Berkshire

Origin

Tasting notes

Character

• Comforting
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Bold and luxurious, this coffee combines the dense bodyBodyThe weight and texture of coffee in the mouth, from tea-like and delicate to syrupy and heavy. Driven by process, roast, variety, and brew method. 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 stone fruit and a sweet, chocolaty smooth finish. The roast forward and heavy bodied components in our Berkshire make it an incredibly versatile coffee with a broad range of appeal. It performs well with drip brewing methods from V60 to Chemex , it is great as a Bodum press and it shows spectacularly when batch brewed or brewed through an urn when brewing for larger parties or events. The Berkshire is a proprietary blendBlendCoffees from multiple origins roasted or mixed together for a consistent, balanced profile year-round — the traditional backbone of espresso menus. and is a part of our Barrington Coffee Origin Certified TM Program . Though we are protective about fully disclosing the components of this blend, there are a couple of additional things we would like to share with you. Elements in the blend have been certified at origin by Control Union Certifications B.V. as having been produced without the use of pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers. In addition, components in the Berkshire have been certified Fair Trade at Origin by Fairtrade International (FLO) . Origin- Asia, Americas Producer- Cooperatively Produced Coffees Altitude- 3937-5400’ VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process.- Sidikalang, BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars., TypicaTypicaThe oldest cultivated arabica lineage, ancestor of most Latin American coffee. Low yield, clean and sweet cup; the baseline other varieties are measured against., Others Process- Wet HulledWet-hulledIndonesian method (giling basah) where parchment is stripped while the seed is still wet, then dried bare. Gives the earthy, spicy, heavy-bodied profile classic to Sumatra., WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. Roast- Medium Origin Certified- No Pesticides, No Herbicides, No Synthetic Fertilizers.