ABOUT FLORIPONDIO

Floripondio is one of the newer projects of the Rodriguez Family. Although it is located in a region that is not known for coffee production, they feel the altitude as well as the unique tropical climate allows for a wider temperature variance and creates ideal conditions for experimenting with coffee varieties. To date, they have planted over 50 different varieties, and have the most diverse coffee nursery we have ever seen. However, as this is a very young project, many of the varieties are not producing an exportable amount of coffee as of yet. We very much look forward to tasting each of them as they mature in the coming years.

ABOUT JAVA

Java was originally thought to be a Typica relative, but genetic fingerprinting revealed that Java was in fact selected from an Ethiopian Landrace population called Abyssinia. As the name suggests, the variety was introduced to the island of Java directly from Ethiopia by the Dutch in the early 19th century. It was later introduced to Costa Rica in 1991 by the Centre de Coopération Internationale and breeder Benoit Bertrand to provide options for smallholders using low inputs, as well as for its coffee berry disease (CBD) tolerance. Although CBD is not currently present in Central America, there is concern it will move to the region. Java’s quality potential at high altitudes has since been recognized, gaining official recognition from Panama in 2016.