El Colibri

Costa Rica · Heredia, Central Valley · Dark roast

The same green coffee, roasted differently:

Light La Lapa Medium El Tucán Dark El Colibri

Tasting notes — what do they mean?

dark chocolate plum blackberry molasses walnut

Dark Dry (natural) 1400–1800 m Villa Sarchí Specialty Fresh roast

The dark end. The longer roast puts cocoa and molasses underneath the fruit. Particularly good with milk.

Size

250 g 5 390 Ft 500 g −3% 10 490 Ft All three roasts 3 × 100 g 4 990 Ft

5 390 Ft

Every bag carries the roast date and the LOT number — so you can see exactly when it was made.

15 000 Ft felett ingyenes Foxpost. 1–3 munkanap.

Free collection in person: Vác (Saturday market) and Budapest.

Where it comes from

A micromill in the Heredia part of the Central Valley, where neighbouring farms bring their cherry. Juan Ramón Alvarado Rodríguez and his family are fourth-generation producers; they have been building out the processing since 2003, and added a cupping lab and a roastery so they can taste what leaves their hands. This lot is Villa Sarchí, dry processed — hence the spice, the cooked cherry and the cocoa. “I hope to God that I will die a farmer, and I hope my son does too,” Juan Ramón says.

Termelő: Brumas del Zurquí micromill — Juan Ramón Alvarado Rodríguez
Régió: Heredia, Central Valley
Fajta: Villa Sarchí
Feldolgozás: Dry (natural)
Magasság: 1400–1800 m

The whole lot

Freshness and storage

The bag carries the roast date, so you can see exactly when it was made.

Whole bean is best between 4 and 8 weeks; ground, a few days. Keep it in a sealed bag at room temperature, away from light — the fridge doesn't help, and the freezer only works if you don't keep opening it.

Shipping and pickup

Foxpost csomagautomata — 1 142 Ft, 1–3 working days. Free above 15 000 Ft.
Foxpost home delivery — 2 590 Ft, 1–3 working days.
EU delivery — From 4 200 Ft, to 14 European countries.
Pickup — Vác Saturday market — free, Vác, Káptalan u. 3.
Pickup — Budapest — free, 1023 Budapest, Frankel Leó út 49.
Pickup — Vác — free, 2600 Vác, Zrínyi u. 33.

Shipping details

Recipes

How we brew it

These are not generic recipes. The roast level and the character of the lot together set the parameters — and we've written down why.

Espresso

Tiko recipe

Aiming for: Blackberry, plum, clean sweetness.

Coffee: 18 g
Yield: 36 g
Temperature: 91.5 °C
Grind: fine
Time: 25–28 s

Why this way: Natural process, full of fruit sugar. One degree cooler keeps the blackberry and plum sweet instead of tipping into astringency.

About our dark: Our dark roast stops at around 18% development and never reaches second crack — so it takes hotter water than a typical "dark roast" recipe would tell you.

If it's off: If it feels heavy, go a touch coarser — natural beans give up their solubles faster.

Moka pot

Tiko recipe

Aiming for: Blackberry, plum, clean sweetness.

Coffee: filled basket, loosely
Temperature: pre-heated water
Grind: medium
Time: ~3,5 perc

Why this way: Natural process, full of fruit sugar. One degree cooler keeps the blackberry and plum sweet instead of tipping into astringency.

About our dark: Our dark roast stops at around 18% development and never reaches second crack — so it takes hotter water than a typical "dark roast" recipe would tell you.

If it's off: If it feels heavy, go a touch coarser — natural beans give up their solubles faster.

Customer recipes

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Az El Colibri a Costa Rica-i The dark roast of our Brumas del Zurquí lot. Tasting notes: dark chocolate, plum, blackberry, molasses, walnut. Origin: Heredia, Central Valley, dry (natural) processing, 1400–1800 m above sea level. We recommend it for: Eszpresszó, Bialetti, Tejes kávé. From 5 390 Ft, roasted in Vác and dated on the bag. Free shipping above 15 000 Ft; pickup in Vác and Budapest is free.

Frequently asked questions about this coffee

What does El Colibri taste like?

El Colibri: dark chocolate, plum, blackberry, molasses, walnut. Dark roast, dry (natural) processed coffee from Costa Rica-i.

What is the difference between El Colibri and the other roasts?

They are all made from the same green coffee — the Brumas del Zurquí lot — only roasted differently: La Lapa (light), El Tucán (medium), El Colibri (dark). The lighter roast gives more acidity and fruit, the darker one more body and chocolate. Same producer, same sack.

How should I brew El Colibri?

Eszpresszó: 18 g coffee, — water, 91.5 °C, fine grind, in 25–28 s. Recommended methods: Eszpresszó, Bialetti, Tejes kávé.

How much is El Colibri, and how do I get it?

From 5 390 Ft. We roast it in Vác and send it to a Foxpost parcel locker (1 142 Ft) or to your door (2 590 Ft) within 1–3 working days. Free above 15 000 Ft. Free pickup in person at: Vác, Káptalan u. 3.; 1023 Budapest, Frankel Leó út 49.; 2600 Vác, Zrínyi u. 33..

The same green coffee

Compare the three roasts

Brumas del Zurquí, Costa Rica — one sack, three different roasts. The difference is not a theory: you can taste it.

Costa Rica · Light

La Lapa

blackberry · plum · bright chocolate

5 090 Ft / 250 g

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Costa Rica · Medium

El Tucán

chocolate · plum · blackberry

5 090 Ft / 250 g

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Costa Rica · Dark

El Colibri

dark chocolate · plum · blackberry

5 390 Ft / 250 g

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I'll take all three — 3 × 100 g, 4,990 Ft