Assembly House Espresso (Gift)

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• Funky
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Gifted on orders £65 and over. Assembly House Espresso Espresso is the ultimate expression of coffee's utility, versatility, and tactility. It needs to propose an enjoyable experience drunk black and paired with milk. Therefore, espresso should have prominent sweetness, low acidityAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it., and viscous texture. To achieve these qualities with the Assembly House Espresso, we source coffees that naturally exhibit these characteristics. And then we roast them in ways that ensure they are fully optimised for espresso and also offer a delicious cup when brewed with all other methods - especially French Press. The Producer: Kalehe Arabica Coffee Cooperative This season’s coffee is produced by the Kalehe Arabica Coffee Cooperative, a network of smallholderSmallholderA farmer growing coffee on a small family plot — often under two hectares. Most of the world's coffee is grown this way, typically pooled at cooperatives or washing stations. farmers working in and around Virunga National Park in DR Congo. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Virunga spans over 3,000 square miles along the borders of Rwanda and Uganda and is recognised as one of the most biodiverse places on earth. The park’s history is complex. Its naturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. resources carry enormous economic value but have also made the region vulnerable to instability. Civilian safety and security remains volatile in an environment in which armed groups engage in criminal activities ranging from ivory poaching and illegal fishing, to kidnapping and extortion. In response, the park established the Virunga Alliance in 2013 - a coalition of public organisations and private businesses - designed to channel Virunga’s natural resources into a resilient, green economy. Since then, the Alliance has developed hydroelectric plants that now provide clean, reliable energy to thousands of households, including the city of Goma - where two million residents got access to electricity for the first time. One public entity working alongside the Alliance is African Coffee Connect - an organisation building a network of coffee small holder cooperatives, including the Kalehe Arabica Coffee Cooperative of 3,179 producers (including 993 women, m