Costa Rican Coffee

Our partnership in Costa Rica with Royal Coffee brings us a regional profile built on a decades-long legacy of deep community care and advanced environmental stewardship. Through Royal, we source our coffee from Coope Palmares (Cooperativa de Caficultores y de Servicios Múltiples de Palmares), an exceptional cooperative founded in 1962 that now units over 1,400 smallholder producer-members across the lush, volcanic-loam highlands of Alajuela's West Valley. Coope Palmares is celebrated for its highly progressive philosophy that focuses on generating true collective wellbeing. Beyond running a state-of-the-art, ISO-certified processing mill, the cooperative provides its farming families with direct access to low-interest loans, supermarkets, a hardware store, and dedicated healthcare via a cooperative-run health center and mobile clinic.

Their commitment to the planet is just as fierce: the mill features a specialized water treatment plant, utilizes recycled water, transforms coffee pulp into organic fertilizer, and operates mechanical dryers (guardiolas) that recirculate airflow to drastically slash fuel emissions. The resulting Caturra and Catuaí lots are meticulously eco-pulped and patio-dried at 1,300 to 1,400 meters, yielding a brilliantly smooth, full-bodied cup. It honors the classic Costa Rican profile with rich layers of milk chocolate, graham cracker, and sweet cream.