Alajuela Volcan Azul Costa Rica. Caturra. Natural. 

Every bean has a story


Volcan Azul farm is a well known farm located in the Poás Volcano region of Costa Rica, at an altitude of 1,600 meters above sea level.

Volcan Azul farm

At the beginning of the 19th century coffee production was in its early beginnings in America. Two pioneers and entrepreneurs, Alejo C. Jiménez (Costa Rica) and Wilhelm Kahle (Mexico), shared the same dream - “To produce the best coffee in the world” in order to satisfy the new demanding European gourmet market. They started to work together in order to make the dream come true. This is how Volcan Azul was born.

Today, descendants of these visionary farmers stil produce coffee within the same ideals of excelency and top quality that inspired their ancestors, adding the value of conservancy of natural resources, through the acquisition of extensions of natural rainforest for its protection and conservation. These
facts are smal actions taken by one family to reduce air contamination and global warming.

Production

The production process starts with the planting of the coffee trees on highly fertile volcanic soil above 1400 masl (SHB) in 3 different regions from Costa Rica.

The farms are located on the slopes of Barva and Poás Volcano in Central and West Valley and in Saints region:

• F.C.J. VOLCAN AZUL (GRAN RESERVA) - comes from a limited selection of exclusive micro and nano batches with unique exotic qualities that come from our menu of varieties such as Caturra, Geisha, Kenya SL-28, Villasarchi, Sarchimor, Mocca, among others. These come in different process presentations like washed, honey or natural.


• HACIENDA COLIMA - a brand that has been in the family since the mid 1800´s, and is also a
  selection of the best microlots from the Central Valley farm.


• VOLCANCITO (TZU) - from the region of the farm located in the Saints area with true
  characteristics of Tarrazu

Alejo Castro Kahle, is the producer of the Costa Rica Volcan Azul coffee here. A sixth generation coffee producer and exporter. As you can imagine, coffee runs in his veins! His favorite memories of childhood were in the coffee mill, the coffee plantation and receiving the coffee in the
tractor. He was always accompanying his father.

Caturra

Caturra is a natural mutation of the Bourbon variety. It was discovered on a plantation in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil sometime between 1915 and 1918. Caturra has a single-gene mutation that causes the plant to grow smaler.

This is our first coffee from Costa Rica and it's a special one from renowned farm Volcan Azul.

If you enjoy coffees from Central America, make sure you try our coffees from Honduras, Guatemala and Panama here!