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1820

Café 1820 Classic, Premium Costa Rican Ground Coffee

Intense & Finely-Tuned Flavor: Indulge in the intense, finely-tuned flavor of Café 1820 Classic Dark Roast Ground Coffee.

9.3 /10
★★★★½ Must Drink Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #51 of 1193 (Top 5%)
Our Coffee Score 9.3
Coffee Lovers Score 9.4
Overall Ranked #51 of 1193 (Top 5%)
Ground Coffee Ranked #14 of 200 (Top 8%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #48 of 1193 (Top 5%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #83 of 1193 (Top 7%)

Our verdict: Ranked #12 of our top 200 ground coffee — an outstanding dark pick with chocolate, fruity, sweet notes, earning a 4.7★ average across 1,767 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Dark
Origin
Costa Rica
Process
Roasted
Size
18 oz
Price / oz
$0.95
Best for
Drip

Flavor notes

ChocolateFruitySweetRich

The Coffee Score review

Intense & Finely-Tuned Flavor: Indulge in the intense, finely-tuned flavor of Café 1820 Classic Dark Roast Ground Coffee. Our team spent hands-on time with the Café 1820 Classic, Premium Costa Rican Ground Coffee to see how it holds up against the rest of the ground coffee 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 #12 of our top 200 ground coffee — an outstanding dark pick with chocolate, fruity, sweet notes, earning a 4.7★ average across 1,767 Amazon ratings.

From the roaster

  • Intense & Finely-Tuned Flavor: Indulge in the intense, finely-tuned flavor of Café 1820 Classic Dark Roast Ground Coffee. Imbued with delightful fruity notes and hints of chocolate, each cup offers a robust and sophisticated taste. The result is a distinct coffee experience with an excellent body, balanced acidity, and a touch of sweetness.
  • High Altitude Excellence: Crafted with high altitude coffee grown in nutrient-rich volcanic soils over 1,100 meters above sea level. Our coffee's great flavor, color, and aroma are the result of meticulous investigation, ensuring an incredible coffee experience for our consumers. Each sip tells a story of dedication to quality and taste.
  • Incomparable Satisfaction: From your first sip of Café 1820 Ground Coffee, you'll be hooked. With an excellent body and rich flavors, it's designed to satisfy at any time of day. Whether for a morning boost or afternoon revival, Café 1820 promises to invigorate, delivering unmatched satisfaction with every cup.
  • Exceptional Freshness Guaranteed: Our Costa Rican ground coffee is stored in innovative packaging designed to preserve its freshness. This not only ensures exceptional quality but also projects an image of sophistication and high quality. Compatible with any coffee maker, Café 1820 guarantees a fresh and aromatic cup every time, enhancing your coffee experience.
  • Deluxe Gourmet Coffee Experience: Café 1820 is a deluxe gourmet coffee, meticulously crafted with carefully chosen beans from the rich, exotic soils of Costa Rica. Catering to gourmet coffee consumers seeking a remarkable balance of flavors, Café 1820 is the perfect choice for even the most discerning palate. Elevate your coffee routine with the ideal blend of sophistication and taste.

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 9.3/10 — ranked #51 of 1193 (5% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Chocolate, Fruity, Sweet, Rich.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9.4/10 from 1,767 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 9.7
Freshness 20% weight 8.9
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 9.9
Value 15% weight 8
Roast Quality 10% weight 9.3
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 9.3/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.7★ from 1,767 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 86%
4 star 7%
3 star 3%
2 star 1%
1 star 3%
  • tempe grove Verified purchase ★★★★★

    cafe

    Best quality coffee nice packaging and taste is smooth no after taste

  • chris Verified purchase ★★★★★

    A good morning cup of coffee!

    This is a good morning coffee and we like that the bag is larger than one pound size. Great value for the money.

  • C Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Excellent perfect and fresh coffee!

    This is the best coffee I've had in years. It's one of the only coffees I've had in years that hasn't irritated my reflux because it's low acidity. The flavor is smooth. The grind is fine and it's super fresh like I just ground it myself. It's delicious and perfect. Highly recommend

    4 found this helpful

  • Matthew W. Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Great tasting coffee

    Excellent rich coffee at a reasonable price

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