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Esperanza· Red Honey
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Esperanza
Esperanza is an Arabica coffee variety grown at Aquiares Estate. Aquiares lists it among the estate's varieties with a green-apple, caramelized-orange and cane-sugar cup profile; Sightglass identifies its Aquiares Red Honey release as exclusively Esperanza.
Where did it come from?
Esperanza is a first-generation F1 hybrid developed by a consortium including CIRAD and various Central American coffee institutes. It was created by crossing the rust-resistant Sarchimor T-5296 with an Ethiopian landrace accession known as ET25. Although initially not selected for commercial release during its development in the 1990s and early 2000s, the variety was preserved at the Aquiares Estate in Costa Rica, where it thrived in the local climate.
What does it tend to taste like?
Aquiares describes green apple, caramelized orange and cane sugar; individual lots vary with process and roast.
Why producers grow it
Aquiares grows Esperanza as part of its quality-focused variety program; the estate emphasizes the interaction of genetics, processing and drying.
Sources & further reading
Editorial record last reviewed: . Sources document specific claims, not guarantees about every coffee sold under this variety name.
- ·https://www.aquiares.com/es/wholesale
- ·https://sightglasscoffee.com/products/costa-rica-aquiares-estate-red-honey-diego-robelo
- ·https://varieties.worldcoffeeresearch.org/varieties/esperanza
- ·https://www.allycoffee.com/coffees/aquiares-estate-esperanza-african-washed
- ·https://www.allycoffee.com/coffees/aquiares-esperanza-red-honey
- ·https://www.blommers.coffee/en/costa-rica-aquiares-esperanza-african-washed.html
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