Costa Rica Coffee Culture

Costa Rica Gave Geisha Coffee to the Americas

Costa Rica Gave Geisha Coffee to the Americas

Geisha is the most expensive coffee variety on earth, and the most mythologized. People who have never bought a bag of single-origin in their lives have heard the price stories:...

Costa Rica Gave Geisha Coffee to the Americas

Geisha is the most expensive coffee variety on earth, and the most mythologized. People who have never bought a bag of single-origin in their lives have heard the price stories:...

Costa Rica Indigenous Mask

The Eight Indigenous Peoples of Costa Rica

If you fly into San José and drive an hour in any direction, you will see coffee farms, cattle pasture, and forest. You will probably not see a Bribri village,...

The Eight Indigenous Peoples of Costa Rica

If you fly into San José and drive an hour in any direction, you will see coffee farms, cattle pasture, and forest. You will probably not see a Bribri village,...

Costa Rica Empanadas

The Afternoon Cafecito: Costa Rica's Most Impor...

If you visit a Costa Rican household at four in the afternoon, you'll hear three sounds in roughly this order: the metallic click of a kettle being set on the...

The Afternoon Cafecito: Costa Rica's Most Impor...

If you visit a Costa Rican household at four in the afternoon, you'll hear three sounds in roughly this order: the metallic click of a kettle being set on the...

Costa Rica Breakfast Gallo Pinto

Gallo Pinto and Costa Rican Coffee: The Anatomy...

If you walk into a soda anywhere in Costa Rica at seven in the morning, you'll hear three sounds in roughly this order: the hiss of rice and beans hitting...

Gallo Pinto and Costa Rican Coffee: The Anatomy...

If you walk into a soda anywhere in Costa Rica at seven in the morning, you'll hear three sounds in roughly this order: the hiss of rice and beans hitting...

12 Coffee Myths You Probably Still Believe

12 Coffee Myths You Probably Still Believe

Many people pick up ideas about coffee over the years. Some come from old stories passed around. Others start from half-remembered advice. These ideas shape how people brew, buy, and...

12 Coffee Myths You Probably Still Believe

Many people pick up ideas about coffee over the years. Some come from old stories passed around. Others start from half-remembered advice. These ideas shape how people brew, buy, and...

Best Water for Coffee at Home: Filtered, Tap, Distilled, or Spring?

Best Water for Coffee at Home: Filtered, Tap, D...

Water makes up 98% of your coffee. Yet most home brewers overlook this crucial ingredient, focusing only on beans, grind size, and brew time. The type of water you choose...

Best Water for Coffee at Home: Filtered, Tap, D...

Water makes up 98% of your coffee. Yet most home brewers overlook this crucial ingredient, focusing only on beans, grind size, and brew time. The type of water you choose...