Small, mountainous and quality-obsessed, Costa Rica reinvented itself around the 'micromill' revolution, in which farmers process their own coffee instead of selling cherries to a central mill. That control made the country the spiritual home of honey processing, and the cup shows it: clean and bright with pronounced sweetness, ripe stone fruit and citrus over a honeyed, syrupy body. By law the country grows only Arabica, and it grows it carefully.
Key growing regions
TarrazúCentral ValleyWest ValleyBrunca
Did you know
Costa Rica made it illegal to grow lower-quality Robusta in 1989 — a national bet on Arabica quality.
| Photo | Coffee | Process | Roast | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Profile CoffeeApril · Caturra, Catuaí · Washed · Light roast | Washed | Light | $17.92 | |
| Volcan Azul — Washed SL28April · SL28 · Washed · Light roast | Washed | Light | $25.09 | |
| Hacienda San Isidro Labrador - El Cedro COE #3 Gesha WashedDatura · Geisha · Washed · Light roast | Washed | Light | $52.48New | |
| DotaGeorge Howell · Light roast | — | Light | $21.00 | |
| Dota DarkGeorge Howell · Dark roast | — | Dark | $21.00 | |
| Dota MediumGeorge Howell · Medium roast | — | Medium | $21.00 | |
| La MinitaGeorge Howell · Washed · Light roast | Washed | Light | $26.00 | |
| Las Lajas NaturalOnyx · Natural · Light roast | Natural | Light | $9.50 | |
| Second SliceRosso · Light roast | — | Light | $18.48 | |
| Costa Rica - Corazón de Jesús "Vista Paraíso" Java [25/26]Scenery · Java · Natural · Light roast | Natural | Light | $18.74New | |
| Costa Rica - Roble Negro EspressoScenery · Catuaí · Washed · Light roast | Washed | Light | $18.07New | |
| Don CayitoSquare Mile · Typica · Natural · Light roast | Natural | Light | $27.10 | |
| El Trapiche Santa Rosa 1900Square Mile · Light roast | — | Light | $25.77 | |
| San MartínSquare Mile · Geisha · Medium roast | — | Medium | $35.80 | |
| Volcan Azul CaturraThe Barn · Caturra · Natural · Light roast | Natural | Light | $19.43 | |
| Volcan Azul ObatáThe Barn · Obatá · Anaerobic · Light roast | Anaerobic | Light | $27.91 |















