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Aquiares Estate - A "Rainforest Alliance" certified estate from Central America Costa Rica

Centroamericano — Central America Washed

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Altitude: 1,250M (SHB)

Variety: Centroamericano

Flavor: Nut, caramel, plum, chocolate, sucrose, creamy finish

【The Beautiful Aquiares】

Aquiares is the largest estate in Costa Rica, with over 2,000 hectares, and also the growing location for Nomad's Centroamericano.

Established in 1890, located in Costa Rica's richest agricultural area, between two rivers, with streams, waterfalls, and pristine forests where coffee trees grow. The community has 1,800 people who depend on the Aquiares farm for their livelihood. Nearly 500 hectares are preserved as pristine forest, and after 2003, it obtained tropical rainforest certification, producing coffee with exceptional flavor annually.

Costa Rica - Aquiares Estate, which is Costa Rica's largest coffee estate and processing plant, renowned throughout Central America. It actively participates in environmentally friendly initiatives and has obtained certifications from the "Rainforest Alliance," Starbucks, and German national authorities. Its burlap bags are all stamped with the green frog emblem.

Aquiares Estate in Costa Rica's Turrialba region

One of Costa Rica's largest farms, covering over 917 hectares, of which 675 hectares are planted with coffee beans and other local plants, while another 150 hectares serve as a natural rainforest reserve. The estate is located on the magnificent and fertile slopes of the Turrialba volcano, situated between the Aquiares and Turrialba rivers. It not only has four natural springs but also 31 rivers providing abundant irrigation. The estate has 160 resident farmers, reaching 400 staff members during harvest season. In 2003/2004, it obtained rainforest protection certification, purifying and restoring wastewater generated during production and processing, allowing the estate and local ecology to achieve more harmonious interdependence and coexistence. Aquiares Estate only produces exceptionally high-quality Arabica coffee beans, all of which are actually Caturra varieties. Coffee trees are planted at altitudes ranging from 2,690 feet to 4,265 feet, using contour planting along elevation lines to minimize erosion. Under the shade of numerous other local tree species, the estate skillfully coexists harmoniously with the entire region's flora and fauna ecosystem.

Product Name: FrontStreet Coffee · Costa Rica Aquiares Estate

Growing Region: Turrialba

Grade: SHB EP

Varieties: Caturra, Catuai, Catimor

Altitude: 900~1,200 m

Planting Area: 950ha

Production: 15,000 bags

Harvest Period: December-March

Bean Size: Above 16, 80% reach screen 17

Processing Method: Washed

Drying Method: Combination of sun-drying and machine drying

Certification: Rainforest Protection

Estate Name: Aquiares Estate

Region: Turrialba

Varieties: Caturra, Catuai, Catimor

Altitude: 800~1300 meters

Processing Method: Washed then sun-dried and machine-dried

Grade: SHB

Certification: Rainforest Protection

Aquiares Estate History and Environment

Coffee cultivation at Aquiares began in the late 19th century, making it one of Costa Rica's largest coffee estates and the first coffee estate to be registered with the Costa Rican Coffee Association.

The estate spans over 917 hectares, with 675 hectares planted with coffee trees and other plants, while the remaining 150 hectares serve as a natural rainforest reserve. Aquiares Estate is located on the volcanic slopes of Turrialba, using volcanic soil as the nutrient source for coffee trees. The estate has numerous natural springs and water sources from 31 rivers for irrigation.

The estate is surrounded by two rivers, Turrialba and Aquiares, with "Aquiares" meaning "the area between two rivers" in the local indigenous language. The Jesus Maria river flows through the estate, and due to topographical differences, forms a waterfall reaching 99 feet in height, making it easy to imagine the paradise-like environment of the estate.

Coffee trees are grown at altitudes between 820~1300 meters.

Aquiares Coffee Estate obtained rainforest protection certification in 2003/2004. They plant coffee trees along contour lines to minimize soil erosion and purify and restore wastewater generated from processing green coffee beans to minimize pollution. The estate preserves very complete native forests, allowing coffee trees growing within to coexist harmoniously with the local natural ecosystem in the most primitive environment possible.

To maintain the quality of green coffee beans, Aquiares Estate only processes green coffee beans at their own processing plant, which also only handles coffee beans grown on their own estate. They conduct green coffee bean processing procedures with a very serious and rigorous attitude.

Coffee Flavor Profile

The coffee beans produced by Aquiares Estate, cultivated in an excellent growing environment, possess very bright fruit acidity, flexible aroma, and smooth, elegant mouthfeel.

The aroma is reminiscent of passion fruit, with a sweet and sour taste profile, displaying a floral-like character in the middle, which transforms into mature chocolate sweetness when cooled.

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