Seasonal Blend No.1 Coffee

These are two of our favourite coffees this year.

Our Brazilian coffee offering this year is from the Cerrado Mineiro region, located northwest of Minas Gerais State. This particular lot is a single variety Red Catuai. This coffee has been a staple of our espresso coffee offering this year.

We have had several Ethiopian coffees this year, with the Duwancho being an absolute standout. Typically, we've always roasted this coffee for filter as it's very vibrant and clean, therefore suiting filter style well. However, as we explored using this coffee for espresso, we found that with a little extra development to increase solubility for espresso brewing, this coffee exhibited more tropical characteristics than we expected from first impressions.

We've decided to roast both of these coffees slightly differently, specifically for this blend, than we would normally. Our Brazil profile is similar, with a little more development to help balance the vibrancy from the Ethiopian. The Duwancho roast profile was initially structured to keep the coffee as clean, acidic, and tea-like as possible, as we felt this coffee was perfect as a pour-over option. Both coffees are still lightly roasted, but the seasonal blend is 5 points darker on the Agtron scale, as we felt that when paired together, we achieved a more balanced experience.

Country: 50% Ethiopia / 50% Brazil
Region: Sidama / Cerrado Mineiro
Process: Natural
Variety: 74110/741112 & Red Catuai
Notes: Lime, Chocolate, Vanilla, Mulled Pear

We are donating £1 from each 250g bag and £3 from each 1kg bag of coffee sold to the Castlemilk Pantry.

The Castlemilk Pantry is one of several new pantries recently established across Glasgow and Inverclyde, aimed at helping local residents access healthy and affordable food.

We recently moved into Enterprise Park in Castlemilk to set up our coffee roastery. We wanted to be conscious of the community we've joined and help contribute towards supporting those most vulnerable within our community.