Thursday, January 24, 2013

Day one: Stop four: Candelaria Estate

Owner: Otto & Helmut Klotti & Hans Perter Aeberhard
Town: Candelaria, Palmares, Alajuela
Farm type: Estate
Altitude: 1080 meters above sea level
Varietals: Caturra & Catuai
Production: 45 bags of 100 lbs per hectare
C.A.F.E. Practices Status: Strategic Supplier

This is a mill estate, and the majority of the coffee grown here is bought by Starbucks. They have had a relationship with Starbucks for about 17 years.













































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