Costa Rican Tarrazu Whole Bean Coffee, Medium Roast, Kosher, 2 lb (32 oz)

This company is hands down some of the freshest most flavorful coffee I’ve had the pleasure of tasting for the price. Underrated is an understatement. Excellent value with roasting dates listed.

Update 8/5/2020We continue to buy this FRC Terrazu and love it. If I have a criticism it's that their degree of roasting seems to have changed over time. NOW it seems more of a true medium roast, with fewer dark accents in the taste- just the opposite of what you'll read in my original review below. So when we feel like fussing, we are now buying a darker Costa Rican coffee available locally and mixing it in 1 part dark to 4 parts FRC's Tarrazu to mimic the complexity we love. Still a great product as is out of the bag, although the price has crept up over time.Original Review from 2018I've been enjoying Tarrazu whole bean coffee for several years from Trader Joe's. Unfortunately, they just (2018) discontinued offering it. This threw me into a panic, and after that, into research where I quickly learned that Tarrazu was a Costa Rican variety, not TJ's own brand name. (Who knew?) And naturally, when I couldn't find a different Tarrazu locally, this brought me to Amazon and this product.I would rate it 4-1/2 stars if I could, but 4 didn't seem to be enough, so 5 it is. Why? The TJ's product was slightly less dark, and I would argue, had a bit more complexity to it. From looking at the beans, I suspect that TJ's blended a little bit of a lighter roast along with the darker, and it was billed as a medium dark roast.This FRC, on the other hand, is a dark roast (2018). It is delicious, make no mistake about it. Rich and full of flavor. But it does not have as much of the caramel quality that we so enjoyed in TJ's. I will experiment with using less coffee to see if that makes a difference and report back; if I learn more about how to tease that quality out of this coffee. So I would withhold a half star for that if I could.We ended up blending a bit of a medium Guatemalan to ease up on the darkness of the roast and that served us well for a couple of years.Having said all that, this is a delicious coffee at only a slightly higher price, delivered to my doorstep!

Really spectacular taste

Very good coffee for espresso shots, very tasty 😋

This was my 2nd purchase, after enjoying initial coffee.5 lb bag arrived with a cut a few inches long. I'm certain I did not do this opening the Amazon box.Could be fault of either seller or Amazon. I'm on fence of asking for replacement or refund.Anyway the coffee smells freshly roasted, seems ok but haven't brewed yet.

Took me a little while to get the amount and blend right for a new brew method device with only a #2 cone size. But was smooth and gentle to the taste.

This is the freshest roasted coffee I have ever purchased. I am a big fan of Costa Rican coffee and typically purchase the 10oz bags of Cafe Britt, although I have been increasingly dis-satisfied with it over the last year or so, especially at the cost.I decided to try the Fresh Roasted Coffee brand and was initially skeptical because of its much lower cost, I am happy I took the chance.I immediately noticed the difference on opening the bag, the look of the Fresh Roasted Coffee beans was so much more appealing.Here are my comparisons:Appearance of the beans:FRC - Bright dark brown, gleaming and looking almost wet. (Note, they are not wet at all, just look "fresh")CB - Dull washed out brown, dried out looking.Smell of the coffee beans:FRC - Full on coffee smell, rich and strong smellingCB - Some unusual smell, not to be confused with coffee, coffee undertones (that would be a bad thing)Grind:FRC - Grinds up well, can see from the grinder after use that the coffee oils are alive and weel in these beansCB - Goes in dry, comes out dry.Smell during brew:FRC - Smells like a coffee houseCB - Not so muchTaste:FRC - Rich, full bodied, very satisfyingCB - Keep trying to add more grind to the pot to make it taste better, but never quite make it.This is the second 2lb. bag of FRC over the last 2 months and both ave been consistent, I have found my new supplier of Costa Rican coffee.

Love the coffee!