Coffee region guide
Turrialba
투리알바
A coffee origin around Turrialba Volcano in Cartago. Aquiares produces specialty selections separated by variety and processing.
Place and growing environment
At Aquiares, shaded coffee grows on volcanic slopes between rivers and forest, with abundant rainfall and soils rich in organic material.
Recorded flavors
- 01Caramel
- 02Vanilla
- 03Candied lemon
- 04Black tea
- 05Plum
Processing
Washed · Anaerobic honey
Grown varieties
Mariana · Centroamericano
Centroamericano
An F1 variety released in 2010 through a Central American breeding collaboration.
- Lineage
- A cross of T5296 and Rume Sudan.
- Growing conditions
- Establishment depends on early root development and nutrition; propagated clonally.
- Traits
- Combines strong yield potential with high-altitude cup quality.
Lot details
Aquiares Mariana Washed
Diego Robelo — Aquiares Estate
Turrialba, Cartago · Harvest 2026-02
- Variety · process
- MarianaWashed
- Tasting notes
- Caramel · Vanilla · Candied lemon
Aquiares Centroamericano Anaerobic Honey
Diego Robelo — Aquiares Estate
Turrialba, Cartago · Harvest 2025–2026
- Variety · process
- CentroamericanoAnaerobic honey
- Tasting notes
- Black tea · Caramel · Dried orange · Milk chocolate · Plum
Aquiares Estate
Diego Robelo — Aquiares Estate
Turrialba
- Variety · process
- MarianaNatural
- Tasting notes
- Raspberry · Fudge · Elderflower liqueur
Sources
- Aquiares — Coffee and Community(opens in a new tab)
Aquiares · Accessed
- Costa Rica, Mariana Washed(opens in a new tab)
Kiss the Hippo Coffee · Accessed
- Aquiares Estate — Centroamericano — Anaerobic Honey(opens in a new tab)
Ally Coffee · Accessed
- Aquiares Estate — Mariana Natural(opens in a new tab)
Dessert Oasis Coffee Roasters · Accessed