About the coffee
- Cupping notes: Sweet, rich aroma, good body, notes of caramel, milk chocolate, red apple
- Cultivation: shade-grown among trees in rich, volcanic soil in the mountainous region of Naranjo northwest of San Jose
- Altitude: 3,900-4,400 feet
- Tree type: Caturra, Catuai
- Preparation: hand-picked, fully washed
About the people who grow it
Top: coop member admiring coffee tree with ripe cherries (royalny);Bottom: coffee drying floor (CoopeTarrazú).
In 1960 a group of coffee producers came together to create the Naranjo Coffee Growers and Multiple Services Cooperative, LLC, in order to pool their efforts for coffee processing. They purchased their own mill and implemented measures to improve coffee quality and production in addition to educating the members about sustainable farming practices and providing agricultural technical assistance. “La Rosa” comes from four farms located in the Naranjo district. Naranjo is divided into 29 coffee growing areas that are “blessed for coffee” enjoying ideal growing conditions - soil, altitude, rainfall, and temperature - that combine to produce a unique coffee with delicate aroma, mild body and pleasing taste. The COOP has successfully improved the coffee production of its members and enhanced their communities socially, financially, and sustainably.
The cooperative gives scholarship funds to its member families, as well as crisis financial assistance. It trains its members in technical matters, teaches effective composting techniques, water conservation, and soil improvement. Part of the cooperative maintains 70 hectares of protected forest land.
The cooperative gives scholarship funds to its member families, as well as crisis financial assistance. It trains its members in technical matters, teaches effective composting techniques, water conservation, and soil improvement. Part of the cooperative maintains 70 hectares of protected forest land.