Product Details

Ronald Monge Valverde

Cup profile and tasting notes

Dark cherry wine with buttery notes, lazy citrus acidity finish

Coffee Ronald Monge Valverde
Farm Ronald Monge Valverde
Variety Catuai / Caturra
Process Washed
Owner Ronald Monge Valverde
City/Town Cedral de Aserrí
Region Tarrazu
Country Costa Rica

Reviews

Average rating

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Ian Richardson
Such a lovely surprise. Cherry and chocolate with a refreshing, malty and interesting aftertaste. I'm hoping that I'll be able to get more.
Man Man
Enjoy an espresso with cherry and bright acidity!
Tom Vandenbosch

I worked in Costa Rica about 25 years ago, but every morning when I drink this coffee (as espresso) I am taken back to this beaufiful country and its lovely coffee. This coffee farm has been existing for so many generations, and you can taste its history in every single cup you enjoy.

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Delivery

Delivery

Our Delivery Policy

Where do we deliver?

We would deliver to Mars if we could – to reach the whole of the universe with good coffee, but it is not that simple – so for now we deliver to:

UK: Channel Islands, Isle of Man, British Forces Post Office.

Europe: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.

How long will it take?

We do not work at weekends so the term working day means Monday to Friday. If you place an order on the weekend it will not be sent out until Monday.

All orders placed before 13:00hrs 'normally' go out the same day. We do not guarantee orders go out the same day as ordered.

Royal Mail - You can order up to 2kg (7 x 250g bags) using Royal Mail first or second class - orders over 2kg will be sent using Interlink Next Day

UK Mail Next Day  - using this service you can order up to 10kg (38 x 250g bags) will ensure your order gets to you the next working day once the order is despatched from the roastery.

If you use this service you maybe required to sign for the delivery unless you elect to take responsibility for loss if left in a safe place. You will receive an email update from UKMail with a one hour delivery window and using the consignment number you track your order.

How do we keep you updated as to the status of your order.

Once you have placed your order you will receive 2 status updates - they will be:
Order confirmation – this means we have received your order and the coffee is yet to be roasted.
Shipped confirmation – this means your order has left our roastery by your chosen method.

Do we meet our delivery deadlines?

We try our best to meet the delivery deadline quoted, but on the odd occasion a parcel can be delayed due to reasons that are out of our control.

Why don't we offer free postage?

Nothing is free in life. We know you all love free postage and sometimes we do offer it as part of a promotion, but it is our policy to charge for postage. We have considered offering free postage but the costs would have to be absorbed elsewhere by you the customer. We don’t hide our postage costs.

Missing, Damaged or Incorrect Orders

We try very hard to ensure you receive your order in pristine condition. If you do not receive all your products or in the unlikely event that a product arrives damaged, please contact us via the email address within the 'contact us' section of the website.

Please note: Royal Mail does not class an international shipment as lost or missing for 28 working days unfortunately we can not take any action until this time has passed.  During that time we recommend that you ask your local sorting office / post office if they've tried to deliver (even if they haven't left a card) and ask your neighbours if your order has been left with them.  You should also check that the delivery address you gave us is correct, this can be found on your shipping confirmation email.  If your delivery still hasn't arrived after 14 working days and you have performed the above steps then please email us.

Change of Mind, Address and Cancellations

You can cancel your purchase at any time either before or up to 7 working days* following the day you receive the goods by emailing us at the address shown in the 'contact us' section of the website.

Your product must be complete and in 'as new' condition e.g. if you have opened the postal packet to examine the product you must have done so without damaging or marking the product or packaging. It must not have been used and it must  have the heat seal still in place. It should be returned with the original postal packet and packing note you received with it.

Please note that orders that have been ground to order (e.g - not whole roasted beans) may be exempt from our usual returns policy, as these represent a customised special order item. Any 'Free Gifts' received with the product must also be returned. Coffee Real will not refund the cost of postage incurred in returning a item.

If you follow the steps above you will receive a full refund of the product price and any delivery charge paid.

We cannot cancel your purchase when:

The seal has been broken on any products, or the goods were a special order to your specification.

To qualify for a refund or exchange the product must be:

In otherwise "as new" condition; and complete with any free gifts offered with it and, if possible, the original box and packaging.
This promise does not cover faults caused by accident, neglect, misuse or normal wear and tear.

If you have a coffee subscription with us please note that if you change your address and/or product profile in your account settings after the purchase date this will not update your current order, only future orders and thus you will need to notify us by email of any changes you wish to make.

Additional Information

After visiting and cupping in the Dota and Tarrazu regions back in 2016 we have been continually inspired to ship from the farmers we met during that trip. This microlot comes from one of the very small farms we visitied - in fact we stumblled upon this farm by chance.

The farm is owned by the 5th generation grower Ronald Monge Valverde and his son. The farm an inheritance from Ronald's Grandfather, Sacarias Valverde.

The geography is well suited to growing coffee having growing slopes at high altitude that face the early morning sun with cloud protecting the coffee trees in the afternoon.  The unique red soil found in the valley is of volcanic origin which is very high in nutrients and the area has an average relative humidity of 84% which is ideal for coffee.

The cherry is delivered from the farm where it is then floated and separated to ensure only ripe cherries are used in producing lots. Once ready the cherry is moved to the patio or rasied beds usually late in the afternoon so they lose the initial moisture without ‘heat shock’ from the strong afternoon sun. They are then left for 48hrs to settle and not raked or tunred to prevent the skin of the cherry being damaged whilst soft. The coffee is turned every 45 minutes – 1 hour on the patio until it reaches moisture of 11%.

Usually the drying on the patio will take between 10-14 days at the farm location and is then left to rest in bags in grain pro to settle for 30 days before being hulled ready for shipment.

This is a super coffee from a really nice little farm that only produces 50 bags a year.

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