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Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Archive: Costa Rica La Obediencia Espresso; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Archive: Costa Rica La Obediencia Espresso; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇨🇷Costa Rica · Tarrazú

Archive: Costa Rica La Obediencia Espresso

Roasted by Verve Coffee RoastersRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsCosta RicaTarrazúCatuaíHoneyMedium roastDark ChocolateArabicaSingle originSpecialtyFinca La ObedienciaEfraín “Macho” and Kevin NaranjaVerve Coffee RoastersIndependent
🇨🇷Costa RicaHoneyCatuaíMedium roast
Brand
Verve Coffee Roasters
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇨🇷Costa Rica
Region
Tarrazú
Town
—
Farm / Station
Finca La Obediencia
Farmer / Producer
Efraín “Macho” and Kevin Naranja
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Specialty
Variety
Catuaí
Process
Roast
Medium
Tasting notes
Tangerine, Toffee, Dark Chocolate
Fermentation
—
Drying
—
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
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The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    Archive: Costa Rica La Obediencia Espresso
  2. 02
    The brand
    Verve Coffee Roasters
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Verve Coffee Roasters
  4. 04
    The variety
    Catuaí
  5. 05
    The farm
    Finca La Obediencia
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Efraín “Macho” and Kevin Naranja
  7. 07
    The region
    Tarrazú
  8. 08
    The country
    🇨🇷Costa Rica
From the producer

A father-and-son team combining Efraín’s long farming experience with Kevin’s next-generation role.

From the roaster

Verve Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roaster recognized for its commitment to quality and industry innovation.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

A multigenerational Tarrazú espresso combining Honey-processed Catuaí with a medium roast and classic citrus-chocolate structure.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Identity

Retained Finca La Obediencia and the verified Efraín-and-Kevin producer connection.

02
Origin

Retained Tarrazú and the documented 1,800 m elevation.

03
Lot data

Retained Catuaí, Honey processing, medium roast, price, taste, and published brew recipes.

04
Editorial review

Added a four-part evidence-backed overview and refreshed the exact-release sentiment search.

What was added?

A structured editorial overview, refreshed source trail, and a current exact-release sentiment check.

What wasn't added?

No fermentation duration, drying schedule, harvest date, or public rating was inferred.

Why it matters

The page keeps this La Obediencia Espresso release separate from other coffees produced at the same farm.

What you might taste

Tangerine brightness over toffee and dark chocolate in a velvety medium-roast structure.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://www.vervecoffee.com/products/la-obediencia-espresso
Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

Research complete — no qualifying reviews yet

Our research pipeline scanned public reviews, videos, forums and discussions for this coffee (last pass 2026-10-25) and found no independent review of this exact release that meets our verification standards. When qualifying sources appear, they'll be published here.

What we found

Non-exact, seller, directory, generic-roaster, different-release, duplicate, and older-release sources were excluded.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farm: Finca La Obediencia →Meet the farmer: Efraín “Macho” and Kevin Naranja →
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