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Anonymous
August 27, 2006
This is my favorite Costa Rican. I actually prefer this over the La Minita . There is more of a change to the flavor, body and acidity at the different roast levels. It does have a wonderful finish and the "zing" as stated in the desciption sure is present. When it cools it seems to be even better.
I would recommend this to anyone who likes Costa rican coffee.
Costa Rica has produced some fine organics, and this is the best one we've had in the last 4 crop years; it is also my wife's favorite coffee, bar none.
Russ
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John Reynolds
May 28, 2022
Pretty good. That’s not meant to be damnation by faint praise — la Amistad is dependable and predictable, but not adventurous. How about this: If you were going to buy green beans as a gift for a roasting novice, la Amistad is a safe bet.
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Arthur Schmidt
May 7, 2022
The coffee has a good flavor profile at just past past first crack. My biggest complaint is a high quality coffee at this price point shouldn’t have a lot of small, broken and mishaps beans. I had to hand sort and discard nearly 10% of the beans because the were not fully roasted.
Poor sorting and some one doesn’t expect at $8.00 per lb. I doubt I would buy this again as the La Minita is much better for just a bit more $
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keithearley
July 16, 2021
Medium roast (halfway between 1st and 2nd crack, approx 12 minutes). Gene cafe. 2 week resting period. Brewed as americano.
Aroma: German chocolate cake, bittersweet chocolate
Taste: bitwersweet chocolate, caramel, wheat, black tea, grapefruit. Moderate acidity.
Mouthfeel: applejuice
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Scott
August 1, 2023
Loved this coffee. It's very smooth with chocolate and caramel undertones. It's what I personally want in a coffee. Made a nice dark roast. 10/10 will do again.
It's almost too smooth, so I can understand some of the critiques that it's not adventurous enough or complex enough, but I like a good rich and smooth chocolaty flavor without too much acidity.
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Melanie
July 13, 2023
I don't know much about roasting coffee, but in my very short experience with this being my first, I received many compliments on the chocolatey flavor. By far, better than Starbucks espresso roast! HAHA
But in all seriousness, you would be crazy not to try it, and I couldn't have imagined picking a better option for my first time roasting.
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Melanie
July 13, 2023
I don't know much about roasting coffee, but in my very short experience with this being my first, I received many compliments on the chocolatey, nutty flavor. By far, better than Starbucks espresso roast! HAHA
But in all seriousness, you would be crazy not to try it, and I couldn't have imagined picking a better option for my first time roasting.
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Anthony Neri
April 22, 2021
Not great but drinkable. I have tried four roasts ranging from light medium to medium-dark and was unable to reveal any flavor. I have been spoiled by Kona beans and I measure all beans against the Kona bean, perhaps I am not being fair but I have tried different roasts without favorable results. I guess you get what you pay for, the price for the Costa Rica beans was only about $7.00 per pound and is reflected by its flavor.
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