Our Coffee
Our high-grown coffee from Tarrazú
Café Don Cayito is grown in the coffee region of Tarrazu, Costa Rica; specifically in Santa Maria de Dota. Our coffee plantations are located between 1650 and 2100 meters above sea level on a fortunate blend of steep slopes that shield the crops from the Atlantic climate but allow the Pacific Ocean breeze, with abundant sunshine throughout the day.
The area is already known as a land of exceptional coffee, not only for the characteristics of its soil but also for the experience and good work of its coffee farmers.
Looking for that high quality standard, we started processing the coffee in our own micro mill Los Angeles since 2009. There we can give an appropriate follow-up to the work at the farm, dividing the harvest in lots and micro lots according to the coffee’s variety and the process that will be applied (washed, honey or natural).
In our fields we grow traditional Costa Rica varieties like Caturra and Catuai red and yellow, as well as more exotic varieties sought by the boutique coffee market like Typica, SL 28 and Geisha, among others.
Precisely, it was with the Geisha coffee that we reached the 1st place in the Costa Rica Cup of Excellence contest. “It was a lot with a Geisha line from our Don Cayito farm with an elevation of 1900m, dried in raised tables ” , describes Mr. Ricardo Calderón, father of the family. It is the second time that our farm receives this great recognition, in 2011 we also obtained the first place with a Catuai red lot from our farm La Estrella.
Choosing quality has been our vision and it has brought us results but not without putting a lot of effort, perseverance and commitment from every member of the family.
Thanks to the elevation of our land, one of the characteristics of our coffee in general is its delicious acidity in different notes according to its micro lot and its process. You can also taste hints of dark chocolate, dried fruit, a fine and elegant acidity
We invite you to try it for yourself, click here to go to our online shop and order our coffee.
