Showing posts with label bourbon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bourbon. Show all posts
Friday, April 29, 2016
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Irving Farm Coffee - Blackstrap Espresso Blend
In Italy, an espresso is defined by 4 things, sometimes referred to as the "4 M"s: Machina, Mano, Macinazione and Miscela. In English these translate to Machine, Hand, Grinder and Blend. This blend, named for the viscous sweetness we've achieved, is a twist on a traditional Italian espresso blend, and we find it comes vividly to life when applied to the Macinazione, Mano and Machina. Soft, sweet Brazilian coffee serves as the base and gives the espresso its rich, velvety, heavy mouth-feel. We use the Latin American to add complexity and just a touch of acidity to keep it lively on the palate. Finally, the Yirgacheffe is added for sweetness and citric aromatics. We love the way this espresso dances with layers of aromas and flavors, all announcing themselves in the thick viscous crema. Blackstrap is especially well suited to traditional combinations with milk, whether you prefer a small, more coffee-focused cappuccino, or the the sweeter, creamier cafe latte.
COUNTRIES Brazil, Colombia, Honduras & Ethiopia
REGIONS Mogiana, Huila, Copan & Yirgacheffe
VARIETIES Bourbon, Caturra, Catuai, Catimor, Icatu, Mondo Novo, Pacas, Typica & Heirloom PROCESSES Natural & Washed
ALTITUDES 1200 - 1900 Meters
TASTING NOTES Heavy, Molasses, Caramel
Now available at www.emerycoffee.com
Friday, February 27, 2015
Topeca Coffee - Cleavon Little Espresso Blend
Topeca Coffee - Cleavon Little Espresso Blend
This is an espresso blend from multiple countries, named after the renowned stage and screen actor Cleavon Little.You loved him so in Blazing Saddles, and now you can have him brewed under 9 atmospheric bars of pressure, and distilled into 2 ounces of fabulous liquid! Just like Cleavon, this espresso is chocolatey, sweet, and just a little fruity.
Countries: Brazil, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Sumatra
Processes: Natural, Semi-washed, Pulp Natural, Wet Hulled
Notes: Blackberry, Chocolate, Buttery Muffin
Roast: Medium
Now available at www.emerycoffee.com
Monday, February 2, 2015
Topeca Coffee - El Salvador Signature Espresso
Topeca Coffee - El Salvador Signature Espresso
It is very uncommon to find an espresso blend made from coffees of one single origin, but since we have access to 2 farms at different elevations, and the ability to process our coffee many different ways, we are able to create an incredibly balanced blend with coffees from just one region. Natural processed bourbon from the Ayutepeque farm gives this blend an intense fruit sweetness and syrupy body, while its washed component comes in with chocolate, nut, and cedar tones. A touch of SHG altitude bourbon from El Manzano rounds everything out with bright floral spice. A great espresso to feature on its own, un-transformed by milk.
Producer: Emilio Lopez Diaz
Region: Santa Ana
Altitude: 1000-1500 MASL
Varietal: Red Bourbon, Pacas
Farm: El Manzano and Ayutepeque
Process: Natural and Washed
Roast: Medium
Notes: Cherry Cordial, Dark Chocolate, Toffee Nut
SEED TO CUP
Now available at www.emerycoffee.com
Friday, November 21, 2014
Barrington Coffee Roasters - Gold Espresso Blend
Origin- Americas, Southeast Asia
Varietal- Bourbon-Paca, Catuai 65, S-795, others
Process- Washed, pulped natural and conditioned
Roast- Medium
We carefully roast and blend this coffee to bring out the finest qualities of espresso coffee–sweet caramel, chocolate, spice and hints of dried fruit. When properly extracted it yields spectacular crema and a long smooth finish. To attain this perfection, we source coffees that are naturally very low in acidity and extraordinarily high in body.
When the otherwise subtle and delicate flavors of these coffees are concentrated through the high pressure extraction of an espresso machine the qualities are magnified to an essential level. Our proprietary blend includes aged and conditioned coffees from Asia and South America. Some of the critical components of the Barrington Gold are part of our Land Aging Program.
Now available at www.emerycoffee.com
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Barrington Coffee Roasters - Organic Decaf French Roast
Origin- Chiapas, Mexico
Farm- Unión de Ejidos Prof. Otilio Montaño (UDEPOM)
Altitude- 4800 -5400 FASL
Varietal- Typica & Bourbon
Process- Washed, sun dried
Roast- Dark
Rich and smooth with a dark chocolate finish. This coffee is grown in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Southern Mexico in the Chiapas region. It is grown by a cooperative group of farmers who work together as the Unión de Ejidos Profesor Otilio Montaño, or UDEPOM, for short. Ninety-nine percent of the Union members are native Mayan, indigenous from Mache, Tzotzi, Tojolaba, Jaleco and Tzeltal origins. The coffee is grown at between 4,800 and 5,400 feet in altitude and is comprised of family farms between one and ten acres. Each worker in the Union is paid on a work-share basis, rather than by farm yield.
An interesting word of note is that this coffee has the smallest carbon footprint of all of our decaffeinated coffees. It is both grown and decaffeinated in the mountains of Mexico. All of our other decaffeinated coffees that hail from farms outside of Mexico must make a stop here at the best decaffeination facility in the the world prior to being shipped to our Roastery in the Berkshires.
The Royal Select Water Process removes caffeine from the coffee bean without the use of harmful chemicals or byproducts. We are big proponents of this process because it quite seamlessly removes the caffeine and leaves all of the great coffee flavor.
Our Organic coffees are certified organic at origin by the National Organic Program (NOP). The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) certifies our Roastery to process 100% Certified Organic coffee through Baystate Organic Certifiers (Winchendon, MA). We ardently support organic agriculture and farming without the use of pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers.
Now available at www.emerycoffee.com
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Barrington Coffee Roasters - Decaf Berkshire Organic Blend
Origin - Indonesia and the Americas
Varietal - Sidkalang, Bourbon, Typica, others
Process - Semi-washed and washed
Roast - Medium
Bold and luxurious, this coffee combines the dense body that is found in the finest Indonesian coffees with the up front liveliness of coffees from the Americas. It yields a uniquely complex cup with hints of fruit and a sweet chocolatey smooth finish.
The Royal Select Water Process removes caffeine from the coffee bean without the use of harmful chemicals or byproducts. We are big proponents of this process because it quite seamlessly removes the caffeine and leaves all of the great coffee flavor.
Our Organic coffees are certified organic at origin by the National Organic Program (NOP). The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) certifies our Roastery to process 100% Certified Organic coffee through Baystate Organic Certifiers (Winchendon, MA). We strongly support organic agriculture and farming without the use of pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers.
Now available at www.emerycoffee.com
Friday, August 16, 2013
Klatch Coffee - El Salvador Las Mercedes Pepinal 1
Photo courtesy of Klatch Coffee.
Our 2013 crop of Pepinal 1 from Las Mercedes has finally arrived! Las Mercedes never fails to provide us with a complete multidimensional coffee from start to finish. Pepinal 1 conveys a sweet tangerine aroma with caramel and subtle floral notes. The flowers become more pronounced in the cup, offering a bright acidity, round body and a substantial and intense fruity flavor. It's creamy with hints of cherry, plum, peach, honey and chocolate. Lot Pepinal 1 placed 1st in 2006 El Salvador Cup of Excellence auction with a record 94 points.
What drew Klatch Coffee to Las Mercedes was great coffee, but what we fell in love with was the people, the process, and their passion to make the coffee so great. It begins with hand picking only ripe mature cherries, and then subjecting them to intense screening before depulping to eliminate twigs, leaves and other foreign material. At the wet mill the cherries are received into ceramic tiled ditches, washed with fresh collected rainwater from their own tanks and immediately fed into a pulper, which consists of rotating disks or cylinders, each one fitted with adjustable knives. These are designed to separate the bean from the flesh of the fruit while leaving each bean intact in its parchment envelope. They then dry the coffee on clay patios to ensure even drying.
The same care and consideration invested in the coffee is invested into the Las Mercedes community. The Ortiz Family has always been devoted to taking care of those who have helped in their success, by providing clothing, food and health care. In addition, Las Mercedes is constantly making efforts to preserve natural wild life by taking special care of the disposal of by-products from the mill in order to avoid contamination also, in compliance with our certifications, chemicals and pesticides are carefully stored and managed by trained personnel, avoiding intoxication and contamination. In the last years, a great effort has been made in planting native trees to preserve these species.
Finca Las Mercedes is a beautiful coffee farm with dedicated owners who care for their community, their workers, the environment and, nonetheless, seek to provided specialty coffee. We are proud to offer this limited Direct Trade coffee that is also Rainforest Alliance Certified. As part of our Direct Trade contract, 25 cents of every pound is given back to fund community sports programs and Los Ortiz medical clinic. To read more about Los Ortiz medical clinic please visit cafelasmercedes.com/dispensary.asp.
REGION: Cerro El Tigre
VARIETAL: Bourbon
FARM: Las Mercedes
ALTITUDE: 1560 M
FARMER: Ortiz Barriere
ROAST: Medium Light
NOTES: 92 points by Coffee Review
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
El Salvador Orange Bourbon SO Espresso - Klatch Coffee
Photo courtesy of Klatch Coffee.
The Orange Bourbon is a meticulously picked and processed coffee. It's developed at Finca El Molino, one of El Salvador's finest and most innovative coffee farms. Mike Perry, Green Coffee Buyer and Liz Lozano (Associate Barista Trainer) went to Finca El Molino in early 2011 and were truly impressed by Jose Antonio and his staff - a genuine group of people with a passion for quality coffee. With that said, our Klatch team is very excited to welcome back our very juicy single origin espresso from El Salvador. Try it for yourself, so we can share the same enthusiasm for this "klatchtastic" espresso!
EXTRACTION RECOMMENDATIONS
DOSE: 19.20 grams [ double ]
TEMPERATURE: 202 degrees
TIME: 23 - 25 seconds
VOLUME: 25 ml
REGION: Santa Ana
VARIETAL: Orange Bourbon
FARM: Finca El Molino
ALTITUDE: 1300-1500 M
FARMER: Jose Antonio Salaverria
ROAST: Medium
NOTES: Single Origin Espresso
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013
El Salvador El Rubi Honey - Klatch Coffee
Our El Rubi Honey is back with a sweet news from Coffee Review! We recently sent our new crop for assessment and here's what they have to say:
Blind Assessment: Subtly extravagant. Rich night flowers, crisp cocoa, hints of tangerine and fir in aroma and cup. Quiet acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. Rich, flavor-saturated finish turns slightly heavy in the long.
Notes: This coffee was entirely produced from trees of the heirloom Bourbon variety of Arabica and was processed using the honey method, which means that the outer skin is removed as it is in the wet process, but all or some of the sticky fruit residue is allowed to dry on the bean and later removed by machine along with the parchment skin. This coffee is Rainforest Alliance certified, meaning it was produced following sustainable ecological and socio-economic criteria developed by the Sustainable Agricultural Network, a coalition of independent, environment-focused non-governmental organizations.
Finca Las Mercedes is comprised of several distinct parts of the farm called tablons (or micro lots), each with a different terroir, varietal, micro climates and taste profile. Besides Pepinal 1 winning 1st place in the Cup of Excellence, and where our very own Heather Perry was surprised by her husband’s proposal, my other favorite tablon is El Rubi. I love this tablon because the Bourbon varietal which grows there has a sweet and juicy red fruit flavor. For fun, we experimented with this as an SO (Single Origin) Espresso and loved it so much, we are featuring it this month.
Las Mercedes and the Ortiz family is one of our long term direct trade partners. 2 cents per pound of coffee purchased goes to our direct trade community fund which has provided a medical clinic along with Doctors, Nurses; all free of charge. Plus, uniforms, shoes and sports accessories are provided for sports activities, creating teamwork and a sense of unity within the community.
Mr. Adrian Ortiz, a Spanish immigrant married Miss Mercedes Rivera and settled down in Santiago de Maria, In the Usulután department of El Salvador. They started growing coffee in Las Mercedes the year of 1886. Mr. Adrian passed away in 1898 and until 1941 the farm was managed by Mrs. Mercedes Rivera de Ortiz.
In 1941, Mrs. Mercedes passes away, and the Farm is handed over to Mr. Adrian Ortiz Jr. until his death in 1976. Then it was passed to Mr. Roberto Ortiz and Family, who run the farm up to this day.
In the following years, the wet mill and the water tanks were rebuilt and a continuing expansion of the infrastructure of the farm was undertaken. A bigger tank called "EL BIG" was built, as well as new clay patios and new ceramic tile ditches. New roads were built for better access to the different parts of the farm. A certification process of the farm was made, and nowadays we have the Rainforest Alliance certification not only for the farm but also for the mill.
Las Mercedes represents the maximum expression of a great coffee that has always been cared with dedication and perseverance for four generations in the Ortiz family. Only mature cherries with perfect ripeness are allowed. The cherries are subjected to screening before de-pulping to eliminate twigs, leaves and other foreign material; also to separate the floaters from the bulk.
REGION: Cerro El Tigre
VARIETAL: 100% Bourbon
FARM: Las Mercedes
ALTITUDE:1440M
FARMER: Ortiz Family
ROAST: Medium+
NOTES: Direct Trade, 91 Points from Coffee Review
Monday, July 1, 2013
El Salvador Orange Bourbon - Klatch Coffee
New Coffee - Our bright, juicy and "klatch-tastic" Orange Bourbon is back! This is a true connoisseur’s coffee. It's a purely refined and sophisticated brew that offers a sweet-floral aroma along with an orange-citrus flavor in the cup. Overall, it's a bright and juicy coffee, perfectly balanced with just the right amount of body.
The Orange Bourbon is a meticulously hand picked and processed (100% Bourbon) coffee, developed at Finca El Molino - one of El Salvador's finest and most innovative coffee farms. Mike Perry, Green Coffee Buyer and Liz Lozano (Associate Barista Trainer) sourced this direct trade coffee in early 2011 and were truly impressed by Jose Antonio and his staff - a genuine group of people with a passion for quality coffee.
Drew Moody from A Table in the Corner of the Cafe's review
"The aroma of this cup is soft, subtle—but sweet. Maybe “sweet” isn’t the word… Fragrant is a much better term; maybe even perfumy. When the water hits the grounds, poof!, a gentle explosion of floral aromatics (cherry and orange blossom) takes up wings, fluttering between the nose and the cup. Mixed in are notes of powdery raw cocoa nibs, cane sugar, and orange soda.
The cup starts off equally subtle (and, spoiler alert, ends just as subtly)—the coffee doesn’t come exploding onto the palate. It quietly sneaks up on it, rather, oozing out of the mug with a raspberry syrupy mouthfeel; and this river of maple syrup kicks up flavor sediment from the bottom of the cup, carrying it downstream in its current—brown sugar, baker’s chocolate, vanilla cream, and clementine.
As the cup cools off, the flavor gets fruitier and more tropical (though not lively or bright, however), the mouthfeel melts from a thick syrupiness to a fruity juiciness, a mellow orange juice acidity bubbles just beneath the surface, seeping onto the palate and melting on the back of the tongue, but it doesn’t become prominent—it stays soft and subtle. There are an awful lot of fruits I’m picking up now, but, while they are moderately juicy and “big” on the palate (compared to the rest of the flavors I’m experiencing, they’re pretty mellow (again, I know—I promise to pick up a thesaurus soon to work on my descriptors): plum, cherry, apple, pear, and salted caramel that finishes off each sip.
Medium body; juicy mouthfeel; soft citrus acidity; clean finish; sparkling, lingering aftertaste."
REGION: Santa Ana
VARIETAL: Orange Bourbon
FARM: Finca El Molino
ALTITUDE: 1300-1500 M
FARMER: Jose Antonio Salaverria
ROAST: Medium
NOTES: Washed Process
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