Costa Rica - La Lia "Red Honey Ethiopia 47"

Roasted to order — ships within 1 week of your roast date.

A red honey Costa Rica single origin built on sweetness

Costa Rica La Lia is a single origin coffee from the Monge family micro mill in high-altitude Tarrazu, processed using the red honey method to keep sticky fruit sugars on the bean. Expect cranberry, cinnamon and fig — a clean, juicy cup for home brewers who love bright, sweet coffee.

Tasting Notes

Cranberry · Cinnamon · Fig
Bright, tart fruit up front with a warm spiced sweetness, medium body and a clean, syrupy finish.

Coffee Details

About This Coffee

La Lia is a family farm and micro mill in the heart of Tarrazu, Costa Rica, owned by brothers Luis and Oscar Monge. The land has been in the family for almost 70 years, but it was in 2008 that the brothers took over production and built their own micro mill, naming it after their mother, Lia.

The farm is split across several plots, with the highest parts climbing above 2,000 metres. At that altitude the cherries ripen slowly and pack in more sugar, which is exactly what you taste in the cup. Picking is done entirely by hand by families who have returned to the farm for years, trained to select only perfectly ripe cherries and sort them again after harvest — slow, careful work that protects the sweetness and clarity of every lot.

This particular lot is the Ethiopia 47 variety taken through a red honey process, where the cherry skin is removed but a generous layer of sticky mucilage is left to dry on the bean. That extra fruit contact builds the cranberry-and-fig sweetness and the gentle spice we roast to highlight.

How to Brew Costa Rica La Lia

No recipe came with this lot, so here is a reliable filter starting point — adjust to taste.

If the cup tastes sharp or thin, grind a little finer; if it turns dull or bitter, grind coarser and keep your water just off the boil.

How Much Coffee Is in a Bag?

Brewing filter at around 15g per cup, a 250g bag makes about 16 cups and the 1.5kg bag makes roughly 100 cups. With slow-ripened, hand-picked Tarrazu coffee like this, the bigger bag is a chance to live with a genuinely special single origin morning after morning while it is at its freshest.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this better as filter or espresso?
Filter shows it off best. The red honey process and high-altitude sweetness shine as a clean pour-over, letting the cranberry and fig come through. It can pull as a bright, fruit-forward espresso too, but lean filter if you want the full picture.

What does it taste like?
Tart cranberry and dried fig with a warm cinnamon sweetness, medium body and a clean, syrupy finish. It is bright and juicy rather than heavy or chocolatey.

How fresh is it?
We roast to order and ship within one week of your roast date, so your beans arrive freshly roasted. For the sweetest, most aromatic cup, brew within about a month of that date.

How should I store it?
Keep the beans in their bag or an airtight container, somewhere cool and dark, away from heat, light and moisture. Grind only what you need just before brewing to protect the aromatics.

Do you offer free shipping?
Yes. We offer free shipping within Malaysia on orders over RM80, roasted fresh in Kuala Lumpur and sent straight to your door.

Want to try before committing? Explore the Taster Box. Buying for an office or café? See Bulk & Office Orders.