La Virgen

HISTORY

Finca La Virgen is located in Tarrazú, one of the most renowned coffee regions in Costa Rica, and is run by Sabrina Alvarado. Her way of working combines knowledge of coffee-growing tradition with practices aimed at caring for the environment and keeping the farm healthy in the long term.

The coffee is shade-grown alongside fruit trees such as avocado, banana and citrus, encouraging biodiversity and a balanced ecosystem. Sabrina also uses organic fertilizers and biological inputs, limits the use of agrochemicals, and relies on composting and soil analysis to maintain soil fertility.

La Virgen represents a way of understanding coffee farming in which the quality of the coffee and care for the land are part of the same process. A project rooted in Costa Rican tradition, but with its eyes set on the future and on the well-being of its surroundings.

PROCESS

The cherries are processed using the Honey method, in which the coffee is dried while keeping part of the mucilage that surrounds the seed. This method produces a cup with greater sweetness and a well-defined fruity expression.