{"product_id":"nomad-coffee-mariana-espresso-costa-rica","title":"Nomad Coffee - Mariana Espresso | Costa Rica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCosta Rica — Aquiares Estate (Diego Robelo) Mariana (Natural, Espresso)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTastes Like — 🫐 Candied Blackberry • 🍫 70% Chocolate • 🌰 Praline Almond\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProducer: Diego Robelo and family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFarm: Aquiares Estate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegion: Turrialba, Costa Rica\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarietal: Mariana (F1 hybrid)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcess: Natural\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAltitude: 1,100–1,400 masl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarvest: 2025\/26\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoast Profile: Espresso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoaster: Nomad Coffee (Barcelona)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sweet, indulgent natural with plenty of depth. The cup is creamy-bodied and finishes on cocoa powder, with a medium acidity reminiscent of raisined fruit that rounds out a very sweet cup. In the cup: candied blackberry, 70% chocolate, and praline almond, with grape must, molasses, and blackcurrant behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAquiares is owned by Diego Robelo and his family and sits on the slopes of the Turrialba volcano at 1,400 masl. Its name means \"land between rivers\" in the Huetar language. It is the largest coffee plantation in a single block in Costa Rica, its land divided by streams connecting the two big rivers that surround the farm, the Turrialba and the Aquiares. A small pre-Columbian community lived there hundreds of years ago, and traces of it can still be found. Under Diego's management, Aquiares bets on new varieties and experimental processing, and Mariana fits that approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMariana is an F1 hybrid closely related to Starmaya, from a cross between IAPAR 59 and a local male-sterile Ethiopian variety, and is one of the first F1 hybrids in the world propagated by seed rather than by tissue cloning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Natural process for this lot involves:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🌊 Flotation — cherries floated to discard the lowest quality\u003cbr\u003e🧼 Washing — the best cherries washed, not pulped\u003cbr\u003e🏺 Pre-drying — 2 days on ceramic floors in the sun\u003cbr\u003e☀️ Raised-bed drying — 10–15 days on African beds at 28–40°C\u003cbr\u003e⚙️ Mechanical finish — 1 day in a Guardiola-type mechanical dryer\u003cbr\u003e📦 Rest — stored in GrainPro bags for 6–8 weeks in the dry cherry until hulled, before export\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CUP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSweet and indulgent: candied blackberry, 70% chocolate, and praline almond lead, with grape must, molasses, and blackcurrant behind. The body is creamy with a cocoa powder finish, and a medium acidity with a raisined-fruit character rounds out a very sweet cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlavour Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🫐 Candied Blackberry 🍫 70% Chocolate 🌰 Praline Almond\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nomad Coffee","offers":[{"title":"Espresso \/ 250g \/ November 3rd","offer_id":59303440449910,"sku":"NOMAD-AQUIARES-MARIANA-F1-HYBRID-NATURAL-ESP-250G-NOV03","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9152\/5021\/files\/E.CR.MARI_1-cropped.png?v=1794307836","url":"https:\/\/sigmacoffee.co.uk\/products\/nomad-coffee-mariana-espresso-costa-rica","provider":"Sigma Coffee UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}