5-Pound Costa Rica Tarrazu, Unroasted Green Arabica Coffee Beans, Fresh Current Crop Specialty Grade, Roast the Beans Yourself at Home on Your Roasting Equipment Prior to Using for Brewing Coffee

I roasted the beans to a medium dark but they turned out much darker but not burnt. The coffee was brewed with a drip coffee machine. It has a rich coffee/ chocolate flavor. Unlike any other coffee, this Costa Rican product energizes me all day. I now wake up before my alarm, just excited to get the brew going! It doesn't disappoint.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Most of the time home roasting have blended Central American, African, and South American beans which turns out excellent. This Panama single origin coffee is great all by itself. No blending needed. Medium Roast is a clear winner. Bought an additional bag ... it's that good.

I have been a fan of CostaRican coffee for over 20 years. My relative started roasting beans on his grill, so I thought I would have him test his skills on some of my favorite type of beans. These came just as described and roasted to a medium roast was fantastic. I will be be ordering more for a later batch.

Got what I expected

Panama grows some good coffees. Some are expensive. This coffee is well priced and good quality.

I was really on the fence giving this three or four stars. I could go either way. Here is my rundown. 1) Fast shipping! 2) Great deal. 3) Tastes pretty good. Now for my only complaint. There was a whole lot of "debris" (for lack of better word) in the bag. I'm not sure what it even was. Some of it appeared to be small pieces of string, perhaps burlap? There was also some other thin , almost hair like (but much stiffer than hair) substance in the bag. Every 1/4 cup scoop of beans I pull from the bag has a fair amount of this material in it. Very visible and substantial. I've never seen this before in green beans I've bought from my local place. The good news is that it seems to blow out the top when I roast this in my hot air popper. The bad news is, all of it doesn't always blow out. If you are not using a hot air popper, I'm not sure what is going to happen for you. If it were not for this debris, I'd easily give it a 4-star, and maybe 5 based on cost versus taste.

I am a return customer who has multiple purchases of a variety of green beans from Smokin Beans and I have been satisfied every time. Their delivery is fast and it always arrives in excellent condition. I have sampled product from virtually every region and I receive the same high quality beans each time. I believe you can't go wrong purchasing their beans. As for the Costa Rica coffee, it is a great coffee; smooth and low acidity. I will leave the detailed descriptors for the experts...for me, I am very pleased and will be back soon for more.

No problems. Good packaging, good product and timely service. I just started experimenting with roasting. Using a rotisserie toaster oven which gets to a maximum of 425 degrees F on the 450 setting. 45 to 65 minutes for 250 grams has been my experience so far. These beans took 65 minutes for a dark roast. I like to experiment with the different coffee flavors and this bean is good enough to order again.