Tarrazu Coffee

Costa Rica Tarrazu Coffee is one of the most highly regarded coffee-growing areas. In many people's opinion, Costa Rican Coffee from Tarrazu is one of the world's greatest coffees with its light, clean flavor and wonderful fragrance.

The Tarrazu region is located south of San Jose at the more remote lands up the Pirris River basin. Tarrazu coffee in this area is clearly farmed for quality and not quantity, and the altitude is clearly in the cup. The perfect growing conditions of the rich volcanic soil, cool climate and high-altitude contribute to the richness of this fine and elegance world class coffee. Full-bodied richness with excellent acidity.

Though not as renown as other coffee areas such as Kona or Jamaica, still their quality is a standout amongst coffee connoisseurs. The lack of a regional marketing effort and organization has kept this area from moving ahead in the coffee world.

The secret of great Tarrazu coffee however is kept by famous coffee distributors who use Tarrazu beans to blend into cheaper and less inferior Robusta beans and still offer what they call gourmet coffee beans. It also has been known that coffee distributors have packaged Tarrazu coffee as a brand from other famous coffee growing regions.