This exceptional coffee shows what is possible when collaboration throughout the coffee chain is driven by a shared commitment to quality: the world's most elegant cultivar grown under optimal conditions by a farmer passionate about coffee, and brought to us by a cooperative that identifies and markets the very best coffees its members can produce.

  • Type Single Origin
  • Country Costa Rica
  • Flavor Profile Apple + Raw Sugar
  • Variety Geisha

The details

  • Country Costa Rica
  • Producer Carlos Luis Ureña Hidalgo
  • Region Dota, Tarrazú
  • Elevation Range 1650 m
  • Processing Method Washed
  • Drying Method multiple
  • Harvest Dec 2021 - Feb 2022
  • Direct Trade Partner Since 2005
    • Image of two growers hugging in field
      Image of two growers hugging in field
    • Image of the sky and mountains landscape
      Image of the sky and mountains landscape
    • Image of growers sorting coffee beans
      Image of growers sorting coffee beans

    Why We're Different

    • Intelligentsia coffee buyers travel year-round working with a network of farmers. From the farm, coffee arrives at the roasting works in Chicago and Los Angeles, where coffee professionals cup, grade, and release over 50 single-origins and blends annually.

    • Intelligentsia Direct Trade means partnering with people who obsess about quality as much as we do, and building meaningful relationships with farmers. Today, the Intelligentsia Direct Trade community includes more than 50 partners in 14 countries.

    • A quarter-century of obsession with quality, more than 15 years of sourcing great coffee the right way, and an authoritative point of view on how to elevate coffee make Intelligentsia a trusted partner on your coffee journey.