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The Trenton

Costa Rica · Natural · Medium-Light
4.8 from 12 ratings on the roaster's shop
In common
Both from Costa Rica · Both natural · Both list cocoa notes
Different
A lighter roast · $0.76/oz less
$18.9912 oz

Shipping $6.00

Early read

Costa Rica Pura Vida

Costa Rica · Honey · Medium
5.0 from 10 ratings on the roaster's shop
In common
Both from Costa Rica · Both Catuai · Both medium roasts
Different
Honey, not natural · $0.56/oz more
$24.9912 oz · 1 more size

Ships free

Early read

Fazenda Santana

Brazil · Natural · Medium
In common
Both Catuai · Both natural · Both medium roasts
Different
From Brazil, not Costa Rica · $0.63/oz less
$20.7012 oz · 3 more sizes

Shipping from $7.12

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Top36%

Costa Rica Tarrazu

Costa Rica · Medium
4.8 from 32 ratings on the roaster's shop
In common
Both from Costa Rica · Both medium roasts · Both list cocoa notes
Different
$1.02/oz less
$20.001 lb · 2 more sizes

Shipping $5.00Free shipping over $35

Top99%

T.H.E. Tarrazu Mustang

Costa Rica · Washed · Medium
Score of 85.0 cited by the roaster
In common
Both from Costa Rica · Both medium roasts · Both list cocoa notes
Different
Washed, not natural · $0.76/oz less
$24.991 lb · 1 more size

Shipping $8.00

Costa Rica / Jhon Alvarado Abarca — Filter, Java Roasters
Java Roasters, Toronto, ON

Costa Rica / Jhon Alvarado Abarca — Filter

Corasón de Jesús Natural Reposado

Mainly fruit, some cocoa, some sugar

In stock at Java Roasters. We don't carry it yet.

CAD 28.00250g bag
At Java Roasters

About Costa Rica / Jhon Alvarado Abarca (Filter)

How is it rated?

Early read. Too little evidence yet to give it a Cherrybook Index score; 1 source so far.

  • YouTube, on the roaster85
  • What the roaster discloses80

Whether we sell a coffee never changes its score. How the Index works

What will it taste like?

Mainly fruit, some cocoa, some sugar.

  • Fruit33%
  • Cocoa and nut33%
  • Sugar and spice33%

The roaster’s notes: starburst candies, cherry liqueur, chocolate.

See these notes on the flavor wheel

Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel: our reading of their notes, not the roaster’s own categories.

How does the price compare?

$2.27an ounce. Similar coffees run $1.78 to $2.84.

What moves the price

  • Roaster brand and sourcing+21%
  • Natural process+3%
  • Single origin+3%

A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what coffees with these listed traits sell for per ounce.

Back of the bag

What Java Roasters publishes about this coffee.

Farm or co-op
Corasón de Jesús
Process
Natural
Variety
Catuai
Altitude
1800 m
Roast
Medium
Bag
250g
Suggested brew
filter

The variety and the origin

About Java Roasters

The roaster’s page

Meet the roaster on camera

1 video

About the roasterInterview

JAVA Coffee Roasters: A Story of Polish Specialty Coffee Pioneers

European Coffee Trip

Watch on YouTube

This video covers Java Roasters; it is general roaster coverage.

Cherrybook summary of the video

This video features an interview with Nick Pituilliams, the CEO and co-owner of Java Roasters in Warsaw. He discusses the history of the company, from its early days as a startup to its growth and resilience during the pandemic.

Inside this video

From European Coffee Trip:

“I am the CEO and I am also the majority owner. I co-own it with an American called Glenn Gregory.”
“We were roasting our own coffee on an old lady 5 kilo Probat.”
Across the coverage of Java Roasters

Outside coverage highlights Java Roasters as a pioneer of the specialty coffee movement in Poland. Reviewers and interviewers note the company's long history evolving from an early startup into an established Warsaw roastery. The leadership discusses navigating industry challenges like the pandemic while maintaining their foundational roasting roots.

Polish specialty coffee pioneers · Warsaw based roastery · Pandemic resilience and growth · Long standing industry presence

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Mocha Java

Blend · Wet-Hulled · Medium
5.0 from 38 ratings on the roaster's shop
Fruity, Earthy, Balanced, Blueberry
$19.5012 oz · 1 more size

Shipping from $9.22

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Coltrane

Colombia · Washed · Medium
4.9 from 403 ratings on the roaster's shop
Orange, Nectarine, Chocolate
$19.8810 oz

Shipping $6.00Free shipping over $50

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Floral
  • Cocoa and nut
  • Sugar and spice