Costa Rica Finca Santa Elena Honey

Strawberry, lemon, sweet tobacco
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Bag Weight 69 KG BAG
Harvest Season 2020/21
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Lot Number P8001451-1
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About This Coffee

Finca and Beneficiadora Santa Elena is a 46ha farm situated on the slopes of the Caraigres mountain in the Los Santos Region, also known as Tarrazu. This honey processed microlot is grown at 1,650masl and includes both Caturra and Catuai varieties.

Origin Costa Rica
Subregion Tarrazu
Harvest Season 2020/21
Producer Type Single Estate
Farm Name Finca Santa Elena
Processing Honey Processed
Plant Species Arabica
Variety Catuai, Caturra
Coffee Grade CRI CA WA MIC
Screen Size 15 Up
Bag Weight 69 KG BAG
Bag Types Grain Pro / Ecotact

The History of Costa Rican Coffee

Coffee came to Costa Rica as early as 1779 and within 50 years was generating more revenue than any other crop, but by the 1830’s they were growing more coffee than the ships heading south could take. And virtually no infrastructure existed for transporting even a small amount of green coffee to the east coast of Costa Rica (where London was a mere 5,000 miles away). The distribution woes of Costa Rican coffee producers reached the ears of an up-and-coming shipping magnate named William Le Lacheur in 1841 and on Christmas day, 1841 he sailed The Monarch into port at Puntarenas, Costa Rica, and thus began a long and mutually beneficial relationship. On one voyage to London in late in 1843, the Monarch carried more than half a million pounds of Costa Rican coffee.  

Growing Coffee in Costa Rica 

Coffee grows in eight coffee regions throughout Costa Rica. In the central and northern highlands where most specialty coffee is found, coffee grows from 1200-1700 meters. Ninety percent of Costa Rican coffee is grown by 50,000 farmers on less than 5 hectares. Although nearly all Costa Rican coffee is wet milled, the country produces a wide variety of honey processed coffee. Coffee is dried using both patios and mechanical dryers. Costa Rica grows Typica, Caturra, Catuai, Villa Sarchi, Bourbon and Gesha. 

  • Subregion Tarrazu
  • Farm Name Finca Santa Elena
  • Producer Type Single Estate
  • Processing Honey Processed
  • Bag Types Grain Pro / Ecotact
  • Plant Species Arabica
  • Variety Catuai, Caturra
  • Screen Size 15 Up
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  • Top Lot No
  • Price Per Kg £6.95
  • Status Spot
  • Coffee Grade CRI CA WA MIC
  • CTRM Contract Number P8001451-1
  • Origin Costa Rica
  • Warehouse Vollers Group Uk