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Costa Rica Don Jose Natural

Costa Rica Don Jose Natural

Ogawa Coffee

About This Coffee

This coffee is a single-origin offering from the Don Jose farm in the Tarrazu region of Costa Rica, grown at an altitude of 1,950 meters. It is a SL28 variety processed using the natural method. The flavor profile features notes of Earl Grey tea, apricot-like acidity, dark cherry sweetness, and a pecan nut finish. The cherries are selectively picked at a high sugar content of 24-26 Brix to ensure quality.

Origin

Tarrazú (Costa Rica)

Flavor Notes

Pecan Nut

Roast Level

Medium

Processing

Natural

Typology

Arabica
SL-28
OC

Ogawa Coffee

Ogawa Coffee was founded in 1952 in Kyoto, making it one of the city's three famous long established coffee houses alongside Inoda Coffee and Maeda Coffee, rooted in an era when coffee culture was not yet widespread in Japan. Over seven decades the company has grown into a multi location operation spanning Kyoto, Tokyo, and an international outpost in Boston that opened in May 2015, while maintaining the craftsmanship of its origins through techniques like flannel drip extraction, a traditional method that produces the rich, strong coffee Ogawa is known for. The Tokyo flagship Ogawa Coffee Laboratory, designed by Yusuke Seki Studio, incorporates old paving stones from Kyoto's historic tramways into its interior, while the Sakaimachi Nishiki location opened in February 2022 inside a renovated century old Kyo machiya townhouse serving exclusively ethically sourced organic blend coffees. Select locations store over 21 varieties of coffee beans in temperature controlled cases, and the company's training program has produced a Japan Latte Art Championship winner among its baristas. Ogawa Coffee bridges the gap between Kyoto's traditional kissaten heritage and modern specialty ambitions, offering one of the most historically rich coffee experiences in a country increasingly known for its progressive roasting scene.

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