The Coffee Cup

Can a gourmet coffee be too perfect? It is the criticism of coffee from Costa Rica – too much flavor, the balanced, fair and smooth too. And Mission Grounds Gourmet Coffee is considered by most as the best Costa Rican gourmet coffee by the locals – so why should you not drink the best gourmet coffee-the gourmet coffee is considered to be too perfect and blessed of all.

part of the Pacific Ring of Fire Circle, Costa Rica has over 200 identifiable volcanic formations dating back over 65 million years. Today the 100 or so show signs of volcanic activity and five are classified as active volcanoes. Most of the volcanoes in Costa Rica is located in the north of the country and in the Central Highlands, is a good gourmet coffee growing regions. The volcanoes are an important part of this country’s spectacular natural diversity. This is because they have played an important role in how the lush landscape of this region have reached. Because of the many volcanic eruptions in recent millennia, the land is in Costa Rica, rich in many minerals and very fertile. This natural fertility contributes to the production of unique and exceptional coffee. Mission Grounds uses the finest shade grown top of the volcano coffee, the only pure number one select coffee. The number one grade is only grown in small quantities and we purchase everything. So if you want the highest Tarrazu gourmet coffee-you have to purchase Mission Grounds Gourmet Coffee. Buying any other gourmet coffee settles for second best.

Our coffee from the jungles of Costa Rica. Costa Rican coffee is known to be rich, with lively acidity, and is very fragrant and tangy. Arabica is the only species of gourmet coffee that Mission Grounds Gourmet coffee sells. It is the only fine gourmet coffee and come from a more delicate, higher altitude tree and grows at a lower temperature than Robusta beans. The higher the altitude, fine gourmet coffee will be. Arabica coffee, only two hours per day in direct sunlight. The Arabica bean is harder and has a denser aroma. It is the bean of choice for connoisseurs of gourmet coffee. That is the reason Mission Grounds Gourmet Coffee is the finest Costa Rica gourmet coffee. The best gourmet Costa Rican coffee grown above four thousand feet and hand-picked, appointed as “strictly hard bean”. But because not all gourmet coffee beans that grow at higher altitudes are “Strictly Hard Bean”, we sort the gourmet coffee beans for the hardest beans gourmet coffee and remove the softer – “Cataula” gourmet coffee beans. The softer gourmet coffee beans are called Cataula to designate them as a by-product of this sort. Most of the Costa Rican coffee contain these softer less flavor gourmet coffee beans – but not Mission Grounds Gourmet Coffee. Just another reason Mission Grounds is the finest gourmet coffee.

Single Origin Coffee: Estate or “varietal” coffee is pure coffee is grown on some farms or farms in specific regions of Costa Rica. With this designation the consumer is aware of gourmet coffee varietal used, social practices and the environment (soil conservation, recycling, natural fertilizers and no chemical sprays such as – (as our Signature Roast natural organic coffee) is used in the production of their coffee. Our properties Signature Roast is considered by most the finest most flavorful organic gourmet coffee in the world. Costa Rican coffee has set the standard for fine wet-processed coffee for the rest of Central and South America and the world. The most famous coffee per region is Tarrazu – the best of Costa Rican coffee. And Mission Grounds Gourmet Coffee is the best Tarrazu coffee – making it the best coffee in the world.