Christmas Coffee

Costa Rica La Pastora

£20.00

Cinnamon, Christmas pudding, sweet orange

This year, we’ve headed to Costa Rica’s Tarrazú region for a coffee that tastes ridiculously Christmassy. Sweet, rich and packed with cinnamon, warm baking spices, Christmas pudding and sweet orange. Add milk and it goes full chai latte. Proper festive stuff.

And because it’s Christmas, we’ve packed it into our amber glass jar with a limited-edition festive label. A very good present. An even better one to keep for yourself.

We only have a limited amount, so once it’s gone, it’s gone. This is an omni-roast, so it’s suitable for all brew methods. Please note, discounts are not valid for use on this product.

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High in Costa Rica’s Tarrazú region, Coope Tarrazú has been bringing coffee growers together since 1960. What started with just 228 members has grown to around 5,000 today, with the majority farming less than four hectares of land.

But this coffee comes from somewhere a little different.

In 2013, the co-op bought a farm once owned by Sr. Tobias Umaña, one of the early pioneers of coffee growing in Tarrazú. Today, Hacienda Cafetalera is their demonstration farm. A place to experiment with new processes, trial special lots and share what they learn with the thousands of growers who make up the co-op.

That spirit of experimentation runs right through this lot. Ripe cherries are picked, pulped and fermented for around four days before being dried slowly on raised beds under the Costa Rican sun.

The result is a coffee that feels properly made for Christmas. Sweet, rich and packed with fruit. Think cinnamon, warm baking spices, Christmas pudding and sweet orange. With milk, it tastes like a chai latte.

Now that’s what I call Christmas.

Producer: Coope Tarrazú

Region: Tarrazú

Varietal: Catuai, Caturra

Process: Anaerobic Fermentation, Natural

Altitude: 1800m

Brew Method: Espresso

Coffee / Water: 18g / 39g

Grind: Fine grind

Water temp: 93°C

Total brew time: 30 seconds

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We roast most coffee to an omni profile, which means it suits all brew methods while keeping the unique flavour of each coffee. The exceptions are The Truth, Uprising and The Bold. The Truth and Uprising are roasted for espresso, so they are more developed and soluble. The Bold is roasted darker to bring out richer characteristics alongside the coffee’s flavour.

WHAT GRIND SIZE DO YOU NEED?

Grind size can be tricky as adjusting it helps you get the best extraction. We know not everyone wants to invest in a grinder or fuss with settings. So we’ve simplified options with recommended brew methods:

Filter ground – cafetiere, pour-over filter and long brewed Aeropress
Espresso ground – short brewed Aeropress, moka pot and home espresso machines