We get requested by family and friends the place to purchase espresso lots. It’s a troublesome query! It’s simple to lose monitor of simply what number of unimaginable, recent, vibrant coffees are on the market. Each week, we ask our promoting roasting companions for espresso suggestions they’re most enthusiastic about. Right here’s this week’s assortment of a number of the most fascinating entire bean espresso choices out there from gifted roasters throughout the globe.
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Phil & Sebastian Lilac Dream is considered one of our most delicate coffees. It carries a tea-like texture, stone fruit sweetness, underlying florals, and orange juiciness. Whereas the coffees behind the identify will change, the flavour profile stays a guiding thread. These will largely be washed coffees from East Africa, however anticipate a couple of surprises from different nations that provide this flavour profile. Should you’re drawn to this type of espresso, you’ll really feel proper at house right here. |
 $22.25 CAD/250g |
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Mr. Espresso Mr. Espresso’s Colombia La Terraza takes a traditional heirloom varietal and provides it a up to date twist. This lot of Yellow Bourbon comes from a farm deep within the Andes with three generations of information and a ardour for innovation. By selecting to make the most of the extra up to date honey course of, this espresso highlights tropical flavors harking back to a pure espresso, whereas retaining the clear taste profile typical of a washed espresso. This melding of Yellow Bourbon crop and Honey Course of creates not solely fascinating play on outdated and new, however an impressive cup. |
 $21/12oz. |
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Equator Coffees Mount Ijen was processed utilizing the pure, or dry methodology, the place the espresso cherries are left on the beans absolutely intact whereas drying on raised beds. The result’s a fruit-forward profile not usually seen in coffees from Indonesia, with flavors of honeydew melon, candy cream, and pink apple. |
 $24/12oz. |
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THE BARN Working carefully with Moe Salaverria lets us spotlight the wonderful terroir of Apaneca. Moe is frequently experimenting with course of and varietal, delivering thrilling tons season after season. This plush Pacamara is a real standout. Slowly dried within the cherry, the profile is deep with velvety sweetness – like papaya and strawberry jam. |
 €19.50/250g |
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La Barba Espresso Hardly ever does a espresso have the funky wine character so widespread with anaerobic fermentation with out some quantity of refined dirtiness. This Sidra presents the cleanest wine-like be aware we’ve ever encountered – no dirtiness in any respect. Because it cools melon and strawberry notes develop and steadiness the funk for a delightfully fruity espresso expertise. |
 $30/12oz. |
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Onyx Espresso Lab Elevated by a meticulous fermentation course of, this lot underwent a 48-hour dry anaerobic fermentation, throughout which lychees have been launched into the surroundings. This infusion of recent fruit in a managed, oxygen-free setting enhances the espresso’s fragrant complexity, imparting delicate floral and tropical nuances. Following fermentation, the espresso was washed and dried on raised beds beneath temperatures under 35°C, preserving its readability and structure- anticipate robust notes of lychee, lime, and florals all through. |
 $15/4oz. |
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Portland Espresso Roasters Since PCR’s begin, we’ve maintained coffees in our lineup from the three fundamental coffee-growing areas of the world: Latin America, Africa, and SE Asia. This yr, our Anniversary Roast celebrates this custom by mixing distinctive coffees from every sector. One from Costa Rica’s Tarrazú area, one from Ethiopia’s Guji area, and one from Vietnam from the Son La Area. A few of these rising areas are acquainted and conventional to our lineup, whereas others are new! |
 $21.00/12oz. |
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Klatch Espresso 1900 Catuai Pure is the most recent from Panama’s Carmen Property; this producer is a constant performer within the annual “Better of Panama” competitors for greater than twenty years, with a number of wins and high 10 finishes. We’re delighted to carry this fantastically easy, clear pure processed espresso with simply the correct contact of fruitiness to the USA. A cup of this espresso opens with vibrant tropical notes notes of starfruit, hints of kiwi, and a candy mango end. Delicate citrus brightness lifts the profile, whereas candy layers of delicate chocolate and fruit weave collectively in concord. Get pleasure from a wonderfully balanced cup with depth and complexity in each sip. |
 $25.95/310g |
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Madcap Espresso Madcap has had the dignity of being Juan Angel’s sole purchaser since 2014, one thing we have been keen to determine after assembly him and seeing his dedication to producing high quality espresso. Juan has a small crew, together with household, serving to choose ripe cherries on his roughly 8 acre plot of land, usually making three whole passes to make sure they’re harvesting as a lot cherry as they’ll. As soon as it’s time for processing, the cherries are pulped, and left in tanks for 16 hours to dry ferment. After being washed, the espresso is transferred to raised beds to dry for round 10-15 days. Surrounded by a number of the most revered espresso farms in Santa Bárbara, Juan stands tall amongst his friends. In his espresso, anticipate a clear cup with balanced acidity and sweetness, with notes of hibiscus, nectarine, and lime. |
 $24.50/8oz. |
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Stumptown Espresso Roasters An beautiful, floral-forward mix of coffees from the Huye district of Rwanda and the Tolima area of Colombia, this restricted launch is a botanical espresso trip blooming with delicate nuance and complexity. |
 $23/12oz. |
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Heartwood Espresso Finca La Esperanza is managed by Luis Alberto Balladarez and his household. The farm consists of 53 Ha of espresso and forest, and sits at a median elevation of 1,600 masl. With cautious element at each stage, This lot begins by bringing the cherries to the moist mill after choosing. They’re then floated and de-pulped, and instantly taken to Beneficio Las Segovias to be laid on African beds to dry for between 25-30 days. |
 $25/12oz. |
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PERC Put together your dadgum tongues for an additional unbelievable espresso from our friends at Los Nogales. That is the third espresso we’ve partnered with them on, and to inform you a secret, we’ve since sourced a fourth. That tells you the way a lot we dig what they’re doing. This Yellow Bourbon blew us away with its candy and effervescent acidity with flavors that remind us of mango, pineapple, peach, blood orange, and salted caramel. It’s protected to say we will probably be releasing many extra coffees from the wonderful people at Los Nogales sooner or later. Get a few of this banger whilst you can! |
 $30/12oz. |
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Dune Espresso Roasters This anaerobic Sidra from La Papaya has change into a mainstay of our lineup every year, with distinctive and pleasant flavors within the cup. We discover a complicated, berry-like acidity, in addition to a candy kiwi taste and darkish fruit flavors that remind us of summer time blackberry. The feel of this espresso stands out each time as properly, altering from a creamy to juicy sensation because the espresso cools. |
 $38/10oz. |
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Pachamama Espresso Pachamama Espresso is absolutely owned and ruled by smallholder farmers in Perú, Nicaragua, Guatemala, México, and Ethiopia. This distinctive enterprise mannequin empowers farmers to take care of management and governance over their product from seed to cup, guaranteeing that the highest-quality espresso reaches customers whereas returning all income to the farmers themselves. |
 $19/10oz. |
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Passenger Espresso We’re delighted to have producer Lucas Melo again on our Reserve Lot menu for the primary time since 2018 with the discharge of this excellent washed Colombia F6 selection choice from his farm, El Cairo, in Nariño, Colombia. This cup is full of berry and tropical fruit flavors, in addition to an built-in citrus acidity and deep sweetness harking back to vanilla and caramel, demonstrating the advantages of extraordinarily high-elevation espresso manufacturing and the talent of this award-winning producer. |
 $21.25/250g |
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Companions Espresso Vladimir Calambás grows borbón de la montaña, a comparatively unknown cultivar particular to Inzá, Cauca. Launched to us final yr by our associates at Pergamino, it seems to be a neighborhood mutation of bourbon that’s properly tailored to the world’s highest (and coldest) elevations. A slight departure from the citric acidity we most carefully affiliate with Inzá, we’re tasting extra berry and floral notes. Suppose watermelon, cherry, strawberry, and caramel. |
 $25/12oz. |
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Night time Swim Espresso We’re extra thrilled than ever to supply lots from Nano Genji – our first time shopping for from the co-op. Nano Genji is part of the Kata Muduga Union, a union of 39 co-ops and washing stations that concentrate on high quality coffees and paying dividends on to the Union members. Nano Genji is the sibling mill to the famed Nano Challa mill, featured on our menu final yr. Traditionally one of the vital coveted coffees in all of Western Ethiopia, Nano Challa membership did such an incredible job with manufacturing and processing that the super premiums they have been receiving induced their membership to swell to a degree that pushed their capability so far as it might go. In 2021, they opened Nano Genji a couple of miles away with model new Penagos gear together with dozens of drying beds to accommodate their rising membership. With 630 members between the 2 washing stations, they’re wanting ahead to continued progress and success. This lot, #6, from Nano Genji is vivid and refreshing, with daring citrus and fruity notes that immediately remind us of cherry-limeade from Sonic or peach inexperienced tea on a heat spring/summer time day. |
 $24/12oz. |
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Sightglass Espresso Roasters Orange Blossom, Tamarind, Strawberry |
 $23/12oz. |
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Olympia Espresso Our San Sebastian Reserva, sourced from producers in San Sebastian De La Plata, Huila, options the highest-scoring plenty of the season grown at lofty elevations over 1,700 meters. |
 $24/12oz. |
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Verve Espresso Roasters Juicy, jammy and expressive, this yr’s AA lot from Gura is nothing wanting scrumptious. Tropical guava notes greet your palate with the primary sip, adopted by a candy strawberry and fudge end. |
 $26/ 12oz. |
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Joe Espresso Candied Lemon, Almond Paste, Cinnamon |
 $25/12oz. |
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CXFFEEBLACK A HIGA JUNT -NATURAL RWANDA KILIMBI STATION |
 $21/8oz. |
