The Café Britt mission and business model are based on the concepts of fair treatment and environmental protection. To us, sustaina...
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Coffee, a National Symbol of Costa Rica
September 2020
Much of what Costa Rica is today is the result of two centuries of coffee production. Economic development, education, and culture were all radically tr...
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Frozen Offshore Espresso Coffee
August 2020
It's summertime, and that means busy days in the sun! Start them off right with this healthy drink. Lactose-free and packed with protein, it will keep y...
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Stay at Home Coffee Guide
August 2020
Whether you're missing going to your favorite coffee shop or reveling in newfound coffee time, we could all use a few pointers to help keep our at-home ...
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Decaf Coffee Myths
August 2020
Even for the most ardent coffee lovers, decaf can be a bit of a mystery. Have doubts? Then let us clear up some of the myths surrounding decaffeinated c...
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Frozen Frontside Organic Coffee
July 2020
Just in time for the hottest days of summer, we want to share one of our favorite, super-cool recipes. The perfect blend of coffee and smoothie is sure to...
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The Story Behind Our Fair Trade Gourmet Coffee
May 2020
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A Year in Coffee
February 2020
Living in a coffee-producing country, we have the opportunity to view firsthand the changes that plantations go through in the course of a year. Every ...
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The Best of Both Worlds: Coffee & Chocolate
February 2020
When Café Britt decided to add chocolate to our gourmet offerings, we knew the first product would be key. What could represent both our company and...
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Coffee Blends versus Single Origin
November 2019
Both blends and single-origin coffees offer unique, ex...
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Holiday Blend 2019
November 2019
The holidays are almost here, and we’re looking forward to a new edition of our beloved ...
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10 Facts About Independence Day in Costa Rica
September 2019
September 15th is Costa Rica’s Independence Day. For those of you that haven’t had the chance to visit us during the celebrations, we want to share some fun facts to help you...
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Heritage 2019: A Legacy of Excellence
August 2019
Each year, Café Britt selects a single-origin coffee that represents a key factor in our history: a legacy of excellence. Since launching the line, coffees from family farms, bean...
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The Difference Between Espresso and Ristretto
October 2018
The never-ending quest for the perfect caffeinated drink requires more than just finding a great blend of coffee beans. It also means finding the right way of preparing this blend...
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Britt Café · Bakery Coffee Shop
October 2018
We feature only the greatest cafés in our Coffee Corner series, but we’re particularly proud of this one. In 2017, Café Britt opened our first cafés, taking our experience with co...
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How to Use a French Press
October 2018
Ask any true coffee connoisseur about their preferred brewing method, and they are sure to mention the ...
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International Coffee Day 2018
September 2018
It’s coming up on our favorite day of the year: International Coffee Day! Each October 1, ...
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Introducing Fusión Blend
September 2018
At Café Britt, we are always looking for ways to innovate in order to give our customers something new and exciting. So we are proud to introduce our exclusive Fusión blend, a uni...
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Heritage Blend: A Legacy of Excellence
July 2018
About two hours from Costa Rica’s capital city, San José, up and down verdant hills and valleys, lies a region called the Zona de los Santos. This “saintly zone” gets its name ...
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Cosecha 2018
June 2018
For the last two weeks, leadership at Café Britt had the chance to come together to work on better ways to serve our customers. The program was called Cosecha, or Harvest, a ...
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Adapting to Climate Change
May 2018
As a major agricultural product grown in the tropics, coffee is particularly susceptible to the effects of climate change. The overall result will be a decrease in both quantity a...
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Update on Sloth Conservation and Hábitat
May 2018
In late 2017, Café Britt launched our first Hábitat blend dedicated to protecting Costa Rican wildlife. The purchase of each coffee supports a native animal, and our first bl...
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International Women’s Day
March 2018
March 8 is International Women’s Day, so we’ve been thinking about the contributions of women in the coffee industry. Women have historically been and continue to be essentia...
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Santa Teresa
January 2018
One of the greatest things about living in Costa Rica is being able to hit the beach at times of the year when the weather is cold in other parts of the world. Holiday time is bea...
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Habitat Blend: Supporting sloth rescue and release
December 2017
Costa Rica is known worldwide for its incredible flora and fauna. In fact, it holds approximately 5% of the planet’s biodiversit...
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Update on Jaguar Project
December 2017
A few months ago, we announced the launch of our ...
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Holiday Blend 2017
November 2017
It’s almost our favorite time of the year. That’s right—coffee harvest time i...
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International Sloth Day
October 2017
Have you ever seen a sloth in person? If not, then maybe you should visit our home, Costa Rica! Two species of slot...
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5 Treat Ideas for Halloween
October 2017
It’s coming up on one of our favorite parts of the year: Halloween! We get the chance to have Britt chocolates all year round, but we love the excuse to share our favorite treats ...
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Ruinas de Ujarrás
October 2017
Costa Rica doesn’t have a great deal of its colonial architecture still standing, so the few opportunities that visitors have to see what life was like then are treasured. Las Rui...
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International Coffee Day
September 2017
Although every day is coffee day for many of us, we always love the opportunity to celebrate our favorite drink with other coffee lovers! So October 1 is a special day at Caf...
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The Bakery Coffee Shop
September 2017
Standing outside of The Bakery, in Santa Teresa on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, you could be looking at a quaint little café in Portland or Seattle. Surrounded by lush green plants...
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La Fortuna Waterfall
September 2017
La Fortuna means “fortune,” and you will definitely count yourself lucky when you arrive in this part of Costa Rica. Known for its many adventure and ecotourism activities, t...
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Iced Coffee: Cafe Britt's Brewing Series
August 2017
In the last edition of Café Britt’s Brewing Series, our Master Brewer showed you ...
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Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort Coffee Shop
August 2017
One of Costa Rica’s most indulgent tourist attractions is its multitude of hot springs. There’s nothing like a luxurious, lazy day spent in and out of the warm water, pausing only...
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Heritage Blend: “A Legacy of Excellence”
July 2017
When choosing the source of the beans for our annual Heritage Blend, Britt looks not only for exceptional quality, but also for a unique story that honors the long history of...
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Arenal Volcano
July 2017
For over forty years, the Arenal Volcano was the most active volcano in Costa Rica (until recent events where Turrialba and Poas volcano are fighting for the first place). Since 2...
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V60: Cafe Britt's Brewing Series
June 2017
The V60 is the brewing method of choice for coffee lovers everywhere. If you’ve ever ordered a pour over at a coffee shop, it’s likely you’ve already tasted what the V60 can do...
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Mérito Jaguar Blend: Honoring the life of Jaguars in Costa Rica
April 2017
Mérito Jaguar Blend is Britt´s contribution to the Jaguar’s conservation ...
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Catarata Del Toro
April 2017
A place as beautiful as Costa Rica is bound to be filled with tourists and locals enjoying the country’s most beautiful spots. Want a break from the people? Check out Costa Rica’s...
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Oxcarts: The Wheels of Costa Rica
April 2017
Costa Rica’s identity as a nation is closely related to our status as one of the top coffee-growing countries in the world, so much so that even one of our national symbols, the o...
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Grano de Oro Coffee Shop
March 2017
Hotel Grano de Oro is one of the most famous hotels in Costa Rica. Started by Eldon and Lori Cooke, a Canadian couple who saw a need for personalized lodging space within the bust...
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Escape to Costa Rica: Monteverde
January 2017
Step into the clouds with a trip to Monteverde. Just a four-hour drive from the Central Val...
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This is how we do Holidays in Costa Rica: It's that time of the year again!
December 2016
Holiday gatherings at our Coffee Plantation in Costa Rica have become a standing tradition of our Team. Surely it's ...
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Corcovado National Park
December 2016
Corcovado National Park (Parque Nacional Corcovado), is a remote environmental reserve on the Osa Peninsula, in southwestern Costa Rica, and it’s part of the Osa Conservation Area...
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Turrialba Volcano Erupts!
December 2016
The Turrialba is one of the most active volcanoes in Costa Rica, and it’s named after the same town in the province of Cartago. It’s ...
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Find Your New Favorite Coffee
December 2016
When we say a certain type of coffee is our favorite, what we’re really saying is that we love its flavor notes. This is why we’re grouping together some of our best-selling coffe...
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The Coffees We’re Loving Right Now
September 2016
One of the perks of working at Café Britt is that our office coffee includes some of the best coffees in the world. On any given day we have more than 25 coffees we can choose fro...
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The Magic of Rainy Season in Costa Rica
September 2016
Here in Costa Rica we love the rain for many reasons, the least of which is that it’s the perfect coffee drinking weather. More importantly though, rain provides the perfect coffe...
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Meet Our Master Cupper
September 2016
Carmen Lidia Chavarría, Café Britt’s Master Cupper, has a dream job. As Master Cupper, her main responsibility is to test the flavor of Café Britt’s coffee. She’s been perfecting ...
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Feel the origin: A trip to a plantation!
August 2016
In a perfect world, we would love to invite you to visit every plantation from where we source our coffee, but since that’s not possible we’re set...
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Ways to Keep Coffee Farming Sustainable
August 2016
At Britt we’ve understood the importance of sustainability for decades. While there is lots of debate over what it means to be sustainable and enviro...
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Our Light Roast
August 2016
Our Light Roast is one of our most popular blends, but not a lot of people know what makes it so special. Does it have less caffeine than dark roasts ...
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The Difference between coffee and espresso
August 2016
At Café Britt, we often talk about the art and science of coffee. Making coffee is a complex process and with so many terms and methods, it’s easy to ...
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Introducing Villa de las Flores!
August 2016
Hidden under tropical mist and thick foliage, is the idyllic Finca Villa de las Flores, a small farm that has been certified organic for over ten year...