Small Distinctive Hotels' Coffee Tasting at Café Britt

Recently, the Small Distinctive Hotels Team and its members met at the Café Britt headquarters in Heredia where the entire Small Distinctive Hotels Group had the opportunity to taste the high-quality coffee provided by Café Britt:

With 6 empty cups before us, we little by little became more acquainted with the diverse tastes of this Costa Rican gourmet coffee. The grind, fresh beans were first pressed in a French Coffee Press for best taste as we learned. We learned about the process of growing excellent coffee beans, for instance how altitude affects the quality of the beans, as well as about the roasting process, followed by a tasting of the various roasts from the characteristic and mild light-roasted to the more sweet and chocolaty dark-roasted beans, as well as decafeinated coffee and finishing with a gourmet espresso.


For the coffee lovers among us, here is an overview of the different and distinct coffee flavors Café Britt features:

Café Britt Dark Roast embodies the tradition of gourmet Costa Rican coffee. Aged red wine, figs and dried fruits mellow its robust aroma. Its full-bodied flavor of strong coffee and dark chocolate makes for an  intense taste sensation. This classic blend takes its leave with distinction and elegance.

Café Britt Light Roast A great way to start your day! With an aroma reminiscent of freshly picked limes and flavor that hints of caramel and apricot, this blend enlivens the senses like a crisp sunrise. Firm of character, this high-mountain blend lingers on the palate, with a pleasant, subtle citrus finish. 

Café Britt Tarrazu is a blend for the coffee connoisseurs with a penchant for perfection. Grown in the rich volcanic soils of Costa Rica’s famed Tarrazu region, these choice Arabica coffee cherries are ripened evenly at 1,400 to 1,600 meters, hand-picked, sun dried and dark roasted for a unique taste. Café Britt Tarrazu will surprise you with a flavor that hints of cacao and grapefruit and an aroma of aged wood and dark chocolate. Its intensity fills the palate, then fades cheerfully.

Café Britt Decaffeinated Enjoy the taste of Costa Rican export-quality coffee without the caffeine. Café Britt Decaffeinated is carefully dark roasted for a delicate, clean taste hinting of honey and clove. An aroma of the seeds and dry leaves evokes a serene autumn afternoon. Its complexity intensifies as it cools, for a finish tinged with nostalgia.


Costa Rica Espresso Roast. It’s widely recognized that the natural sweetness and acidity of Costa Rica’s high-mountain Arabica beans make some of the world's best espresso. Café Britt enhances this uniqueness by carefully selecting and slowly roasting only the choicest gourmet coffee beans for a full-bodied flavor and ultra-rich consistency. Immerse you senses with a sip straight-up, or dressed up as a cappuccino, latte or café au lait.

The beautiful coffee farm, interesting and entertaining coffee tour as well as of course the delicious coffee, make the Café Britt farm a great place to visit on your next vacation to Costa Rica!