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Costa Rica Tarrazu Montecielo Coffee

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From the Hard Volcanic Rock Surface

Tarrazu, the famous growing region in Costa Rica's Central Pacific Mountains, produces some of the most complete coffee in the world. Carefully selected Arabica cherries grow at an average altitude of 1,400–1,600 meters in a cool climate, maturing into hard, rich, oily beans that fill every cup with deep aroma and flavor.

Taste Café Britt's Tarrazu Montecielo and you'll discover what Tarrazu is about: a gentle, non-bitter cocoa note, acidity reminiscent of sweet grapefruit, hints of wild old-growth forest, and bittersweet dark chocolate—a uniquely harmonious profile that leaves a lasting impression.

Certifications

Certified Kosher by Jewish standards

Follows Fair Trade principles

100% Arabica SHB (Strictly Hard Bean)

100% natural, pesticide-free

Coffee Information

Roast Level: Dark Roast

Origin: Tarrazu Volcanic Region, Central America, Costa Rica

Costa Rican coffee has long been considered the classic model of "complete" coffee—balanced, clean, and mild as its foundation. It is celebrated for extremely even, clean, bright flavor with berry-like fruit acidity. The country's most famous and largest growing region is Tarrazu, which enjoys the highest altitudes and the best climate and soil in Costa Rica, making it universally recognized as the nation's finest coffee zone. Beyond its nearly perfect classic profile, Tarrazu shows lively citrus or berry acidity and a finish marked by coffee-blossom fragrance—a quiet coffee full of Latin American countryside charm.

Costa Rica sits on the Central American isthmus, its climate shaped by both Pacific and Atlantic currents and sea winds. Many of its towering volcanoes rise to 2,000 meters, letting cherries ripen slowly in fertile volcanic ash soil and cool highland air to develop full, rich flavors. Coffee was first cultivated on the slopes of the Poas and Barva volcanoes, in what is now the Central Valley region; after decades of development, the country now has seven main growing areas.

It also helps to know what you're buying. Coffee species fall into three broad groups—Arabica, Robusta, and Liberica—and nearly every specialty coffee on the market is Arabica, prized for its complex, refined flavors that take on a distinct character in each region. Costa Rica's high-grown Tarrazu SHB beans are a textbook example of Arabica at its best.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

FrontStreet Coffee's roasted Costa Rica Tarrazu coffee beans—Sumava Estate Honey Process—carry a full guarantee in both brand and quality, and outstanding value: a half-pound (227g) bag costs only 95 yuan. At 15g of grounds per cup, that's 15 cups—about 6 yuan each—versus the dozens of yuan a café charges.

If you'd like to compare Tarrazu against other celebrated Arabica lots, FrontStreet Coffee's shelves cover the spectrum. Ethiopia's star is the Natural Cherie (Huakui), an heirloom-variety lot with elegant florals and pronounced fruit—cream strawberry, mango, jackfruit, citrus, blueberry—whose rich berry fragrance won first place in that year's TOH green bean competition, all at a very friendly price. The washed counterpart is the Yirgacheffe Guodingding Cooperative lot, top Ethiopian grade G1, showing graceful white florals, citrus, orange, and green tea. From the classic varieties: Jamaica Blue Mountain No.1 is Typica, the Arabica archetype—supremely balanced, gentle, and smooth, with Blue Mountain's strain having evolved unusually good resistance to cherry disease over two centuries on the island. Panama's Red Label Geisha from the Hacienda La Esmeralda in Boquete delivers opulent florals, citrus, peach, and complex fruit acidity with a cream-smooth texture and an oolong-tea finish. And Brazil's Fazenda Rainha was among the first farms discovered growing Yellow Bourbon—aromas of cream, peanut, toasted bread, and sugarcane, mellow and sweet, at home in pour-over, moka pot, or espresso machine alike.

FrontStreet Coffee: A roastery in Guangzhou with a small shop but diverse bean varieties, where you can find both famous and lesser-known beans. They also provide online shop services: https://shop104210103.taobao.com