Costa Rica: La Gladiola, Tarrazu

Sourced exclusively from selected independent smallholders in the western reaches of the renowned Tarrazú Valley, this exceptional lot represents a highly focused regional cultivation standard. Harvested cherries are delivered directly to the estate mill, Beneficio del Río Tarrazú, where the crop is carefully kept separate from other trademarked inventory to preserve its strict trace identity. Cultivated up to eighteen hundred meters above sea level, the high-altitude volcanic landscape yields highly uniform Caturra and Catuai seeds. Ideally optimized to thrive under precise thermal configurations, this dense inventory performs beautifully as a bright morning filter pour-over or a crisp, brilliantly clean single-origin espresso extraction that captures the distinct, high-alpine clarity of the valley.