Hermosa, Costa Rica
Regular price £12.00The area known as Tarrazu is divided into three parts – Dota, Tarrazzu, and Leon Cortes. It is also often known as Los Santos as the three main towns are San Pablo, San Marcos, and Santa Maria de Dota.
In the small town of Santa Maria de Dota, at the centre of the coffee growers of Tarrazu, is the coffee processing mill and facilities belonging to Coope Dota. It was established back in 1960 with 96 producers banding together, and by 2017 they had grown to 800. The cooperative has grown quickly, with fair pricing, good quality and a focus on the people, and they currently represent nearly 1100 producers.
Prior to the arrival of Coopedota, coffee farming in the area was difficult. The producers had little or no expertise in agronomy, the coffee was sold to middlemen who paid producers unfairly, and there were no wet mills nearby, which meant a long trip to be able to process their coffee.
In 2011, Coope Dota was the first coffee processor in the world to be certified as carbon neutral. And, sustainability is about more than just the people and business elements. 2024 saw the launch of Project One – this meant that Coope Dota worked with CATIE and CAIA Alexandria (Advanced Center for Applied Research) to develop not only an improved fertiliser from the waste water from the honey processing, but to capture pollution from the air as a part of the fertiliser creation process. Their aim is to go further than being carbon neutral, but from removing it from the air rather than offsetting.
Expect tasting notes of pear, cashew nuts, chocolate mocha.
Recommended brew methods:
Espresso, filter, cafetiere, AeroPress, stovetop
100% Hermosa, Costa Rica
Farm: Coopedota community members
Region: Santa Maria de Dota, Tarrazzu
Altitude: 1500 - 1800 MASL
Processing: Washed
Varieties: Caturra, Catuai
Shipping
- We roast and ship Monday-Friday, excluding bank holidays.
- All orders under £30 have a flat rate of £3.95 for shipping.
- All orders over £30 are shipped for free.
- Next day UK Mainland delivery is available for £6.95.
- Orders will be shipped within 2 working days and arrive within 5 working days.
- Orders with free shipping will be shipped Royal Mail Tracked 48.
- First class or tracked is also offered for an additional cost.
- We do not ship to anywhere other than UK Mainland for orders that weigh over 2KG.
International Shipping
We do not currently ship internationally.
Returns and Refunds
If goods are returned due to being faulty, so long as they are returned within a reasonable time the remedy afforded to the customer, under the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (as amended), is a refund. Where a consumer exercises his/her cancellation rights, the customer will be given a refund within 30 days of their cancellation. The cancellation period ends on the expiry of seven working days, commencing on the day following the day on which you, the customer, receives the goods. Roasted coffee and custom orders are excluded from these terms. Goods must be returned in their original, unopened packaging at the cost of the customer. If you, the customer, choose to cancel your order without giving a reason, you can be asked to return the goods and pay for the cost of returning the goods.
If we are unable to fulfil your order for any reason we will cancel and refund with our apologies.
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