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Main Description

Costa Rican

Type

Single origin 100% Arabica

Origin

Costa Rica

Roasting Degree

Medium

Cup Characteristics

Luxuriously smooth with aromatic, lingering sweetness. This coffee has a fine silky flavour and a delicate, complex taste. Perfect to serve black, it is full bodied enough to drink milky.

The Story Behind the Coffee

This elegant, aromatic coffee comes from the Tarrazú Cooperative in the San Marcos region of central Costa Rica. This area has perfect growing conditions; rich red volcanic soil nourishes bushes that are warmed by the morning sun. Storm clouds and tropical plants shelter the plantations from the afternoon heat.

Preparation and Storage

On average 1 teaspoon or more according to your taste. Once opened reseal your bag of coffee with the 'ziplock' and store in a cool dry place. Use within 2-3 weeks of opening for ground and 4 weeks for beans.

Coffee experts agree to grind your coffee immediately before brewing for the best possible taste.

The normal ground coffee you buy deteriorates faster than roasted beans because of the greater surface area exposed to oxygen. Our coffee grinders grind the coffee to a uniform size determined by the separation of the two abrasive surfaces between which the coffee is ground. the uniform grind produces a more even extraction when brewed. When roasted the green coffee bean expands to almost double its size, changing in colour and density. As the bean absorbs heat it turns to a light brown and then to a dark oily colour. During roasting oils appear on the surface of the bean. The bean will continue to darken until it is removed from the heat. These techniques determine the particular taste and roast that make up the flavour of the coffee. You can buy and mix your beans to your own taste to produce a terrific cup of coffee. Please do not compare these models to smaller inferior imported types.

We sell all of our coffee in beans or as ground coffee. You can select which grind you would like and what quantity of coffee you need from the drop down list at the top of the listing.

Additional Information

If after browsing through our huge array of items you cannot find what you are looking for contact us. We will always go out of our way to source the product you are looking for.

About Us

We set the company up in 2006 having spent many years working in retail for other people, and feeling like we could do a much better job of it ourselves. So we took the plunge and today we're proud to offer one of the widest ranges of gourmet flavoured coffee available anywhere, all made from the highest quality coffee beans and all natural oils and flavourings.

As big coffee drinkers ourselves we know that freshness is everything so we offer all our coffees in airtight foil lined bags; whole beans hold flavour the best but even our ground coffee beans are freshly ground and packed immediately before dispatch to keep in as much flavour as possible.

Returns Information

We believe that you will be delighted with your order but there may be occasions where you feel it necessary to return an item. These terms do not affect your statutory rights.

No returns will be accepted or processed without a Return Materials Authorisation (RMA) number being issued by Fresco Gourmet Coffee. Goods are not supplied on a trial basis. Customers are responsible for verifying suitability and compatibility of goods BEFORE purchasing.

Your statutory rights under the 'The Sale of Goods Act 1979' (including amendments) are fully supported by Fresco Gourmet Coffee. The 'Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000' do not apply to business purchases.

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