Costa Rica - Volcanic Treasures White Honey Process

Golden kiwi, navel orange, pomegranate, dark chocolate, sparkling acidity

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Bag Weight	69 KG BAG
Harvest Season	2025/26
Status	Spot
Lot Number	P615671-1

Alameda, CA: 32 Bag(s)

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About This Coffee

Volcanic Treasures is a regional lot produced from selected lots delivered to the Coope Atenas mill in the West Valley area of Costa Rica. About 1300 small holder farmers are members of the cooperative, growing Catuai and Caturra varieties typical of the region at elevations ranging from 1100 to 1400masl. Honey process is well established in Costa Rica, which has very mature systems of processing coffee amongst its many micro mills. "Honey" refers to the technique by which a coffee is depulped but some level of mucilage (the fruit surrounding the seed) remains during the drying process. In Costa Rica, there are several levels to honey processing that denote how much mucilate is left on - black, red, yellow, and white are common. This lot is a white honey, meaning the least amount is left on the parchment while it dries.

Country of Origin	Costa Rica
Region	Atenas, West Valley
Producer Type	Small Holder Farmers
Farm Name	Various producers
Wet Mill	Coope Atenas
Processing	Honey Processed
Processing Description	Sun-dried on patios
Growing Altitude	1100m - 1400m

Harvest Season	2025/26
Bag Weight	69 KG BAG
Bag Type	Grain Pro / Ecotact
Plant Species	Arabica
Variety	Caturra, Red Catuai

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.