For February 2017 India, Guatemala and Sumatra are the flavors we’re mixing. INDIA ROBUSTA, INDIA – DARK ROAST The Robusta bean is very hearty and resilient to weather, bugs, and disease, but its increased caffeine levels plus reduced lipid and sugar content as compared to the Arabica bean make the Robusta often taste like […]
For the winter holiday season, we creating special roasts for our customers. We have picked two fantastic regions and farms for our beans. This month our flavors are from Guatemala, Bali and a special formulated blend by our Master Roast, Brian. GUATEMALA HOLIDAY – MEDIUM ROAST Within the spectrum off medium roast we have a […]
This month sees us mixing flavors from Ethiopia, Bali and Colombia. ETHIOPIA YIRGACHEFFE – LIGHT ROAST We really enjoy drinking coffee with a twist of tartness to it. This Ethiopian bean will bring a tart dried fruit note to your morning cup. On the first sip, you’ll notice the apricot fruitiness adding complexity to […]
This month sees us revisiting the Red Sea Area, Rwanda and Colombia—the cooler weather has us reminisce the warmth of those regions, crave for hot chocolate and yearn for some cranberry. RED SEA AREA (ETHIOPIA AND YEMEN) – LIGHT ROAST The lighter the bean the more caffeine. Lighter roasts are high in caffeine and acid, […]
As we rolled into Fall, we headed down to Central America, visiting Guatemala and El Salvador for a full-mouth coffee experience. To satisfy our sweet tart craving, we added Yemen to our itinerary. YEMEN MOKHA ISMAILI – LIGHT ROAST In our pursuit of the sweet tart cranberry taste, both the Yemen and Ethiopian beans excel […]
South America is on our minds this month, with Peru and Panama leading the light and medium roasts, while the all-versatile Kenya rounding up on the darker roast. PERU HIGH-GROWTH, SAN MARTIN REGION – LIGHT ROAST Roasting this bean through our roast spectrum, we have enjoyed it at each cupping. Soft, high-growth beans seem to […]
We decided to visit some old friends this July. Our itinerary took us back to India, Brazil and Sumatra, but with a different roast spectrum that brought out some bitter sweetness both from chocolate and fruit. INDIA CHERRY ROBUSTA, KARNATACA, INDIA – LIGHT ROAST A few months back we sent out a sample of […]
June takes us to Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Costa Rica, where the overarching note is citrus. The medium and dark roasts gave our taste buds a chocolaty finish. ETHIOPIA YIRGACHEFFE – LIGHT ROAST We really enjoy drinking coffee with a twist of tartness to it. This Ethiopian bean will bring a tart blood orange note to […]
This month, we were intrigued by the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Bali. We then jumped over to South America and visited Colombia. The notes spanned from citrusy to floral and nutty caramel. SUMATRA RED BADGER – LIGHT ROAST Our Red Badger is a light roast with a classic smooth and slightly sweet citrusy finish. […]
We started our journey in the Red Sea area which included Ethiopia and Yemen, then to Kenya and finishing up in Brazil. These beans range in flavors from tart cranberry to chocolate caramel. RED SEA AREA (ETHIOPIA AND YEMEN) – LIGHT ROAST We like to believe that beans grown at higher elevations experience weather, terrain, […]