Absolutely love it! Light + aromatic. Low/no acidity. Especially perfect for a cup later in the day.
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Monte Azul
Monte Azul Ground Coffee
Puerto Rican coffee, already ground for the colador.
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Cordillera Central, Puerto Rico · Monte Azul Foundation
Light-roast Puerto Rican coffee, grown in the Cordillera Central at 2,550 feet and ground medium, ready for the colador, the drip basket or a pour-over cone. No grinder, no second step. Smooth and balanced, with cacao and tropical fruit underneath. Twelve ounces, fresh-roasted in Puerto Rico.
Net Wt. 12 oz | Medium grind | Light roast | Single-origin, 2,550 ft, washed | Hecho en Puerto Rico
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Monte Azul Ground Coffee$18.00
Who Grows It
Monte Azul Foundation is a Puerto Rican 501(c)(3) rebuilding rural agriculture on the island. They grow this coffee in the Cordillera Central and roast it under a Puerto Rico roasting licence. The bag says it plainly: every sip supports a farmer, every purchase builds a future.
How to use it
It arrives at a medium grind, which is what a colador wants. Spoon it into the cloth, pour water just off the boil, and let gravity do the rest, the way it has been done in Puerto Rican kitchens for generations.
The same grind drops straight into a drip basket or a pour-over cone. Monte Azul suggests 200°F water for pour over. For a French press they give a 1:15 coffee-to-water ratio; a medium grind is finer than a press usually takes, so plunge slowly and pour it out rather than letting it stand.
Espresso and cold brew are on the bag too, but both want grinds a pre-ground bag can't give you, fine for one, coarse for the other. Our guide to brewing Puerto Rican coffee at home covers the colador properly.
Ingredients
Ingredients: 100% Arabica Coffee.
Elaborado en Puerto Rico con Café Puro de Puerto Rico.
Lic. Torrefacción: BCEPT-01-15 · Lic. Sanitaria: 37FA — as printed on the bag.
Store sealed, cool and dry. Once opened, use it while it's fresh.
Pairs With
Coffee is already in the jar
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Coffee is in this jar's own ingredient declaration. Chef Vivoni put it there for the same reason it works in a barbecue rub. Two Puerto Rican pantry staples that share an ingredient.
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Why You'll Love It
Pre-ground coffee is normally the compromise. This one is fresh-roasted in Puerto Rico and ground medium, ready for the colador, with no grinder and no second step.
The rest is what a washed light roast at 2,550 feet gives you: smooth rather than sharp, with cacao sitting under the fruit instead of roast covering everything.
Most people buy Puerto Rican coffee once, as a souvenir. The grinder is usually the reason it never becomes the Tuesday morning cup. This is the bag that removes it.
Questions
Is this whole bean or ground?
Ground. Medium grind, 12 oz.
What grind is it and will it work in a colador?
Medium, which is the grind a colador is built for. It also drops straight into a drip basket or a pour-over cone. It's finer than a French press ideally wants and far off what espresso or cold brew need.
What roast is it?
Light. The bag describes it as smooth and balanced with subtle notes of cacao and tropical fruit. The fruit is something a darker roast covers up.
Where in Puerto Rico is it from?
The Cordillera Central, the mountain range running through the island's interior. Single-origin, grown at 2,550 feet, washed. The bag reads Elaborado en Puerto Rico con Café Puro de Puerto Rico and carries a Puerto Rico roasting licence.
What does buying this support?
Monte Azul Foundation is a Puerto Rican 501(c)(3) working with small-scale farmers. In their words, printed on the bag: every sip supports a farmer, every purchase builds a future. Their story →
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