Monte Azul Ground Coffee

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, roasted and ground to order.

Net Wt. 12 oz | Medium grind | Light roast | Single-origin, 2,550 ft, washed | Hecho en Puerto Rico

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, roast it under a Puerto Rico roasting licence, and grind it each time we place an order — not before. The bag says it plainly: every sip supports a farmer, every purchase builds a future.

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How to Brew

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 — it was ground for this order.

Pairs With

Why You'll Love It

Pre-ground coffee is normally the compromise — ground months ago, shipped, shelved, and quietly losing the thing you bought it for. This one is ground when we order it. The Foundation roasts and grinds each Hedman Soto order, which is why a bag that saves you the grinder doesn't taste like it skipped a 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this whole bean or ground?
Ground. Medium grind, 12 oz. Monte Azul grinds it when we place our order rather than grinding ahead for a shelf.

What grind is it — 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 →