Costa Rica: ARBAR, Oasis
ARBAR Micromill
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The ARBAR micromill is located in the Western Valley region near to the town of Lourdes de Naranjo. It's located at 1,600 meters above sea level and processes mostly Caturra, Catuai + a tiny bit of Villa Sarchi, there are also plans to plant some small micro-lots too in the future.
This coffee comes from a farm called El Oasis which is one of four farms in the surrounding area run by Carlos Arrieta and his family. The other three are La Casa, El Manantial, and La Isla.
The classic combo of milk chocolate and honeycomb fills your cup with sweetness, a gentle hint of apricot rounding it out for a well balanced coffee which will keep you coming back for another sip.- Country: Costa Rica
- Region: Western Valley
- Area: Lourdes de Naranjo
- Producer: Carlos Arrieta
- Farm: El Oasis
- Micromill: ARBAR
- Elevation: 1,600 m.a.s.l.
- Varieties: Caturra & Catuai
- Process: White Honey
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Tasting Notes: Milk chocolate, honeycomb, apricot.
Cup of Excellence Cupping Scores
- Clean cup: (1–8): 6
- Sweetness: (1–8): 7
- Acidity: (1–8): 6
- Mouthfeel: (1–8): 6
- Flavour: (1–8): 6.5
- Aftertaste: (1–8): 6
- Balance: (1–8): 6.5
- Overall: (1–8): 6.5
- Correction:(+36): +36
- Total: (max. 100): 86.5
Roasting Information
Medium - This sweetness doesn't need to go too far to shine with chocolate notes - late in the gap but before second is perfect. -
Producer Stories
Learn more about coffee sourcingARBAR Micromill
The ARBAR micromill is owned by the Arrieta Barboza family. That includes Carlos and Maria, and their children Yessica, Karen, Esteban and Jose Ignacio. Their house is right next to their micromill, which is laid out immaculately.
Read moreOur Packaging
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Compostable
Our 220g and 125g bags are made from a plastic free, plant based material that is commercially compostable and certified biodegradable. Which means it will leave nothing behind after you're finished with them.
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Roasted fresh
Being uncompromising on quality means being uncompromising with freshness. Our coffee is freshly roasted every day of the working week.
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Protecting our oceans
For each compostable bag that we buy, the same weight of plastic is removed from our ocean. You make that happen.