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1820

Café 1820 Whole Bean, Premium Costa Rican Whole Bean Coffee

Ideal Flavor Unleashed from Every Bean: Café 1820 Whole Bean Coffee is perfect for those who want to release the flavor from every bean just before brewing.

8.7 /10
★★★★½ Highly Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #541 of 1193 (Top 46%)
Our Coffee Score 8.6
Coffee Lovers Score 9
Overall Ranked #541 of 1193 (Top 46%)
Coffee Beans Ranked #131 of 200 (Top 66%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #547 of 1193 (Top 46%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #610 of 1193 (Top 52%)

Our verdict: Ranked #130 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding dark pick with chocolate, fruity, rich notes, earning a 4.5★ average across 448 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Dark
Origin
Multi-region blend
Process
Roasted
Size
35 oz
Price / oz
$0.89
Best for
Drip

Flavor notes

ChocolateFruityRich

The Coffee Score review

Ideal Flavor Unleashed from Every Bean: Café 1820 Whole Bean Coffee is perfect for those who want to release the flavor from every bean just before brewing. Our team spent hands-on time with the Café 1820 Whole Bean, Premium Costa Rican Whole Bean Coffee to see how it holds up against the rest of the coffee beans we've tested.

Across repeated sessions we evaluated it on the categories that matter most: quality, consistency, value, and how likely we are to reach for it again. Ranked #130 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding dark pick with chocolate, fruity, rich notes, earning a 4.5★ average across 448 Amazon ratings.

From the roaster

  • Ideal Flavor Unleashed from Every Bean: Café 1820 Whole Bean Coffee is perfect for those who want to release the flavor from every bean just before brewing. This 100% pure coffee, blended from the 3 best coffee-producing zones, offers an intense color, aroma, and body, creating a perfectly balanced cup of coffee.
  • Intense & Refined Flavor: Indulge in an intense, refined flavor with every cup of Café 1820 Classic Whole Bean Coffee. Fruity undertones and chocolate hints make this dark roast blend a standout choice. Experience a unique fine bitterness that sets it apart from other market coffees, delivering a well-balanced and extraordinary flavor for discerning palates.
  • High Altitude Excellence: Crafted with high altitude coffee grown in nutrient-rich volcanic soils over 1,100 meters above sea level. Meticulous investigation ensures great flavor, color, and aroma, providing consumers with an incredible coffee experience.
  • Incomparable Satisfaction: From the first sip, Café 1820's Whole Bean Coffee captivates with excellent body and rich flavors, designed to satisfy at any time of day. Whether for a morning boost or afternoon revival, Café 1820 promises to invigorate, delivering unmatched satisfaction.
  • Exceptional Freshness Guaranteed: Our Costa Rican whole bean coffee is stored in innovative packaging designed to preserve freshness and project sophistication and high quality. Compatible with any coffee maker, Café 1820 ensures a fresh and aromatic cup every time, enhancing your coffee experience.

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.6/10 — ranked #541 of 1193 (46% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Chocolate, Fruity, Rich.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9/10 from 448 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 9.1
Freshness 20% weight 8.3
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 8.3
Value 15% weight 7.9
Roast Quality 10% weight 8.5
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 8.6/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.5★ from 448 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 79%
4 star 8%
3 star 4%
2 star 3%
1 star 6%
  • Rick Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Top of the line coffee

    The Costa Rican coffee is excellent. Full bodied and smooth. No strong after taste. I grind it up and run it through a Keurig.

  • Amy Pungello Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Great Coffee

    We really enjoy this coffee! Nice full body with no bitterness whatsoever! We’ve been to Costa Rica quite a few times and tried a lot of different coffee. We’ll definitely buy this again

  • Kevin B Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Truly excellent Costa Rican Dark Roast

    Best whole bean coffee we've bought here in the USA. This tastes like what we drink and buy in Costa Rica.

  • AJBil Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Great Coasta Rican coffee at a reasonable price.

    Tasted in Coast Rica on vacation. This is the same product we tasted there and loved it! Not overpowering or too strong, but not a "light" coffee either. We were at resort that was visited by Americans and they all commented this was good coffee each morning.

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