includes delicate floral notes and a tea-like quality. These trees are naturally low-yielding and challenging to cultivate due to their sensitivity, contributing to the rarity and exclusivity of Geisha beans on the market.

Originally known as "Gesha," the variety was collected from Ethiopia's Gesha region and brought to Central America in 1953 as T2722, now famous as Panamanian Geisha. Since gaining global recognition at the "Best of Panama" auction, gesha/geisha coffee has been cultivated in various regions worldwide, solidifying its elite status.

Costa Rican Coffee

Costa Rican coffee producers are highly innovative, embracing new trends in agriculture and fermentation techniques to continually improve coffee quality. While the Caturra variety is still prevalent, it's being replaced by more sustainable varieties like Obata due to challenges like pests and disease. The country's eight coffee-growing regions, influenced by diverse terroir, offer a rich variety of flavor profiles, with unique microlots produced through processes like honey and anaerobic fermentation.

Costa Rican Coffee History

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.

GEOGRAPHY:

Region San Isidro, Heredia

Altitude 1650

PRODUCER:

Juan Ramon Alvarado, Finca Brumas del Zurquí

VARIETY:

Geisha

PROCESSING:

Washed

HARVEST TIME:

January - March