Aquiares | Anaerobic Natual | Costa Rica

I've not written a personal one on here for ages... what with all the dope info we're getting from origin nowadays I normally just add a comment at the top and let the producer do the talking. This time though I'm just gassed to talk directly to you about everything!

So Deigo Robelo is actually a total legend... buying loads direct from Aquiares is just the most rewarding thing to be a part of. I can't believe how good all the stuff is, the chats and the info we're getting is next level, and it's all selling so well we've had to order an extra container to fit next years lots on the boat.

This lot in particular, I forgot we even had. It's Mariana, an F1 hybrid cultivar resulting from a cross between IAPAR 59 and a male-sterile Ethiopian landrace variety.... blah blah... it's really fruity, like pink bourbon with some darker berry flavours thrown in. All the Mariana's I've cupped totally bang, and this one's a whacky process too.

So it's chucked in a stainless steel fermentation tank with some mosto added... yeah I had to google that too. Mosto is like the juice byproduct of coffee fermentation, like sugary, acidy, full of bacteria, fermenty super starter. Then its sealed up for a couple of days until the PH reaches 4.3. At this point the cherries get laid out to sun dry for another 10 days before milling. This level of control is evident in the bowl... super complex but not too much if you get me.

Yeah that's the coffee... I'd also like to tell you a bit more about the farm. "Aquiares is a place many view with pride..." yeah I always say that. I view it with pride at the moment because I'm 100% confident that we're making an ethically sound choice by working with them. It's super chill and Diego has told us what it costs to produce our lots, so we pay that plus an agreed upon profit margin... then he sends us a bunch of pictures and videos of all aspects of life there, I've literally got pictures of pickers waving dinero and flexing. All this, and because of the relationship and volume commitments the lots are no more expensive than your run of the mill 85+ shit that everyone is selling. It's just dope.

• Carbon neutral production
• Post-consumer wastemade pouches from a minimum of 83% recycled material
• Recycle with bags at larger supermarkets (4 LDPE)
• Remove label if possible (don't worry if not, we've ensured it's under the industry standard 5% of the whole item, so it can be recycled)