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San Juanillo Anaerobic

San Juanillo Anaerobic

Origin: Costa Rica

Producer: Tomas Gutierrez / Allan Vargas

Tasting Notes: Cherry | Grapefruit | Molasses

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  • About San Juanillo Anaerobic | Costa Rica

    This is a truly unique and distinctive coffee produced specifically for us by our friends at San Juanillo and the Patalillo micro mill. We've been buying their coffee since 2019.

    After harvest, the coffee was fermented in sealed containers free from oxygen for 48 hours before drying on concrete patios as a natural process. This is a stunning coffee with tasting notes that include cherry, grapefruit and a molasses like sweetness.

  • Coffee Info

    Tasting Notes: Cherry | Grapefruit | Molasses
    Processing Method: Anaerobic fermentation natural
    Varietal: Marsallesa
    Importer: Horsham Coffee Roaster / IAC

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On The Farm: San Juanillo farm

Costa Rica San Juanillo farm

The Producer

San Juanillo farm

Tomas Gutierrez and Allan Vargas bought the farm in 2007 with the intention of regenerating the landscape and soil and planting new and exciting varieties. We first bought coffee from San Juanillo farm in 2019 and have visited several times. They grow various varietals using natural farming methods that encourage insect and bird life.

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Coffee Origin

Costa Rica 🇨🇷

Costa Rican farmers are known for their tendency to experiment with various post harvest processing method and for planting rare and interesting coffees, such as SL-28 and Geisha. We've been buying our Costa Rican coffees direct from the same producers for several years with the help of Selva coffee.

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  • 5 stars: 25 (89%)
  • 4 stars: 2 (7%)
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I.M.

Lovely flavours!

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W.Y.A.O.
Delicious

Taste nice and great for hand brewing

J
J.
Outstanding Coffee

This is one of the best coffees I have had in the last year or so, delicious flavour profile, good roast, and distinctive. Really enjoy the taste, especially in espresso based drinks - my favourite being a classic double shot americano.

A
A.
Really good coffee

Love this coffee

I
I.M.
Amazing!!!

This coffee was easily my favourite coffee this year. So much flavours!

L
L.
Best one yet

Easily my favourite of all the coffee selections so far. Gorgeous nose and acidity.

D
D.T.
Bursting with flavour

This one is really packed with floral and fruit notes both on the nose and in the cup.

C
C.B.

So perfumed! Doesn’t matter the brew method, espresso or V60, the entire house smells of the coffee.

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S.S.
Order did not arrived yet

Order did not arrived yet

R
R.F.
Very smooth

Love this coffee. Arrived on time and now wish I bought 1KG instead of the 500. But will be back for me if its still in stock!

F
F.R.C.
Odd flavour

The delivery was fast. Very odd flavour dont like it at all. Its not even strong. I will have a hard time finishing it!

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L.E.
All the Pinapple!!!

Brewed using a 1zpresso ZP6 Special (grind setting 3.5) and this coffee cupped super clean, with a lovely pinapple front and a delicate floral back. Very high quality bean and roast. And to think this coffee is going to get better with the next week. Can always trust Horsham to deliver.

P
P.
Another Excellent Experimental Natural, this time from Costa Rica.

Opened this bag shortly after tasting the Brazilian one that I commented upon earlier.
Made brews using both my AeroPress and my Clever Dripper filter; not tried it with my Ninja Automatic Drip Filter machine, nor as a Cafetière.
Certainly, these beans make excellent flavoursome brews, just not quite as good (so far) as the Brazilian. Distinctive juicy prunes & tropical fruits with a silky smooth honey sweetness on the aftertaste. I am loving it.
At the moment, I am double-filtering our tap water for use in brewing our coffees.
Because we have traditionally soft water here, in the past I’ve been spiking our filtered tap water with recommended & controlled amounts of Mg2+ & HCO3- to help better extract all the flavours from the coffee beans. I stopped doing this a short while back (when they changed the source of our water supply), but now think I should re-instate my earlier special brewing methods, as they’ve changed the source yet again.
Hence, I’m going to do this as an experiment with these beans and the Brazilian ones.
I may then submit updated reviews.
Suffice it to say, like the Brazilian, this CM Natural Costa Rican is Excellent and Great Value For Money too.
I drink my coffee black, so only the very best Speciality Coffee Beans will do for me, and this is one such example.
I am really impressed with Horsham Coffee Roasters, so have moved their website link into my Folder of Top Nosh Roasters on my iPad. Highly Recommend.

R
R.C.
Rich aroma, great taste

First time ordered from Horsham. Although experienced delivery to wrong door but finally sorted out by customer service. Superb coffee with rich aroma and great taste!

s
s.j.
delicious as usual

another brilliant coffee, tasting notes spot on. So many good roasters out there , the bar is high but Horsham are always excellent. One of the best !

c
c.b.
My fav to date

Really like this 3rd order. Smooth but depth in my aeropress ,espresso with small milk .Think the carbonic laceration process is one I really like 👌

P
P.B.
Superb

This coffee has superb taste . I love it . Good job HCR 😎

D
D.E.
Favourite coffee, great taste.

I am a huge fan of the Carbonic Maceration coffees but this one in particular is outstanding. Best coffee I have ever tasted.

R
R.C.
Finally found a coffee I like!

After changing to coffee beans from a pod machine I couldn’t find a coffee I liked as much. Realised the pods were Costa Rican coffee so tried yours in desperation and voila! Fantastic!

M
M.j.w.b.
Delightful

Very enjoyable. Very consistent. This was a delight to drink and I found the taste to be complex, delicate and refreshing.

I'm currently on the site to buy some more =)

Aeropress. 15g to 250 ml. 1.5 minute step and 30 second press

L
L.F.
Fabulous coffee

Really delicious, full of flavour.

C
C.G.
a rounded taste and captivating aroma

I am a regular client of Horsham and happen to often try different blend, so I don’t review that frequently. However, this coffee has been exceptional, full bodied and distinctive for it aroma and overall taste even when cold. I wish Horsham brings this coffee back again sometime. A unique experience.

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P.L.
Carbonic Maceration

Phoned up this morning, managed to grab a last bag of this amazing coffee.
The Varietal is unique
The roasting spot on
The aroma heady even if you don't drink it after grinding.
Try a cup of this espresso Otaly flat white - then after drinking put on 2 paper masks - then tell me how good is this process
Like drinking a 3rd cup with the natural aromas in mouth coming out
Perfect
Really happy to find this business :)

A
A.B.
Great tasting coffee.

A great tasting coffee, lovely sweet over tones.

D
D.R.
Amazing

Lovely sweetness, tropical notes really come through (even to a normal person). One of my favourite ever coffees.

J
J.G.

E excellent

P
P.N.
San juanillo

Great taste and a nice after taste no bitter after taste, well recommend you by this coffee,I will buy this coffee again

P
P.S.
Stunning

This is a stand out single origin. Sweet with well controlled acidity - pineapple and tropical fruit notes in the cup.