Memberships
IWCA Costa Rica
IWCA Costa Rica
Certifications
NAMA Café de Costa Rica
3er Lugar SINTERCAFÉ
NAMA Café de Costa Rica
3er Lugar SINTERCAFÉ
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Biography
Located at Carrizal on the Central Valley region of Costa Rica, Finca El Quizarra is a Volcanic Terroir of 17,5 ha.
The coffee cherries of Finca El Quizarra are harvested at 1400 masl on the Barva volcano slopes and are hand selected at full maturity during the months of November to February.
Finally, they are carefully depulped, dried and classified at Beneficio Jardin de Aromas located on the estate coffee plantation.
Products
Coffee Regions
Type of Coffee
Finest micro and nano lots for worldwide roasters. Artisanal wet milling: Semi-washed and honey process. Sun drying patios and beds. Guardiola finishing and fine specialty coffee preparation. Full traceability, direct trade, long term relationships.
Arabica Varieties
Caturra, Catuai, Catigua, Villa Sarchf, Gold Caturra, Maragogype, Pacamara, SL28, Geisha.
Processes
Semi-washed and honey process. Sun-drying patios and beds. Finishing with guardiola and high-level specialty coffee preparation. Full traceability, direct trade, and long-term relationships.
Cup profile
The coffee plants grown on Carrizal‘s volcanic soil, produce high quality and density grains which once roasted, excel their natural attributes: Enjoy a fine citric acidity of orange zests and pleasurable notes of almonds, vanilla, sugar cane, caramel and apricots.
Average Annual Production
46 tons of green coffee beans.
Contact Information
Carole Zbinden
