Don Alfonso - Costa Rica

About This Coffee

A washed microlot from the Aquiares Farm in the Turrialba Volcano region of Costa Rica. Made from 100% Caturra variety, grown on volcanic soils at high altitude with shade-grown Arabica plants across a 924-hectare estate. The coffee is named after "Don Alfonso" Robelo, who developed the farm into a specialty coffee destination. Clean and balanced in the cup, with flavor notes of pear and green tea (filter roast), or raspberry and cocoa (espresso roast). Harvested December 2020 – February 2021. Imported by Mercanta, UK.

Origin

Turrialba Volcano (Costa Rica)

Flavor Notes

Pear, Raspberry, Cocoa, Green Tea

Roast Level

Medium Light, Light

Processing

Washed

Typology

Arabica

Caturra

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Hoppenworth & Ploch

Hoppenworth & Ploch started as a campus café at Frankfurt University in 2008 and has since grown into one of the city's most respected specialty coffee roasteries. Co-founders Matthias Hoppenworth and Julian Ploch have been roasting on a Giesen W30A in their Sachsenhausen roastery since 2019, with a strong focus on light roasts that reveal the full complexity of each origin. They were named Roaster of the Year 2021 by Crema Magazine, and their team includes a German Roasting Master champion. Alongside their three Frankfurt cafés — including one in the beautifully reconstructed new Altstadt — they run popular barista courses and supply offices and restaurants. Their stated mission: pushing toward a fairer, friendlier, and more sustainable food and hospitality industry.

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