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Filtering by Coffees Grown In: Costa Rica
Sun, Dec 22nd • 2024
Costa Rica Washed
grown in Costa Rica
Costa Rican washed french press. Expensive, roasted grapes...a bit of a light berry linger. Light, sweet, but with a burnt finish. Drinkable
Mon, Dec 9th • 2024
Costa Rica Anaerobic
grown in Costa Rica
Costa Rica anaerobic natural spro. Bright, bitter grapefruit, molasses, strong acidic bite with a bitter charred linger. Bit chalky. Good.
Wed, Apr 24th • 2024
Costa Rica Anaerobic
grown in Costa Rica
Grey St Roasting Costa Rican anaerobic natural v60. Over-fermented pineapple, bright strawberry. Sweet and rounded. Really good.
Sun, Aug 20th • 2023
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Costa Rica
Costa Rican red honey spro. Sharp, harsh acidity. Sour blood orange. Nutty, caramelized sweetness. Juicy, bold citrus. Mango? Really good.
Thu, Jul 20th • 2023
Costa Rica Anaerobic
grown in Costa Rica
Costa Rica Aquiares anaerobic natural v60. Lightly alcoholic red berries with pineapple juice. Candied red currants. Juicy and funky. Great.
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Sun, Jul 16th • 2023
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Costa Rica
Costa Rican Las Lajas black honey batch brew. Super juicy, dark sweetness, jammy. Red fruits, mostly muddled and jammy. Really good.
Thu, Jul 13th • 2023
Costa Rica Washed
grown in Costa Rica
Costa Rican Montes de Cristo washed Kalita. Burnt start, a bit nutty, wheaty. Spicy, bubbly. Finishes with a brief pineapple. Okay.
Tue, Jul 11th • 2023
Costa Rica Anaerobic
grown in Costa Rica
Costa Rican Higueronal anaerobic natural spro. Sweet and nutty. Fresh cranberries, bright, juicy. The nuttiness is odd, otherwise great.
Tue, Jul 11th • 2023
Costa Rica Natural
grown in Costa Rica
Costa Rican Cañal natural batch brew. Succinct sweetness and red currants. Frangipane. Finishes with lingering brown sugar. Balanced, good.
Costa Rica Natural
Fri, Jul 7th • 2023
Costa Rica Natural
grown in Costa Rica
Costa Rica Don Martin CR95 natural batch brew. Indistinct, thin, watery. Honeydew and red berries. Very faint, dull. Muddled. Just okay.
Thu, Jul 6th • 2023
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
Costa Rican Corazon de Jesus filter. A bit funky, yellow fruits. Very soft and delicate. Really great, but a bit indistinct and dull.
Sun, Oct 23rd • 2022
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Costa Rica
Lucent Costa Rica La Isla gesha honey v60. Juicy. Red plum, clean green apple, white/purple floral linger. A slight tea bitterness. Great.
Wed, Jun 9th • 2021
Costa Rica Natural
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Rocket Coffee
Rocket Costa Rican natural v60. Red berries, very fruity. Bit of a hay-like linger. Good acidity, bit dull. Good.
Fri, May 28th • 2021
Costa Rica Natural
grown in Costa Rica
Silverskin Costa Rica natural v60. Bergamot citrus syrup. Very clean, soft, but indistinct muddled flavor. Berry bitters. Really good.
Sat, Feb 13th • 2021
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by April Coffee
April Coffee Costa Rican yellow honey April Brewer. Yellow melon. Honeydew sweetness. Bit floral, bit dark. Muddled sweetness. Green. Okay.
Sat, Mar 7th • 2020
Costa Rica Natural
grown in Sumatra, Costa Rica
roasted by Verve Coffee
Verve Costa Rica Sumava natural v60. Lots of sweetness, red, tropical. Developed, a bit toasty. Silky body. Good.
Fri, Feb 7th • 2020
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Sumatra, Costa Rica
roasted by Ozone Coffee
Ozone Costa Rica Sumava Ruva Gesha black honey v60. Dark, fermented sweetness. Blackberry reduction. Dark chocolate. Dark fruits. Great.
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Sun, Jan 19th • 2020
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Sumatra, Costa Rica
roasted by Ozone Coffee
Ozone Costa Rica Sumava Ruva Gesha black honey v60. Molasses and blackberry. Jasmine, white flesh fruit. Silky. Lime acidity. Superb.
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Sat, Jan 18th • 2020
Costa Rica Natural
grown in Costa Rica
Reformatory Costa Rica El Centro Gesha natural aeropress. Clean strawberry malt dark chocolate. Sweet, tart orange chocolate linger. Superb.
Sat, Oct 19th • 2019
Costa Rica Washed
grown in Costa Rica
Costa Rica washed filter. Apricot, strawberry; lighter traditional. Full bodied, juicy acidity. Straw-like, but not too grassy. Good.
Tue, Oct 8th • 2019
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Trunk Coffee
Costa Rica Don Oscar honey origami. Green raisin. Light molasses, lots of sweetness. Dull acidity, almost balanced. Good.
Tue, Sep 17th • 2019
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Trunk Coffee
Costa Rica Don Oscar honey spro.
Mon, Sep 16th • 2019
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Trunk Coffee
Costa Rica Don Oscar honey origami. Brown sugar. Dark citrus, bergamot. Briefly sweet. Dry mouthfeel. Stale, dulled acidity. Balanced. Good.
Mon, Sep 9th • 2019
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Parami, Costa Rica
Costa Rica El Paraiso yellow honey Gesha filter. Toasty profile. Very floral. Peach, stonefruit. Fairly citric when cool. Muddled. Just ok.
Tue, Sep 3rd • 2019
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Trunk Coffee
Costa Rica Don Oscar honey kalita. Full bodied apple. Delicate red fruit, covered up. Malic acid. Briefly dark sweetness. Good.
Wed, Aug 28th • 2019
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Trunk Coffee
Costa Rica Don Oscar kalita. Dark red fruit, plum? Malic acidity. Complex sugars, molasses. Full bodied, long linger. Very balanced. Good.
Mon, Aug 26th • 2019
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Trunk Coffee
Costa Rica Don Oscar honey origami. Brown sugar, sweet with brief astringency. Malic acidity. Apricot: short, but juicy. Balanced. Great.
Thu, Aug 22nd • 2019
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Trunk Coffee
Costa Rica Don Oscar honey spro. Thin, astringent start. Sharp acidity, malic linger. Stonefruit, plum..? Dark sugars, charred caramel.
Fri, Aug 16th • 2019
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Trunk Coffee
Costa Rica Don Oscar honey kalita. Juicy green apple and apricot. Brown sugar. White florals. Very balanced. Dry and silky mouthfeel. Good.
Thu, Aug 8th • 2019
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Trunk Coffee
Costa Rica Don Oscar honey kalita. Full body. Brief astringency, citric acid. Fruity, muddled. Complex, dried fruit and sweetness. Good.
Wed, Aug 7th • 2019
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Trunk Coffee
Costa Rica Don Oscar honey kalita. Malic acid, green apple skin. Brown sugar. Red stonefruit. Juicy and fruity.
Mon, Aug 5th • 2019
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Trunk Coffee
Costa Rica Don Oscar honey origami. Fruity and acidic. Raisin? Briefly chocolate. Just tastes like coffee. Dull, muddled flavors. Alright.
Sat, Aug 3rd • 2019
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Trunk Coffee
Costa Rica Don Oscar honey origami. White florals. Great sweetness, brown sugar syrup. Super dull, no real fruit. Muddled. Almost boring.
Sun, Jul 28th • 2019
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Trunk Coffee
Costa Rica Herbazu black honey kalita. Lots of dark, molasses sweetness. Green raisin, green fruit. Dull acidity. Very balanced. Good.
Thu, Jul 25th • 2019
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Trunk Coffee
Costa Rica Herbazu black honey kalita. Juicy, full body. Dark, indistinct fruit, brief tangerine citric tinge. Raisin. Dark sweetness. 👍
Sun, Jul 21st • 2019
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Trunk Coffee
Costa Rica Herbazu black honey Kalita. Dark fig sweetness, raisin tart. Lots of dark fruit, sweet. Full, funky. Metallic tinge: water? Good.
Sat, Apr 6th • 2019
Costa Rica Natural
v60NaturalGesha
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Rocket Coffee
Rocket Costa Rican La Candella Geisha natural v60. Red floral. Sweet, very clean. Juicy, tealike. Delicate, underripe tropical red/green. 👌
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Wed, Nov 7th • 2018
Costa Rica Washed
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Catalyst Coffee
Catalyst Costa Rican semi washed spro. Super acidic, brief sweetness. Red grapefruit, green non-vegetal acidity. Really lovely.
Costa Rica Washed
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Sat, Feb 24th • 2018
Costa Rica Washed
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Rocket Coffee
Rocket Coffee washed Costa Rican spro. Vibrant, dark caramel and red fruit. Complex, condensed, syrupy fruit. Luscious texture. Lovely. 👌👍
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Mon, Jan 1st • 2018
strawberry jam
grown in Costa Rica
Costa Rican "Strawberry Jam" filter tasting. Super red strawberry floral. Spectacular, very red fruit forward. Clean acidity. 👍👍👍🍓🍓
Sat, Dec 30th • 2017
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
Costa Rican spro. Great body, thick texture. Yellow-green crisp apple, yellow sugar. Milk chocolate. Crisp acidity, fairly balanced. Great.
Thu, Jan 26th • 2017
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Rocket Coffee
Rocket Costa Rican spro. Dark, bitter green. Loses darkness with time, gains sweetness. Fairly crisp green fruit. Okay medium-dark.
Fri, Jan 13th • 2017
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
Red Rabbit Costa Rican spro. Very yellow-green, fruity, not vegetal. Light, semi-sweets. Acidic trumping sweetness. Quite nice green fruit.
Tue, Sep 13th • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
CR Santa Isabel filter.
Tue, Sep 6th • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Konga, Costa Rica
CR Villalobos filter + Eth Konga Mocha master. CR is a bit off. Getting old or a bit over. Still not bad. Kong is a touch stale, but good.
Mon, Sep 5th • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
CR Villalobos spro. Quite bitter tart crema. Punchy red fruit, quite bright. Vaguely sharp bitterness. Good reds. Overall favorite spro.
Sun, Sep 4th • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
CR Bourbon spro. Toasty sweetness, reds. Something very familiar with it. A bit of a charcoal linger. Red berry or apple forefront.
Sat, Sep 3rd • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
CR Villalobos filter. Tart raisin or prune, very purple with decent sweetness. No earthiness found, but skipped hot.
Sat, Sep 3rd • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
CR Bourbon filter. Darker than normal, traditional with reds. Sweetness abounds. I'm partial to the Villalobos still.
Fri, Sep 2nd • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
CR Villalobos spro. Bright, juicy. Punchy, tart, chocolatey. Bright reds overall. Quite fine.
Thu, Sep 1st • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
CR Bourbon filter. Sweet dark chocolate cherry. Goes into tart bitterness, traditional sweetness. Dried red/purple, cherry. Dark sweets.
Wed, Aug 31st • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
CR Villalobos filter. Bright red florals. Immediate red, green earthy tartness. Still tobacco, but less. Bright light reds, solid sweets.
Tue, Aug 30th • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
CR Bourbon filter. Great white florals. Soft reds, creamy, but dark sugars. Still interesting, but more traditional than I like.
Mon, Aug 29th • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
CR Venecia filter. Underripe vegetal, musty upfront; very green. Then red/purple lingers, juicy: prune? Green bitter acid. Coating mouthfeel
Sun, Aug 28th • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
CR Villalobos spro. Bright, almost sour; reds. Vaguely green/tobacco. Light reds, light florals. 9+ acid. 9+ body, 8+ linger.
Sat, Aug 27th • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
CR Villalobos filter. Starts earthy, tobacco, almost grass. Cools to strawberry, light reds, florals. Overall, green bitterness. Weird good.
Sat, Aug 27th • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
CR Bourbon spro. Bright red, berries, and apple. Less traditional than filter. Sweet dark sugars and reds. Crisp and lingering acidity.
Fri, Aug 26th • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
CR Villalobos spro. Bright. Soft apple, reds, floral, fruity. No earthiness or sweetness in spro roast. Spectacular for a CR.
Thu, Aug 25th • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
CR Bourbon filter. Hot: meh; dark sugars, toasty, chocolate. Better warm. Reds. Cooling it's cherry like, crisp not tart. Traditional sweet.
Wed, Aug 24th • 2016
Costa Rica Honey Process
grown in Costa Rica
Villalovos, honey Costa Rican. Starts earthy, transitions into floral, light sweetness, reds. Light red berry. Linger, full, super complex.
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Mon, May 2nd • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
Costa Rican spro. Bright, light, bitter cacao, caramel. Orange notes. Not very complex or clean. Quite acidic. Enjoyed it, straightforward.
Sun, Feb 21st • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Trunk Coffee
Daburu Costa Rican Capp. Very good. 💯👍👌
Thu, Feb 18th • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Trunk Coffee
Carrizal Costa Rican Espresso. Super acidic ~ tart green apple. Brightness is a big punch! 👍 Borderline sour, but texture okay, not under.
Mon, Feb 15th • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Trunk Coffee
Costa Rican. Red fruit, low brights, high sweets. Great mid levels, clean, but not terribly distinct. Great coffee, but I miss the brights.
Fri, Feb 5th • 2016
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
Costa Rican med roast. Decent florals and dark red fruitiness. Good brightness and acidity, but just over roasted. No sweetness.
Tue, Nov 10th • 2015
Costa Rica
grown in Costa Rica
roasted by Exo Roast Co
Same Costa Rican in macc form. Tartness and milk are a bit odd, competing. Prefer the spro so far. Sweetness feels gone, sourness shines.