What is the Villalobos coffee varietal?

Villalobos is a natural dwarf mutation of Typica first identified in Costa Rica. Like Pache in Guatemala and other Typica dwarf forms, the compact stature enables higher planting densities and easier harvesting compared to tall Typica plants.

Grown primarily in Costa Rica, it's not widely known outside the country's specialty scene. Cup quality is in line with the Typica family - clean, sweet, well-structured - without being individually celebrated as a premium variety. It appears more often in regional Costa Rican blends than as a named single-variety offering.

For buyers, Villalobos is one of the smaller pieces of Costa Rica's varietal puzzle - useful context when reviewing detailed farm-level specifications from producers who track what they're growing, but not a name you'll typically encounter in headline green coffee listings.