The Coffees of Costa Rica (#)
„While particular Costa Rican farms (fincas) receive an undue amount of attention, coffee drinkers are wise to remember there are 130,000 large and small farms The chance that any one will be the best from year to year is remote. The problem in Costa Rica is they have promoted a system where coffee is sold as "brands" developed by the mill (beneficio) rather than by distinct lots of coffee from particular farms. We evaluate every coffee by the cup quality, not the route to market .but I personally would like to see this beneficio "brand" notion abandoned.“
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Tea & Coffee 06/01 - World News
„SANTOS, BRAZIL - Coffees of the World, Inc. has been formed by an alliance of U.S.-based All World Coffee with the Costa Rican firm, Panamerican Coffee Trading Co. and the Canadian based trade house, All Gold Coffee Inc.“
http://www.teaandcoffee.net/0601/world.htm
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Amazon.com: Gourmet Food: La Doka Estate - Costa Rican Coffee
„1 person recommended Costa Rica: The Last Country The Gods Made in addition to La Doka Estate - Costa Rican Coffee“
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/ b0000d9n25?v=glance
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Tea & Coffee 05/04 - Hunting for Specialty in Costa Rica
„The good co-operatives are working on this. About 40% of Costa Rican coffee now goes through co-operatives, and the British party was interested to find how hard the co-ops were working to change the individual farmer’s idea of what coffee could do. They are having some success, and their farmers are reasonably well off, and looking forward to the next internet auctions in May. Last year, the best coffee fetched $10.35 per pound, which had an encouraging effect on individual farmers.“
http://www.teaandcoffee.net/0504/special.htm
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„Costa Rica has set the standards for fine wet-processed coffee for the rest of Central and South America. The most famous coffees by region are Tarrazu, Tres Rios, Herediá, and Alajuela. Most Costa Rican coffee comes from a hybrid called caturra and is characterized as bright and full bodied. Other popular varieties are Mondo Novo and Catuai. The best coffees, which are grown above 3,900 feet, are designated as "strictly hard bean". The "good hard bean" classification is given to coffees grown from 3,300 to 3,900 feet.“
http://www.coffeeresearch.org/coffee/ costarica.htm
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„Costa Rican coffee is grown primarily in the countryside surrounding the capital, San Jose. Four of the most famous coffees by district are San Marcos de Tarrazu, Tres Rios, Heredia, and Alajuela. Altitude may be a more important factor in determining flavor than district; strictly hard bean indicates a Costa Rican coffee grown above 3,900 feet; good hard bean from 3,300 to 3,900. Unlike many coffees of the world, Costa Rican growths generally are identified either by the estate or farm (finca) on which they were grown, or by cooperative or processing facility (beneficio) where they were processed.“
http://www.timeforcoffee.com/coffeetime/ country2.asp
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