Costa Rica La Minita Estate Tarrazu Costa Rica: La Minita Estate, Tarrazu

I’ve tried a variety of beans from different countries over the years and always come back to this one. I usually roast it to or a few seconds into the second crack, ending with a smooth flavorful cup of coffee! I’ve brewed it in a coffee maker, French Press, pour over but I’m kind of old school and mostly brew it in an electric percolator for a fine cup of coffee. Great service from CBC!

I absolutely love this bean! I roast this bean in my Behmor 2000 AB in 1/2 lb batches using P2 program adding time using ++++++. At 1st crack, speed up the drum “D” and full power P5. When time runs out hit the “C” button and continue to roast for about 10 seconds into 2nd crack then cooling mode. I think this bean is best as a dark roast. Nothing but smooth caramelized sugar and fine chocolate notes as the cupping notes say!

Mild but flavorful. Even my wife likes it; that's ALWAYS a good thing.

80 year old, disabled vet with hearing that the Navy's big guns Viet Nam modified. This is the first coffee I've been able to distinctly hear the first crack, and that's been the key. Control the variables and modify each one as needed. If you can't hear that crack, you can't go past it. Using a Gene set to 460 with the timer at 20 minutes. Not too helpful, time wise, but that rate of heating dries the coffee consistently and brings it to first crack at just under 11 minutes. I let it go until the color is deep cocoa and the frequency of the cracking slows. Cool in a salad colander with a fan blowing on it and you get something worth working at. One other note. I've tried setting things up for a morning grind and brew; DON'T DO THAT. Different taste that isn't nearly as good. In the time it takes to shave and shower, I can brew the perfect pot after just having done the grind (medium). Now I need to keep the coffee lurkers away from my door,

I've been buying from CBC for years as the service and quality is the best I have found. For a while I started experimenting with other beans and kinda forgot about this Costa Rican bean. I gave it a whirl and then another whirl and bought a 3 pound bag last week. I'm on my 4th batch and this bean produces an excellent cup out of my Breville Barista Express. The bean is very forgiving and cracks nicely. I take this bean about 30 seconds past FC and the results are a consistently smooth drink with excellent flavor. Just what the doctor ordered. Try this bean and you'll thank me later, or don't try it so there is more for me....

I have tried many varieties of coffee beans from several countries but this is one of the best in my opinion. It is a smooth tasting coffee making a cup a pleasure. There are other good varieties out there but this one is definitely one of them.

I bought these beans as a present for a coffee maven. I did not realize they were not roasted. They turned out to be the best present I have given to anyone in years. He and his wife loved the process of roasting and to everyone's delight, the coffee is delicious. I visited and tried it myself and I was amazed by how smooth it is. And all you need is an oven, you do't really need a roaster. I would also like to note they were not quite sure what to do with them so they called this lovely supplier and were taken through the process. Very happy with this purchase! Thank you.

I mixed the Costa Rican coffee (lighter roast) 50/50 with a dark roasted Brazilian and came up with an outstanding coffee! Both were excellent on their own, but together they really shone! I'm a home roast convert for life now.

This is my favorite bean to roast in the SR800. It will teach you what the first and second crack are all about. Very distinct changes in color, size, and smell during the roasting process. I have roasted over 50 different beans from all over the world and these are the most consistent. If you are new to the hobby this bean will teach you how to roast!. But even better than the process...is the flavor. My extended family always asks...what is this coffee...and it always seems to be this bean. i normally roast to a medium/dark ( Full City) and 1st crack at 9 minutes and 2nd around 12 minutes in. De-gas for three days or more. i use the Soulhand auto canisters so the beans go in there just after roasting.

beans were good flavor as usual, but bean size was very small size

Really excited to get this years crop...last year not quite as good as the year before. Happy to report this year as good as it's ever been. Awesome every day drinker. I'll stock up on this....

Been roasting for friends and family for more than 20 years. We got through a lot! Found the La Minita very early on thankfully. Have spent lots of time and resources looking for better, but it always seems that the Laminita is the best for my roasting rig and taste. Everyone else seems to agree as well.

Very good coffee

A wonderful bean to roast, consistent throughout! This is also perfect when using as a blend! Will reorder and use in my bean rotation.

Very quick service - of course, they're only a couple hundred miles from me... The beans are more expensive than other Tarrazu beans offered - haven't had a chance to see if they're worth the extra cost yet.

I love this one! Very sweet finish and smooth. a great daily drinker! I will keep purchasing this bean!

Espresso-avid folks, behold the new bean! Excellent for drip coffee (medium dark) as well as espresso.

The best

My very favorite bean for several years. When roasted “right” (I’m Still tinkering with the specs) they provide a rich choco-nutty cup. As a bonus, they’re easy to prep for brewing with a hand grinder!

This is my favorite coffer and order it on a continuous bases. Thank you for the fast delivery and exceptional service.

My go to bean is the La Magnolia, Tres Rios, so I thought this bean would be wonderful. Well, yes but... this bean needs to rest a lot, at least 5 days after roast to "off gas" all the ghastly. If you do that, you'll see what all the 5 stars are about. I typically like to pull shots on fresh roasted coffee with about a day of rest. Roasting in a Behmor AB, brewing in a Rocket Espresso.

I'm new to roasting, and found this to be a very forgiving bean. I bought the sample bag and went with a lighter roast. I personally really like this coffee, and I will be ordering more to keep in my rotation. I'm going to do a medium roast next time. I also found this to be a great bean for blending. I cannot say enough positive things about CBC. Their customer service is top notch and their shipping time is super fast. Very impressed. I'll be a repeat customer for sure.

Like El Conquistador, this is a Rich, Nutty, well Balanced Coffee. The Aroma is tempting. It is best just before/as 2nd Crack begins. Even non coffee drinkers like the smell of brewed coffee beans.

Truly delicious coffee. I take it into a few seconds into second crack somewhere just shy of 10 minutes into the roast using a dedicated profile of drying, yellowing and roasting. This bean roasts perfectly. I recently read information on the estates website at https://www.laminita.com/farms-mills/hacienda-la-minita. Neighbors love it too. :)

Took these to FC and really enjoyed the cleanness of the cup. The pour over proved to bring out the brightness of the citric acid (orange-like), and overall sweetness IMO, while the espresso was more balanced with the dark chocolate notes. Also got out the mokapot for one cup and the aroma was surprisingly strong-yet-pleasant. While it may not have blown me away, I did enjoy it very much.

This by far one of my go to coffees and The beans from Coffee Bean Corral are of extremely high quality. I roast this to just a bit past first crack and let it rest for a couple days. The flavors are extraordinary. I’m very impressed so I ordered more !!!

Makes really good coffee.

Well balanced… I love the finish! I always want another cup. Great coffee.

This is an update to my review on Nov. 22. I did roast up to a medium (full city) roast profile and am very happy with the results. Even after resting for only two days the flavors are more pronounced than the light roast, with a pleasing aroma, and combination of nutty and caramel flavor profiles. I am by no means an expert roaster but this coffee seems like it may have great range of roast levels. It has very low chaff and the final result produces extremely attractive beans. Should make a good stocking stuffer for friends.

Roasted to second crack, this coffee is delicious. They sell Costa Rican La Minita at my local coffee shop for $20, I loved that too, but freshly roasted is far better!

I love this coffee. I roasted medium dark which is wonderful. In this wonderful coffee I felt aroma, chocolaty and sweetness. No need to add syrup.

Gonna be another favorite

This is my first roast. Got the Nuvo ceramic stovetop roaster thingy. I don't have time for that. I'll be roasting for years. I drink coffee. Not make it half my life. So I got that Whirley Pop thing and it's amazing. Anyhoo...this is a fantastic coffee for noobs. Seriously. It's easy to roast and has fantastic colors as it roasts. Went to first crack, and when you drink it, it's like crack. The caffeine level is no joke. Can't wait to make my next order.

I home roasted a batch, half City, half Vienna. After seven days, the City roast had a cedar-like, slightly spicy aroma, a nutty chocolate flavor with an overall light body and pronounced acidity. The Vienna roast had an aroma of chocolate and orange citrus, more chocolate and burnt sugar in the flavor with more body and less acidity than the light roast. A 50/50 blend of the two was magic! The aroma had a chocolate/cedar/pipe tobacco thing going on, subtle fruit, big chocolate/caramel flavor with a lingering sweetness through the finish and the perfect balance of body and acidity. The Tarrazu region is really is the Costa Rican “cream of the crop”. The coffee was ground medium fine on a Cuisinart burr grinder and brewed on an Aeropress.

Costa Rica coffee is our favorite.

Ordered a pound sample and loved it so entered a 10 pound order.

Received a sample pack of La Minita among a few other CBC beans as a gift along with an SR540 to begin home roasting. First time roaster, and these beans have me hooked. I ended up close to a Full City / early second crack and could not be happier with the resulting brew.

Wonderful coffee. It is superb whether roasted light, dark, or any level between. Smooth, delicious, a pleasure every time.

As billed in a medium roast!! Roasted this for Christmas presents and can’t wait to hear the reviews! I will be ordering this one again!

Roasting your own beans truly provides a good example of how doing things at home from scratch can lead to cool experiences. The description above with respect to medium body, with its flavors and finish is spot on. I have been ordering from this company for years now and its been a great experience, and great coffees.

This variety is at its best when dark roasted. Very smooth with no aftertaste. I'm a dark roast lover, and I did not like the taste when I brown roasted La Minita

Low acidity and very smooth. It is my go to for everyday.

I finally got back around to working on finding a good roast profile for this one again. First time was good but not GREAT and I set it aside a while. City+ seems to be the sweet spot where it has near perfect balance. For a small bean it surprisingly needed an extended drying phase like a big Kenya AA. Not a wild-and-crazy-knock-your-socks-off-and-jolt-you-out-of-bed kind of coffee, more like a sip-on-it-slowly-while-reading-a-book kind of coffee because the longer it sits in the cup the sweeter it gets, and to me it is relaxing to drink. Tarrazu is one of my all time favorites but I haven't had a good cup of Tarrazu in decades until now.

Costa Rican Tarrazu has been my go-to coffee for years. Got imprinted by La Minita many moons ago. Don't know if my taste buds have improved but La Minita, as good as it is (and it is very, very good), just doesn't seem as outstanding as it was five to ten years ago. When I served it, friends became immediate converts. Still and all, this is a top ten, daily drinker. Tarrazu has a reputation for being 'just too non-descript, too straight forwardly good'. This crop is no exception. Roast easy, let it sit for two to three days and it. is. good. Not great, but very good.

Great coffee. One of my all time favorites.