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Costa Rica Tarrazu

Coffees from the Americas

The coffees of central Costa Rica comprise
one of those classic origins that is respected but not fawned over. Although Costa Rica produces a variety of coffees, those that
reach American specialty coffee menus usually are very high-grown Strictly Hard Bean (SHB) coffees from regions near the capital of San Jose in the central part of the country: Tarrazu, Herediá, Tres Rios, Volcan Poas.

At best Costa Rica coffees from these regions are distinctive in a way that defies simple, romantic description. When good they are clean, balanced, and resonantly powerful.

The best Costa Rica coffees (San Marcos de Tarrazu, Tres Rios, Heredi, Alajuela) display a full body and clean, robust acidity that make them among the most admired
of Central American coffees.

Article © 2007, Coffee Review


 

 

 

 

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