Barista Blend - for Special Customers

Brazil Santos

Vietnam Robusta

Ethiopia Sidamo

This has become our most popular blend, it was created to make the perfect espresso. We took Brazil Santos arabica beans from and complemented them with the distinctive taste of Vietnamese Robusta beans and added a hint of Ethiopian Sidamo to create “Barista Blend”

It is a complex blend with sweet notes of roasted hazelnuts, dark Cocoa and tobacco to create a creamy mouthfeel with subtitle woodiness.

It makes the perfect espresso, with amazing press and pour-overs, to make this our most versatile blend.

Here is the geeky coffee stuff

Brazil Santos NY 2/3 17/18 SS (strictly soft) FC (Fine Cup)

It is dry-processed, meaning the beans are patio-dried while they are still in the cherry. Since the coffees are dried in contact with the sweet mucilage, the coffee’ cup profile will be heavy in body, sweet, smooth, and complex. The 17/18 screen size has a more consistent flavour without the pungent fruit notes that can turn up in smaller screen sized beans, which is an indication of varying bean maturity.

·NY (New York) 2/3;  specifies the quality is standard to the Green Coffee Association of New York. 2/3 refers to the amount of defects permitted in the lot; a maximum of nine secondary defects, and no primary defects.

·17/18 refers to the screen size. These beans are one screen size larger than 14/16, denoting a larger bean. Larger bean size is generally linked to higher quality.

Cupping Notes

chocolate notes, medium body, nutty, sweet, caramel, clean finish

Vietnam Robusta

Region: Central Highlands of Southern Vietnam

Variety: Robusta G1

Altitude: 300 – 500 meters

Harvest Period: November – February

Milling Process: Dry Method, dry coffee cherries in the sunshine or use mechanical drying.

Aroma: Smokey

Flavour: Earthy, woody with grassy sour acidity

Body: Heavy

Ethiopia Sidamo

Origin: Ethiopia 

Region: Sidamo

Altitude: 1,600 -1,900 m above the sea level

Variety: 100% Arabica Typica

Harvest Period: October - December

Processed Method: Fully washed

This type is grown in the Sidamo region south of the capital, Addis Ababa. It is the most southern and most productive province in the country. The region is well known for having ideal climate conditions for growing coffee. This is all due to high altitudes of between a 1600 - 1900 meters, ample rainfall, optimal temperature, and rich soil. Washed Sidamos are typically high quality coffee with unique sweet lemon and floral flavours, and an ideal balance between acidity and body. Sometimes this type can be compared favourably with coffee from the Yirgacheffe region.