Costa Rica: Don Joel, Finca Carmela, Villa Sarchi

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Allan Oviedo

  • Flavour profile Orange, cherry, raspberry, caramel
  • Process Yellow Honey
  • Varietal Villa Sarchi
  • Roast Medium

£11.00

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  • Finca Carmela is a three hectare farm that's planted mostly with Villa Sarchi variety coffee trees, as well as some smaller plantings of rarer varietals like Kenia. Situated around 1,600 metres above sea level in the famous Costa Rican coffee growing region of Alajuela, this farm is 1 of 2 owned and operated by Allan Oviedo and his family, whom we've been buying coffee from since 2017.

    Allan also owns and operates the Don Joel micromill, which is named after his late father, Joel. It processes coffee from both of Allan's farms, as well as some of his neighbours from the San Luis de Grecia area.

    Starting with sweet orange and a shoulder of cherry, the coffee slips into raspberry on the finish and tangerine on the aftertaste. A delicate edge of caramel comes through as it cools, adding layers to this sweetly fruity cup.

    • Country: Costa Rica
    • Region: Western Valley
    • Province: Alajuela
    • Canton: San Luis de Grecia
    • Farm: Finca Carmela
    • Micromill: Don Joel
    • Producer: Allan Oviedo
    • Elevation: 1,600 m.a.s.l.
    • Processing method: Yellow Honey
    • Varietal: Villa Sarchi

  • Tasting notes: Orange, cherry, raspberry, caramel.

    Cup of Excellence Cupping Scores

    • Clean cup: (1–8): 6.5
    • 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): 87

    Roast Information
    Medium: somewhere between the end of first crack and just before second will help this fruity sweetness shine to best effect.

  • We offer our coffees as whole beans, pre-ground, and green unroasted.

    To help you choose the best pre-ground options for you, below is a list of popular brew methods that we find work well with our settings. And for more information, please visit our dedicated grind size article here.

    Espresso: Turkish coffee (jezve) or, you guessed it, espresso*

    Fine Filter: Moka pot, AeroPress, single cup pour-over (e.g. Hario V60 01, Chemex 1-3 cup, Kalita 155). Fine filter also works well for home espresso machines like the De'Longhi Dedica.

    Medium Filter: Double cup pour-over brewers (e.g., Clever Dripper, V60 02, Chemex 6/8/10 cup, Kalita 185, April, wide Orea, etc)

    Coarse Filter: Automatic drip brewers like Moccamaster, BUNN, Sage, Behmor etc, and syphon brewers.

    French Press: French Press (cafetiere/press pot/plunger Pot), cold brew, cowboy coffee.

    It is not possible to grind 3kg bags.

    Ground coffee cannot be refunded nor exchanged as it is a product customised especially for you. Full refund policy here.

    If you're interested in getting yourself a grinder, we have a great selection to choose from! Click here to check them out.

    *Please note that some home espresso machines will struggle with a standard espresso grind due to the wide variety of machines on the market and the difference in spec when compared to commercial espresso machines. If you are unsure whether this applies to your personal home set-up please get in touch.

  • We roast coffee and dispatch orders Monday to Friday.

    If you place an order before 07:30 am GMT, it will be dispatched that day. If you order after 07:30 am GMT, it will carry over to the following working day for processing.

    We offer free UK mainland delivery on all orders over £30.00. If you're spending under £30.00, one bag sent with First Class postage will cost £3.50, and one bag sent with Second Class postage will cost £2.00. DPD next working day delivery is available for a flat rate of £7.00 for all orders up to 10kg.

    First Class/Tracked 24 orders have a delivery aim of the next working day (Monday-Saturday) after dispatch. Second Class/Tracked 48 orders have a delivery aim of 2-3 working days (Monday-Saturday) after dispatch. DPD has a delivery aim of the next working day (Monday-Friday) after dispatch.

    If you would like to enjoy free delivery on orders under £30.00, make sure to check out My Ozone Rewards.

    For more information about delivery, please visit our Help Centre.

Producer Stories

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Allan Oviedo

We’ve been buying from Allan since 2017 and enjoy coffee from both of his two farms, La Cumbre and Carmela. Allan also owns and operates the Don Joel micromill which processes coffee from both of Allan's farms.

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Allan Oviedo of Don Joel, Ozone Head of eCommerce Chris Price, and Ozone Green Buyer Roland Glew, on Finca Carmela in Costa Rica

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