Costa Rica Rio Negro

Rich, fruit-forward, and full of character, Costa Rica Rio Negro Natural delivers mixed berries, light rum sweetness, and smooth milk chocolate. The first-ever natural lot from Hacienda Rio Negro, and a seriously good shot of espresso.

Tasting notes mixed berries, light rum, milk chocolate
Roast level medium-light
Region coto brus
Varietal caturra, catuai
Process natural
Elevation 1100-1250 m

Costa Rica Rio Negro is a natural process coffee with a rich, fruit-forward sweetness. Mixed berries and light rum up front, settling into smooth milk chocolate as it cools. It drinks like a coffee that knows exactly what it's doing, layered and easy to come back to.

Hacienda Rio Negro sits at Costa Rica's southern border with Panama in the Coto Brus region. The farm was founded in 1955 by Luis Wachong Lee, a Chinese immigrant who ran it into the 1990s. In 2001, Rio Negro became the first farm in Costa Rica to earn Rainforest Alliance certification. For most of its history, the farm has focused on washed coffees. This lot is their first natural process coffee brought to market, and it's a strong debut. The natural processing brings out a berry sweetness and body that their washed lots don't typically show.

If you liked our Bali Kintamani, this one's in that neighborhood. Try it as a shot of espresso where the berry sweetness and rum notes really concentrate, or brew it on a pour over and let the milk chocolate finish open up.

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ROAST SCHEDULE

This limited-release coffee is roasted three to four days a week, typically within 48 hours of your order. Orders placed after Friday’s production window roll into Monday’s roast schedule.

SHIPPING

Running out of coffee is no fun! We've put systems in place to ensure you get the freshest coffee possible, shipped as quickly as possible. Most orders roast and ship the following business day.

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INGREDIENTS

100% freshly roasted coffee. No additives, flavorings, or fillers. We roast only coffee, and our facility never processes nuts, dairy, gluten, or any other common allergens.