TASTING NOTES: Milk Chocolate - Honey - Bright

ROAST: Medium
 
PROCESS: Washed
 
THE SOURCE: 
Coopetarrazú | Los Santos, Tarrazú, Costa Rica
 
In 1960, 228 smallholder farmers in San Marcos de Tarrazú did something radical — they decided that the profits and decisions of the coffee trade should belong to the people growing it. From that founding conviction, Coopetarrazú was born.More than six decades later, that original mission has scaled into one of the most consequential cooperatives in Central America. With over 5,000 members — 80% of whom farm four hectares or less — Coopetarrazú remains rooted in the smallholder ethos that created it, while operating with the reach and infrastructure of a world-class producer. The co-op supports its members with technical training, low-cost financing, and access to affordable inputs, ensuring that quality starts long before harvest.What sets Coopetarrazú apart is end-to-end ownership of the process. Across roughly 10,000 employees, the cooperative controls every stage from cherry selection through sorting, milling, and export — a level of integration that makes consistency not just a goal, but a structural reality.
 
For Creekside, this is the source behind our Costa Rica — a coffee with deep roots, careful hands, and sixty-plus years of earned expertise in every cup.