Specialty Coffee Costa Rica Don Claudio

Behind Costa Rica Don Claudio coffee is the CoopeAgri cooperative, operating in the Pérez Zeledón region in the southern province of San José. It is one of the most important agricultural organizations in this part of Costa Rica, bringing together over 3,700 small-scale coffee producers. Only about 300 of them meet the rigorous quality requirements that allow their coffee to be marked with the Don Claudio seal – a distinction awarded to the best batches.

The project's name commemorates Don Claudio, the cooperative's first president in 1962. He remains an important symbol of the cooperation, quality, and community upon which CoopeAgri is built. For local farmers, it's not just history but real values ​​that continue to shape their work and approach to coffee.

Coffee cherries are hand-picked from September to February and delivered to the mill the same day—nighttime processing begins in the evening. This batch has been honey-processed, which leaves some of the pulp on the beans during fermentation and drying. This gives the coffee its natural sweetness, creamy body, and clean, balanced profile. After drying, the beans are carefully sorted and prepared for export, maintaining full quality control at every stage.

Don Claudio is not just coffee—it's also a community. The cooperative invests in a coffee school for young people, a subsidized health clinic, a housing fund, and a pension system. This is coffee from a place where collaboration truly matters.