Mountain town nicknamed the City of Everlasting Spring. Guides describe volcanic soil, heavy shade and cups with citrus, caramel and balanced acidity.
Jarabacoa is a mountain municipality in La Vega province, incorporated in 1858 and sitting at about 529 m, and it is the main access point to Pico Duarte. Coffee is one of its crops alongside strawberries and peppers, and a government catalogue says plantations were established here in the decades after 1860. One trade guide gives coffee altitudes of 500-1,500 m and credits volcanic soil, abundant shade and cool weather for a bright, citrusy, medium-bodied cup. Another describes caramel tones and balanced acidity.
Field notes
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Jarabacoa has been nicknamed The City of Everlasting Spring.
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A coffee growers' association from Jarabacoa has its own organic brand in the government's small-producer catalogue.
In the cup, according to guides
- CitrusOften notedOne trade guide describes Jarabacoa coffee as bright and citrusy with medium body, and another reports caramel tones with balanced acidity.
Sources · 4 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-11. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Jarabacoa · Wikipedia
- A Guide to Dominican Coffee: Varietals, Regions, and Mountain-Grown Beans · Flour & Coffee (Substack)
- From Bean to Cup - Coffee in the Dominican Republic · DR Simplified
- Catalogo de Pequenos Productores de Cafe Dominicano 2020 · Direccion General de Contrataciones Publicas, Dominican Republic