Dark Roast is the most popular coffee at Café Britt. It was also our very first! The story of Dark Roast is the ...
As coffee lovers ourselves, we know that it sometimes feels like we’ll never know everything we want to know about our favorite drink. Coffee is a world of its own, and even we are sometimes stumped. Unlike most of our visitors, though, we have direct access to some of the greatest minds in the coffee business, all of whom are kind enough to help us out with our doubts.
The Coffee 101 section of our blog is our gift to coffee geeks like ourselves, who want to know more about this miraculous beverage we call coffee, but may not know whom to ask.
We get lots of the questions that revolve around how to make the best coffee. Should I use a coffee maker, espresso machine, or French press? How do I choose the roast that’s right for me? What is the difference between Costa Rican coffees? Coffee is incredibly personal! Since we know that each person’s favorite will be different, in the blog we provide the information that you need in order to be able to experiment and find the coffee, roast, and brewing method that you love best.
With our Brewing Series, you’ll see step-by-step how to brew coffee with methods like the v60, French press, chorreador, and more. Although we won’t all buy a high-end espresso machine or invest in a new pour-over coffee method, there’s still lots of benefit in learning how these drinks are made. Even if you don’t have the tools yourself, you’ll be armed with knowledge that will help you tell the difference between a true barista and a person who simply makes coffee.
You’ll also get tips on like how to make the best iced coffee, which roast works best with each method, and the flavor differences between brewing methods.
We’ll also delve into aspects of coffee production, from types of coffee and the differences between Arabica coffee and Robusta to how to roast a green coffee bean and the science behind decaf coffee. As experts, we always love to share our knowledge about the industry that gives us our livelihood. We believe that the more you know about coffee production, the better you will appreciate the effort involved in bringing you the high-quality coffee beans that Café Britt is known for.
June 2022
Every year, we celebrate Costa Rican coffee and the country’s rich history of coffee production by creating an anniversary blend using coffee from a specific source in Costa Ri...
June 2022
If you’re interested in taking your coffee knowledge to the next level, look no further. There are plenty of Costa Rican terms you may already know: M...
August 2020
Even for the most ardent coffee lovers, decaf can be a bit of a mystery. Have doubts? Then let us clear up some of the myths surrounding decaffeinated c...
February 2020
Living in a coffee-producing country, we have the opportunity to view firsthand the changes that plantations go through in the course of a year. Every ...
November 2019
Both blends and single-origin coffees offer unique, expert...
November 2019
The holidays are almost here, and we’re looking forward to a new edition of our beloved ...
August 2019
Each year, Café Britt selects a single-origin coffee that represents a key factor in our history: a legacy of excellence. Since launching the line, coffees from family farms, bean...
October 2018
The never-ending quest for the perfect caffeinated drink requires more than just finding a great blend of coffee beans. It also means finding the right way of preparing t...
September 2018
At Café Britt, we are always looking for ways to innovate in order to give our customers something new and exciting. So we are proud to introduce our exclusive Fusión blend, a uni...
July 2018
About two hours from Costa Rica’s capital city, San José, up and down verdant hills and valleys, lies a region called the Zona de los Santos. This “saintly zone” gets its nam...
May 2018
In late 2017, Café Britt launched our first Hábitat blend dedicated to protecting Costa Rican wildlife. The purchase of each coffee supports a native animal, and our first bl...
March 2018
March 8 is International Women’s Day, so we’ve been thinking about the contributions of women in the coffee industry. Women have historically been and continue to be essentia...
December 2017
Costa Rica is known worldwide for its incredible flora and fauna. In fact, it holds approximately 5% of the planet’s biodiversit...
December 2017
A few months ago, we announced the launch of our ...
November 2017
It’s almost our favorite time of the year. That’s right—coffee harvest time i...
August 2017
In the last edition of Café Britt’s Brewing Series, our Master Brewer showed you ...
July 2017
When choosing the source of the beans for our annual Heritage Blend, Britt looks not only for exceptional quality, but also for a unique story that honors the long history of...
June 2017
The V60 is the brewing method of choice for coffee lovers everywhere. If you’ve ever ordered a pour over at a coffee shop, it’s likely you’ve already tasted what the V60 can ...
April 2017
Mérito Jaguar Blend is Britt´s contribution to the Jaguar’s conservation ...
December 2016
When we say a certain type of coffee is our favorite, what we’re really saying is that we love its flavor notes. This is why we’re grouping together some of our best-selling coffe...
September 2016
One of the perks of working at Café Britt is that our office coffee includes some of the best coffees in the world. On any given day we have more than 25 coffees we can choose fro...
August 2016
At Britt we’ve understood the importance of sustainability for decades. While there is lots of debate over what it means to be sustainable and enviro...
August 2016
Our Light Roast is one of our most popular blends, but not a lot of people know what makes it so special. Does it have less caffeine than dark roasts ...
August 2016
At Café Britt, we often talk about the art and science of coffee. Making coffee is a complex process and with so many terms and methods, it’s easy to ...
August 2016
Hidden under tropical mist and thick foliage, is the idyllic Finca Villa de las Flores, a small farm that has been certified organic for over ten year...
August 2016
Dark Roast is the most popular coffee at Café Britt. It was also our very first! The story of Dark Roast is the ...
August 2016
Ready to take your cup of coffee to the next level? We’ve got you covered. The four components of a great cup of coffee are water, grind, time and...
August 2016
Have you ever had a delicious cup of decaf coffee? If the answer is no, then you haven't tried Café Britt's famous decaf house blend. This special...
August 2016
Grupo Britt is a service company and we take that responsibility seriously. Our mission is to serve people and to impact their lives positively. We...
August 2016
Most coffee brands offer several varieties of coffee flavors and blends. It can seem overwhelming at first, but there are a ton of factors that dictate...
August 2016
At Britt we rely on two brewing methods to prepare our gourmet coffee. Here’s a guide to
understanding these methods and how we use them:
August 2016
If you’re wondering what level of the food pyramid coffee fits into, it may interest you to know that coffee is actually a fruit. Inside each cherry ar...
July 2016
Don Francisco is well known as the mastermind behind some of Costa Rica’s best coffees. His love of his profession is evident not on...
July 2016
There are many different varieties of coffee, each with its own unique flavors. Coffee farmers breed coffee plants to enhance these flavors and ...
July 2016
Have you ever thought about why coffee is only grown in certain countries? When we hear about coffee production, the same names keep popping u...
July 2016
Roasting coffee is both an art and a science. Skillful execution of the roasting process is essential because it transforms the properties of a green c...
July 2016
Tastes are subjective, but when it comes to coffee, you can train your taste buds to identify and enjoy fine coffee. Here are some of the differences b...
July 2016
In 1991, six years after Britt was founded, we realized the value of organic farming and made a decision to pioneer the organic coffee movement in Costa Rica by helping farms...
July 2016
One of the best parts of coffee is the endless variety of flavors and aromas a particular blend can take on based on the region it comes from. For example, our Tarrazu coffee has ...
July 2016
Have you ever been sipping a delicious cup of Joe and thought to yourself where on earth did this heavenly beverage come from? We’ve all been there and Britt is here to help answe...
June 2016
Before you can enjoy a delicious cup of coffee, each bean needs to be picked, processed, and roasted. Coffee production is still an artisanal business—this means a lot of people w...
June 2016
After a coffee cherry is picked and before it is roasted, the bean must be processed. Many people are experts on cherry types and roasting methods, but...
March 2016
We may be biased, but we think Costa Rica has the best tasting coffee you can find on planet earth. And we’re not the only ones. People travel from far and wide to experience the ...
February 2016
If you just visited Costa Rica and bought a chorreador or if you’re looking for a way to amp up your coffee drinking routine this article will tel...
February 2016
We’ve been in the coffee growing business for over three decades and have learned some things in the process that we’d like to share with you. Hopefully, you can benefit from the ...
September 2015
We’ve all experienced that lethal combination of desperate cappuccino craving and stubborn laziness. We want a cappuccino. But we don’t want to go out. And unless you were smar...
August 2015
The origins of the flat white are a hotly debated topic. Traditionally, Australia has taken credit for...
June 2015
The Navarro Valverde family has been working in the coffee farming industry for over three generations. The patriarch, Don Ismael, started growing cof...
June 2015
We coffee lovers are always on the lookout for the best coffee drinking experience and for the last ten years, coffee growers in Costa Rica have been pu...
December 2014
Unroasted coffee beans are each encased in a layer of “parchment” – a loose-fitting translucent skin. The parchment layer is kind of like “nature’s Tupperware.” It keeps the unroa...
December 2013
The fifth edition of the World Barista Championship, the “Olympic Games” for baristas or coffee bartenders, took place in Trieste, Italy June 18-20.