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Gevalia Special Reserve Guatemala and Costa Rica Single Origin

Gevalia Special Reserve Guatemala Coarse Medium Roast Ground Coffee (10 oz Bag) Gevalia Guatemala Single Origin Special Reserve Coarse Ground Coffee, crafted in the Swedish tradition, fills your mug with rich and never-bitter coffee.

8.9 /10
★★★★½ Highly Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #335 of 1193 (Top 29%)
Our Coffee Score 8.8
Coffee Lovers Score 9.2
Overall Ranked #335 of 1193 (Top 29%)
Ground Coffee Ranked #100 of 200 (Top 50%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #362 of 1193 (Top 31%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #329 of 1193 (Top 28%)

Our verdict: Ranked #114 of our top 200 ground coffee — an outstanding dark pick with cocoa, citrus, smoky notes, earning a 4.7★ average across 195 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Dark
Origin
Guatemala, Costa Rica
Process
Roasted
Size
10 oz
Price / oz
$1.85
Best for
Drip, Pour-Over, French Press, Moka Pot

Flavor notes

CocoaCitrusSmokyEarthy

The Coffee Score review

Gevalia Special Reserve Guatemala Coarse Medium Roast Ground Coffee (10 oz Bag) Gevalia Guatemala Single Origin Special Reserve Coarse Ground Coffee, crafted in the Swedish tradition, fills your mug with rich and never-bitter coffee. Our team spent hands-on time with the Gevalia Special Reserve Guatemala and Costa Rica Single Origin 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 #114 of our top 200 ground coffee — an outstanding dark pick with cocoa, citrus, smoky notes, earning a 4.7★ average across 195 Amazon ratings.

Gevalia Special Reserve Guatemala Coarse Medium Roast Ground Coffee (10 oz Bag) Gevalia Guatemala Single Origin Special Reserve Coarse Ground Coffee, crafted in the Swedish tradition, fills your mug with rich and never-bitter coffee. There are 150 years of Swedish craftsmanship brewed into this rich, medium bodied brew. This medium roast coffee offers depth and complexity of earthy, smoky notes and a hint of cocoa. Sourced exclusively from Guatemala, a country known for its majestic mountain ranges, the high altitude strongly influences this coffee's deliciously unique flavor.

From the roaster

  • Includes 1 bag of Gevalia Guatemalan and 1 bag of Gevalia Costa Rican Single Origin Special Reserve Medium Roast Ground Coffee, 10 oz each.
  • 100% Arabica coffee beans sourced exclusively from high-altitude regions of Guatemala and mineral-enriched volcanic soil in Costa Rica.
  • Medium roast coffee releases an aromatic aroma.
  • Can be used in all French presses and automatic drip coffee machines.
  • Bags use slow roasted, snap cooled beans to lock in flavor and aroma.

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.8/10 — ranked #335 of 1193 (29% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Cocoa, Citrus, Smoky, Earthy.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9.2/10 from 195 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Mass-market brand Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 9.6
Freshness 20% weight 8.4
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 8.9
Value 15% weight 7.1
Roast Quality 10% weight 8.6
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 8.8/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.7★ from 195 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 85%
4 star 9%
3 star 4%
2 star 1%
1 star 1%
  • Shopaholic Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Good and not burnt

    Gevalia is my favorite brand of "cheap" coffees.The beans are a good quality, not burnt, taste is smooth and the coffee quality is always top notch.I love the quality of grind, and the smoothness of the blend.

  • B.Thurston Verified purchase ★★★★★

    good coffee

    hard to find coarse ground coffee for French press. this coffee is good and would buy again

  • julie morrill Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Terrific coffee

    I am a perculator person. I love a strong cup of coffee. This is perfect for my pot. I haven't ventured into grinding my own beans so this brand is the next best thing!!

  • amazonpmb Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Delicious

    This stuff makes really good plunger pot coffee. I have it in my office and my team all line up for it.

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