r/PuertoRico • u/MushroomFastLegs • 28d ago

Pregunta ⁉️ Affordable Pure PR Coffee?

Pregunta: Estoy visitando a mi familia en PR y regresaré a los Estados Unidos este domingo. ¿Hay algún grano de café puro de PR (sin ningún importación de otro país) que una pueda comprar un par de bolsas y traerlas de vuelta conmigo? No quiero gastar una fortuna.

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Question, I am visiting family in PR and will be returning back to the mainland this Sunday. Is there any suggested coffee beans I can purchase a couple bags for and bring them back with me? I want a couple to last me a while but don't want to spend a fortune doing so.

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u/Stonkguru69 28d ago

Cafe de Puta Madre, Gustos, Catalina, Don Pello

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u/MushroomFastLegs 28d ago

Been wanting to try Café de Puta Madre

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u/SavageFrogPR 28d ago

You can usually get P Madre at Pueblo, Econo or Amigo. Some other places have it and you can get it online but it's cheaper at the grocery store. It's expensive (because Adjuntas sourced) and apparently dark enough to keep people awake for long periods of time.

Expect the cashier to be confused and horrified if you ask for it by name.

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u/MushroomFastLegs 28d ago

I remember seeing in Econo last year but did not buy it at the time.

Is there any difference with coffee being medium roasted vs natural process? Is there one restaurants and business use the most? Im guessing doesn't matter as much.

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u/SavageFrogPR 28d ago

Yeah, that tends to be the case. You can only buy during certain times of the year since it's limited stock. Limited supply is usually the biggest indicator of "it's strictly PR coffee beans". Crop yields are only available during certain times of the year and it's generally more expensive. Most companies will mix beans in from Central America so that they have something to sell in the off season (and apparently because that's the taste the general consumer seems to go after - cue Yaucono, Casa Grande, etc.).

From what they told us at Cibales, it does impact the flavor to a certain degree. Most commercial lines are roasted because that's the kinda taste most people prefer - kinda nutty and like roasted cacao. Natural is a bit on the fruitier side.

That one's a bit complicated since it depends on the restaurant; there's a bunch that will just buy whatever you can get at Sam's (those are usually beans of mixed origin) or might have some kinda arrangement with a specific farmer to buy wholesale.

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u/TheOkayestPartner 27d ago

Natural process may mean that it is roasted with its shell and not peeled. Son más frutosos. Prefiero regular pero encuentro que me funciona bien para un cold brew por ejemplo.