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Milk chocolate ~ pear ~ caramel SCA 86 & 84.25 | YELLOW CATUAI & TYPICA | WASHED PROCESS | 100% ARABICA |  1250-1650M Big fruits and florals, with strong acidity and full body. Notes of milk chocolate, pear and caramel. The farm Created with Michelin-star chef Josh Eggleton, a blend that really showcases the flavour profiles of two delicious coffees,  Nicaraguan Finca La Bastilla and our Colombian Medellín Excelso.

Kenya Kariti Kianjege AA Rose hip ~ orange ~ cranberry SCA 87 | SL28 & RUIRU 11 | WASHED PROCESS | SINGLE ORIGIN | 100% ARABICA |  1490-1500M Lovely honey-noted sweetness and a silky body. Notes of rose hip, orange and cranberry. The farm There’s a reason we’ve roasting a Kenyan AA it is a great benchmark of quality for arabica, especially those grown around Mount Kenya itself, you can always expect upfront sweetness and acidity, with a fruity body - this lot is no exception, with big notes of cranberry and orange sweetness, and a perfumed finish. Grown in the rich red volcanic soils of Kirinyaga County, just to the south of Mount Kenya and to the east of Nyeri County (which produces our Zawadi Peaberry), this origin uses the classic Kenyan varietals, SL28 & Ruiru 11. Both created through selective breeding specifically for the Kenyan climate, they’re respected as some of the most exceptional cup profiles in the world. The 'AA' classification refers to the size of the bean, meaning that the green coffee bean is just a little more than one-fourth inch (¼") in diameter. Comments "I love brewing this coffee using my bypass AeroPress recipe. An incredible juicy cranberry quality, with a lovely floral finish and oodles of sweetness. A stand-out example of Kenyan Coffee Quality." "Brilliantly crisp and acidic, with just the right amount of tomato-y-ness that you’d want from a classic Kenyan. It’s super dense, so works well with a long immersion through cafetière, where you really get the cranberry notes coming through!"

Colombia Finca La Laguna Reserva Single Origin Cauca Department Redcurrant ~ vanilla ~ cacao nib SCA 87.5 | TYPICA & TABI | WASHED PROCESS | SINGLE ORIGIN | 100% ARABICA |  1700-1850M A particularly smooth and creamy mouthfeel. Notes of redcurrant, vanilla and cacao nib. The farm The team at CENCOIC Co-Operative have always been incredible to work with. Founded with a link to CRIC, the local community police force in the Cauca Department in the south of Colombia, they’re committed to improving the safety and prosperity of the area after years of guerilla fighting created by the international drug trade. La Laguna is a collection of twelve families and their individual farms, called collectively the ‘Manantial Association’. Each family looks after their own smallholder farm, including picking, pulping and drying, before grouping together the entire harvest into the Laguna we know and love. Unlike other farms in the surrounding areas, Laguna is grown almost entirely under shade. Farmers are also strongly encouraged to produce their own fertiliser from natural materials. The varietals are typical of Colombia as a whole, except for the very special F6 - this is created by selectively breeding the absolute best and biggest Castillo cherries at their peak of six years, for six generations. All coffee is washed, fermented and dried by each farmer, with generally an 18-hour fermentation stage dependent on heat, and then dried for around 15-25 days. We feel very lucky to work so closely with not just an outstanding farm, but a brilliant cause, too. Comments: "Laguna in a flat white; full maple syrup dipped raspberries. Not only does this hit every single sensory top note, but its clean cup and freshness are second to none. A real bobby dazzler!" "Exactly what you want from a Colombian - lovely upfront gooseberry acidity, beautifully sweet and smooth body and an incredibly long finish! Favourite is as a flat white with some brilliant unhomogenised milk, which makes it taste like white chocolate. "Easy going, very smooth and creamy, and the taste of fruit pastilles coming through are divine!"

Nicaragua Finca La Bastilla No10 La Bastilla Estate, Jinotega Region, Nicaragua Green apple ~ orange ~ custard creams DIRECT TRADE | UK EXCLUSIVE | SCA 86 | YELLOW & RED CATUAI | WASHED PROCESS |  SINGLE ORIGIN | 100% ARABICA |  1250-1450M   Our classic medium-light roast of this estate. Notes of green apple, orange and custard creams. The farm It's an estate located amid a mountainous natural reserve, all cherries are handpicked according to the microclimates of each individual farm, to maximise their potential. The estate also houses a fully vertically integrated processing system, to allow for precise differentiation and sorting of each bean. Comments: "La Bastilla, as an espresso, tastes like lemon poppy seed cake and Frangipane! Great tasting, super sweet and is a great success story for our commitment to working with coffee estates in a sustainable way for both parties, whilst helping local communities thrive through education, healthcare and personal development."