Costa Rica Puente Tarrazu - La Pena

Roasted and ready for your to pick up: Costa Rica Puente Tarrazu - La Pena. Small batch. Get  yours today!

These Beautiful Beans

Yiching Says --

When you need fresh and delicious Single Origin coffee beans, get them at caffe d'bolla! John roasts the top quality in-season greens multiple times a week (ok he seems to be constantly roasting, if you ask me) with roast precision, so you can always get the best beans available.

Selections are constantly changing, so when you see the ones you like, pick 'em up right away! You may not see them again for another year. Come by the shop to see what's roasting and being put up on-shelf, and you can also follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter, to see our day-to-day posts and to interact with either John or myself.

Here are pics of a few Single Origin coffees we recently offered. Stop by and check out what we have in store for you today!

Guatemala Finca Rosma.

Ethiopia Kaffa Michiti Coop.
Sumatra Gunung Gayo - wet processed.
Costa Rica La Union Yellow Honey.

Come get your beans and talk coffee! :)

Costa Rica Chirripo -- Finca Jonny

Finca Jonny is a 7-hectare family-run farm in the La Piedra de Rivas region of a National Park zone called Chirripo in a hidden corner of Costa Rica. Jonny (of Finca Jonny) decided to build a micromill and a greenhouse on the farm for processing and screen drying. The results are outstanding and the investment shines in the cup.

In the cup it's grape jelly, blackberry, and plum juice with a touch of coconut lil and snappy acidity to hold it all together.

Try it On Siphon while it's available!

Roasting Roasting Roasting

John has been roasting coffee since we came back from our trip. We've also been keeping our "coffee bagging station" busy. Here are a few coffees that we just put out:

Costa Rica Finca Salaca - las Brisas: Concord grape, apple, and blackberry.

Nicaragua Acopio Suyatal: Malt, ginger, caramel, chocolate, and grape.

Kenya Nyeri Gaturiri Peaberry: Raspberry, red currant, black cherry, grape and red apple.

These are delicious! Come try it on the siphon, or get a bag and make your own at home today! 

And to get updates on what caffe d'bolla is offering, remember to find us on twitter and facebook.

Costa Rica Finca Salaca - Las Brisas

Fresh out of the roaster, and already flying off the shelf at the shop: Costa Rica Finca Salaca - Las Brisas.



Beneficio Las Brisas micro mill was opened this year by Maria Elena Castro and her son. They had previously been delivering coffee cherries from their farm, Finca salaca, to Helsar de Zarcero for processing. The farm, Finca Salaca, is planted almost entirely with Villalobos, a local varietal, and Caturra. The coffees are all mechanically washed by hand and sun-dried on raised beds.

In the cup it's concord grape merging into juicy red apple, blackberry and black cherry as it cools. Delicious!

Costa Rica Tarrazu - Finca La Ortiga Microlot

Yiching says - oh it's been exactly a month since we last updated the blog. There have been so many wonderful coffees that John's roasting and offering at caffe d'bolla. Will be more diligent in terms of blogging about them (hopefully.)

One of the coffees that John just roasted is Costa Rica Tarrazu - Finca La Ortiga Microlot. It's available Whole Bean right now.

This microlot is brought to us by way of El Alumbre, a plot within the much larger Finca La Ortiga. This particular plot is situated at 1800 meters in the micro-region of Colpachi El Guarco. Beneath the shady canopy of banana trees, farmer Omar Brenes Fallas has planted El Alumbre with a mix of Caturra and Catuai, both high-yielding cultivars, maximizing the potential harvest of this small-holder farm.

Malted honey, silky sweet mandarin orange, lingering green tea finish. Crystalline clean and refined.

Costa Rica San Martin de Leon Cortes

Just in, and fresh out of the roaster - Costa Rica San Martin de Leon Cortes.

San Martin de Leon Cortes is a small village on a high ridge, and not located on any official map. It is situated on along a part-paved and part-dirt road in the famed Tarrazu coffee-groing region of Costa Rica. This coffee is sourced from small producers in the area and processed at a nearby mill that has prepared some of our nicest lots in years past. So it's the best of both worlds for coffee quality; a great source for coffee cherries, and great processing and patio-drying.

In the cup it's winey fruits from cherry to berry, hints of apple and floral notes with a clean and sweet caramel essence. Silky. Sweet. Super.

Costa Rica - Finca Bella Vista

Fresh out of the roaster, and Whole Bean Available at caffe d'bolla: Costa Rica - Finca Bella vista.

Finca Bella Vista is a Cup of Excellence award winning farm in the area of Leon Cortez de Tarrazu. Bella Vista sits at 1800 meters, the peak of a larger farm La Loma that resides on a mountain. The farm is owned by the Bonilla-Solis family, as is the Don Mayo mill that is run by Hector and Pablo Bonilla. The Bonillas own their own cherry production, and manage quality from tree through processing. This is an exceptional farm.

In the cup it's sweet and bright citrus notes with red apple and a date and fig sweetness. Jasmine and bergamot as it cools.

Espresso - Enchanted Sunset

Available Whole Bean right now, and coming soon at caffe d'bolla... Enchanted Sunset Espresso!

This awe-inspiring espresso is a blend of three amazing coffees. The essence of the cup is from San Diego Buena Vista in Guatemala, and a smooth Brazil from Fazenda Aurea. A touch of Villa Sarchi, a special cultivar only grown in Costa Rica.

In the cup it's warm malt and nut on a bed of caramel and vanilla, with sweet and bright citrus highlights.

Costa Rica Caturra de Zarcero

This wonderful Single Origin Costa Rica is just roasted and bagged, and available whole bean at the shop right now!

This is a single micro-lot from a one producer, processed at the Helsar de Zarcero coffee wet mill. This is a Caturra varietal coffee, and processed using the Penagos ecological machine wash process (rather than traditional wet-process fermentation method). The cup results are so close to the classic, clean, bright flavor of high grown Costa Rica that we think the ecologically sound new process method also results in flavors similar or better than the old style wet-process method.

In the cup it's caramel-honey sweetness with a snappy citrus acidity and hints of melon. Amazing clarity!

Costa Rica La Legua Bourbon

Just roasted and bagged: Costa Rica La Legua Bourbon!

This coffee hails from the outskirts of Tarrazu, in a small region called La Legua de Asseri. It is 100% Bourbon cultivar, and is prepared using a double-washed Wet Processing method, and sun-dried at Don Mayo coffee mill.



In the cup it's boysenberry aromatics, sweet malt, and cinnamon highlights. Remarkable and exciting Bourbon coffee!

Available at caffe d'bolla right NOW!

Costa Rica Helsar de Zarcero - Macho Arce

Whole Bean Coffee new on the shelf today: Costa Rica Helsar Zarcero - Macho Arce.

This is a lot from the farm of Manuel "Macho" Arce in the West Valley area of Zarcero, close to Naranjo town. It's mostly Caturra cultivar, and has the zesty brightness and citrus accents that exemplify this varietal at it's best. It is processed at the Helsar de Zarcero mill, which is consistently turning out some of the best coffees from this area of Costa Rica.

In the cup it's an up tempo coffee. Vanilla, orange, and lemon, with light hints of hazelnut and a wonderful citrus tang. Yeah!!

Costa Rica La Minita Tarrazu

The Press Pot Coffee we are brewing and roasting now is Costa Rica La Minita Tarrazu. This is the perfect Costa Rican coffee. It's clean and sweet aromatics with apple, spice, and vanilla entwined with subtle chocolate notes. Milled and prepared entirely by Hacienda La Manita. Yummy!


coffee trees flowering at Hacienda La Manita.
(c)Hacienda La Manita