Costa RicaOzone Coffee Roasters · Stafford
Costa Rica: Arbar, San Roque Kenya, Honey
citrus · Lemon · lime · white sugar · apricot · honey
£35.20/kg
£35.20 for 1 kg, their cheapest per kilo · about £0.63 for an 18 g espresso dose
Price observed 9 Nov 2026. This is the bag, not the basket: delivery is not included.
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What Ozone Coffee Roasters says about this coffee
Costa Rica: Arbar, San Roque Kenya, Honey
Bright and crisp from the first sip, there's a lively zing of lemon and lime balanced by a delicate white sugar sweetness. As the coffee cools, the citrus softens and a gentle apricot note begins to emerge on the finish. Clean, refreshing and beautifully elegant throughout.
A familiar face from a familiar family
If you’ve been drinking with us for a while, the Arrieta Barboza family will need no introduction. We’ve been buying from their Arbar micromill in Lourdes de Naranjo, in Costa Rica’s Western Valley, since 2013, and their Kenya lots have become some of the coffees we look forward to most each year. We’ve had their Kenya as a honey and as a natural before, and San Roque Kenya from Allan Oviedo’s Don Joel micromill too. This year’s honey lot is the cleanest and sweetest version we’ve had from Arbar, scoring higher on both counts than the last. We've also got a naturally processed version still to release too, how exciting!
We don’t often lean in one set direction when it comes to brewing methods, but for this coffee we wanted to make an exception. We think it’s at its best as a filter. The San Roque Kenya, grown at 1,600 metres in…
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How it sits among coffee from Costa Rica
Ozone Coffee Roasters describe this coffee as fruity, caramel and sweet, citrus. The filled shape is how often roasters use each family across coffee from Costa Rica; the rings on the rim are this coffee’s own.
Every family the roaster names is a common one for coffee from Costa Rica, so this reads as a typical example rather than an outlier.
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Where each fact came from
Acidity, described
“Our best guess is that it descends from SL28, or possibly SL34, the Kenyan varieties behind the juicy acidity, citrus and blackcurrant of the best Kenyan coffees.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Altitude, lowest
“Traceability Country: Costa Rica Region: Western Valley Area: Lourdes de Naranjo Producer: The Arrieta Barboza family Micromill: Arbar Elevation: 1,600 m.a.s.l.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Variety
“Why Kenya, and why here When you’re selling cherries into a cooperative, it makes sense to grow safe varieties like Caturra, Catuai and Villa Sarchi: resilient, productive and reliably good in the cup.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Farm
“Their La Casa farm is now planted mainly with Geisha and Kenya, two varieties that need more looking after than Caturra or Catuai but thrive in its particular conditions, and Kenya also grows on La Isla alongside Villa Sarchi, Geisha and Ethiopia.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Country of origin
“Costa Rica: Arbar, San Roque Kenya, Honey Bright and crisp from the first sip, there's a lively zing of lemon and lime balanced by a delicate white sugar sweetness.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Processing
“Allan Oviedo’s honey-processed San Roque Kenya, which we bought last season, placed third in the Traditional Semi-Washed, Honey and Natural category at the 2024 Costa Rica Cup of Excellence.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Roasted for
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