Variety: San Isidro
Process: Natural
Producer: Aquiares Estate
Altitude: 1400 masl
Region: Turrialba
Notes: Red Wine, Pineapple, Walnut
 
The Variety:
San Isidro is a Costa Rican cultivar crossbred from Villa Sarchi and Timor. It was named after the town closest to one of the family’s farms where experiments took place to develop a resilient variety with the potential for high quality and high yield.
 
The Farm:
Aquiares is one of Costa Rica’s most historic coffee farms and sits high on the slopes of the Turrialba Volcano, nestled between the Aquiares and Turrialba Rivers. 'Aquiares' literally means 'land between rivers' in the indigenous Hueter language. 
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In 1890, Aquiares was founded by farmers looking to take advantage of Costa Rica’s new railroad to the port of Limón. The farm built its own mill, focusing on the washed-coffee processes that are indicative of Costa Rican coffee. Soon, the quality of Aquiares' coffee won it global clients.
 
The farm and the community are mutually connected. The farm provides services, land, security and honest jobs. In return, the coffee farm has benefited from a well-educated community and relies on highly skilled professionals from its community to continue functioning.