Los Abuelos is more than a farm. It’s a living tribute to grandfathers Albaro and Leonel, whose values of hard work and honesty shaped generations. Founded in 2002 in Costa Rica’s Tarrazú region, the Abarca family Kamila, Emmanuel, Gustavo, Adolfo, and Seilyn, brought new life to the land, using homemade fertilizers, restoring soil, and embracing sustainable practices.
In 2019, Seilyn and her daughter Kamila opened Microbeneficio Abuelos Café to take control of their coffee's quality and future. What began with one small batch has grown into a thriving operation, now processing 30% of the family’s coffee.
PROCESSING:
This lot of Caturra and Catuai coffee underwent Anaerobic Natural processing at Microbenficio Abuelos Café, and was named for Don Antonio, one of the harvesters working at Finca Los Abuelos. The family named this coffee “Antonio’s Anaerobic” in recognition of Don Antonio’s dedication and love for both his work and for the coffee plants. Freshly harvested coffee cherries were fermented in sealed plastic barrels for 72 hours. The fermented coffee was then spread across raised drying beds where it was dried in sun exposure for 25 days.