Scenic view of a lake surrounded by Costa Rican coffee farm

Drying coffee beans on a raised platform with mountains and a lake in the background with the Costa Rican flag

Man standing among coffee plants in a mountainous area

Costa Rica - Hermosa

Name: Costa Rica - Hermosa
Brand: Edgcumbe Tea & Coffee Co Ltd
SKU: COS_HERM_WB250
Price: 11.5 GBP
Availability: InStock

Costa Rica • Microlots Single Origin

£11.50

LIMITED EDITION COSTA RICAN COFFEE

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A honey processed coffee from Coope Dota in Tarrazú, the first coffee processor in the world to be certified carbon neutral. The cooperative now represents nearly 1,100 producers and invests in young people and the local community. In the cup it is floral, with notes of peach and raspberry.

Taste notes: Floral, Peach, Raspberry
Origin: Tarrazú, Costa Rica
Growing altitude: 1500 to 2600m
Process: Honey
Roast: medium

Choose whole bean or ground to order for your brewer, in 250g or 1kg bags. Roasted in small batches in West Sussex, with free UK delivery on orders over £35.

Sustainability

Our packaging is made from 100% recycled materials, including FSC certified paper.

Before you throw it away, give it a second life. Our bags are perfect for storing snacks, seeds, spices or odds and ends around the house. Every reuse means less waste, and that's something we can all get behind.

Region Tarrazu
Growing altitude 1500 - 2600 msl
Varietals Caturra, Catuai
Process Honey
Taste notes Floral, Peach, Raspberry

A Cooperative at the Heart of Tarrazú

In the small town of Santa Maria de Dota, at the centre of the coffee growers of Tarrazu, is the coffee processing mill and facilities belonging to Coope Dota. Established back in 1960 with 96 producers, by 2017 they had grown to 800. This has grown quickly subsequently, with fair pricing, good quality and a focus on the people. They currently represent nearly 1100 producers.

Leading Sustainability Beyond Carbon Neutrality

The first coffee processor in the world to be certified as carbon neutral, back in 2011, sustainability is about more than just the people and business elements. 2024 saw the launch of Project One – this saw Coope Dota work with CATIE and CAIA Alexandria (Advanced Center for Applied Research) to develop not only an improved fertiliser from the waste honey water, but to capture pollution from the air as a part of doing so.

Their aim is to go further than being carbon neutral, but from removing it from the air rather than offsetting. These heavy metals and carbons are converted into the fertiliser that has seen a 50% improvement over traditional fertilisers.

Creating Opportunities for the Community

The cooperative has also focused on addressing the gender balance within the cooperative roles. As a multifaceted business, they have a café for tourism, tours, a full roastery operation and numerous associated business functions. The opening up of these roles has seen more younger women choose to stay or come and work in the area, as roles are available here that they may not have the chance for in the big cities.

This is turn is starting to reduce the generational drift to the cities that is a problem for many coffee origins.

Investing in the Next Generation

The cooperative support the youth in sports, seeing members in the Paris Olympics with Taekwondo and cycling, as well as keeping an eye on the future by running a coffee school certified by ICAFE. This is focussed at 17- and 18year-olds and is on top of their diploma, covering all aspects of the industry from the cherries through to being a Barista. It has been running now for nearly 20 years.