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Santa Teresa Typica

Santa Teresa Typica

The Typica varietal brings floral aromas to this rich and sweet lot from the Tarrazu region

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Coffee Expression Floral Typica lot grown by the Ureña family in Tarrazu, Costa Rica.

Producer The varietal character is expressed here in the delicate floral notes. From our long term partners Roger and Alex Ureña at Santa Teresa.

Whole Bean Coffee / Both for filter and espresso

Technical Data

Producer Roger and Alex Ureña

Region Tarrazu

Altitude 2000 masl

Varietal Typica

Process Honey

Harvest March 2025

Brewing Advice

Water is one of the most critical components of an excellent coffee experience. We recommend using mineral water of a soft Total Dissolved Solids count, ideally below 150 ppm. 

Rested coffee During the resting process, harsh and astringent flavors, which can even be perceived as a ‘roast’ character, soften out, allowing a clearer and brighter expression of the coffee’s character to shine.  

We recommend resting our coffees for at least 10 days after the roast date, and we often find excellent results, especially for particularly dense coffees, beyond 6 weeks.

Brewing Our straightforward approach to coffee carries over into brewing. We recommend our roasted coffee for all brew methods, regardless of whether it is immersion, percolation or espresso. We believe that there is one correct way to roast a single coffee, roasting lightly, in such a way as to release its innate qualities and showcase its quality. Learn more about different brewing techniques and specific brew guides here.

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· Ships within 1-3 days from Denmark

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The property where the Santa Teresa mill lies has been owned by the Hidalgo family for over 100 years, and is now owned by third generation coffee farmer Roger Ureña Hidalgo.

The Santa Teresa Mill

The mill lies near the town of Santa María de Dota in the mountainous Tarrazu region; some of the farm lands surrounding the mill reach up to 2000 masl. Until fairly recently there was no road up to the farmlands, so most of the farm work and transport was accomplished using horses, and Roger grew mainly beans and grass.

In 1998, Roger started to grow coffee, planting 5000 trees over a 1 hectare plot at some of the highest altitudes on the farm, known as La Montaña. However, all of the soil, seeds and eventually processed coffee still had to be transported across rough terrain by horse, so the volume of production was limited. In 2001, Roger was able to hire a tractor and finally build a road to his farm. Since then, he has doubled down his efforts to grow high quality coffee, expanding his planting area with various varietals, grown depending on quality and their suitability for the specific area of the farm they are grown in. 

A Family Operation

Nowadays, the work on the farm and in the mill is done mainly by Roger and his son Alex. Alex has visited us here in Denmark, seeing both our roastery in Copenhagen and the coffee bar in Aarhus, a welcome return visit after our numerous trips to Santa Teresa over the years. Alex told us he was also looking for some inspiration during their short tour of Europe, as he plans to open a coffee bar in the nearby town of Guayabal along with his father.

We have purchased these delicately floral Typica lots from Roger and Alex many times over the years, always delivering on the complex and sweet profile, with notes of jasmine, dark berries and caramel. 

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