When pressed in fresh water and allowed to stem for just the right period of time, the flavors of the valcanic earth add a rich, solid taste to these beans. The coffee is mild enough to please the most sensitive of tastes, yet bold enough to stimulate the taste buds of the most veteran of coffee drinkers. The coffee is smooth going down and the taste is pure heaven. The aftertaste is almost non-existent, leaving only a pleasant smile of having enjoyed a coffee grown from the soil of volcanic earth and costa rican rains.

I love to save the POAS blend to drink like a fine wine on special occasions. It is a pleasure to savour on a weekend mornng before the busyness of the day has started. It is not a coffee to be rushed. Never once have I drank it and not thought of the beautiful countryside of Costa Rica.

My Recipe For Outstanding POAS Ice Coffee: 1) Use a Ball/Mason Jar (or similar) and add 12 oz. water 2) Add 5-6 tablespoons POAS 3) Let sit overnight on counter (room temp) 4) Sift through coffee filter in strainer over a 3+ measuring cup (makes approx. 300 ml - 1.5 cups) 5) Add 2 heaping tablespoons Splenda (or substitute) 6) Add equal amount of fat-free milk or water Enjoy over ice!!

MMmmmmmmm... now I have to say that this is not my all time absolute fave coffee from Cafe Britt but it pulls up a pretty close 2nd. It has a great aroma, I love the moment its intoxicating scent hits me as I come down the steps in the morning. It has a great flavor and a smooth richness that I love! It is as if each sip takes me to far off places deep in the luscious Costa Rican rainforest.

Better than any alarm clock, waking up to this extreme coffee aroma takes second place only to that first sip. Not an early bird by choice, this is the coffee I can live with in the morning. Being a one cup a day kind of gal, it's got to be a great coffee and the Poas Volcanic Earth is at the top of my list. We discovered this coffee earlier this year after an early morning trip up to the Poas volcano. A 3 toed sloth hanging from a line by the side of the road paralled my sluggishness. Typically Poas is misty & foggy (like I am when I wake up) but the sun broke through and this is what this coffee does for me.