The Filter Blend

Origin

• 🇧🇷 Brazil· Minas Gerais
• 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Tasting notes

Character

• Bright
  30
• Clean
  20

Pear. Figs. HoneyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural. . Ships within 1 week after roast dateRoast date / restingSpecialty bags carry the roast date, not a best-before. Coffee needs days to degas CO₂ after roasting ('resting') and is typically best within weeks, not months. 100% specialty arabica coffee beans only Square Miles' coffee beans are at their peak 1 to 2 weeks after roasting Origin Karora Granja São Francisco 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. BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. Yellow Bourbon Processing 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. Pulped Natural Producer Karora Washing StationWashing stationA central mill where many smallholder farmers deliver cherry for processing. In Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda the station name (e.g. Idido) often identifies the coffee. Otaviano Ribeiro Ceglia Country Rwanda Brazil Roast Level Light Light About this coffee: 50% Karora / 50% Granja São Francisco Built on the same concept as our Red Brick Espresso BlendBlendCoffees from multiple origins roasted or mixed together for a consistent, balanced profile year-round — the traditional backbone of espresso menus., The Filter Blend is seasonal, versatile and classic Square Mile. Clean, balanced and medium-bodied, a kind, welcoming coffee to wake up to. The Filter Blend offers the perfect all-day, everyday brew and embodies all we love about speciality coffee. An absolute delight, you’ll want to keep a bag in the cupboard to stay stocked up and always have delicious coffee in the house. About: Minas Gerais’s Granja São Francisco and Rwanda’s Western Province’s Karora come together for a new version of The Filter Blend, where creamy texture meets pear and fig flavors. Kick back with this edition’s harmonious balance of sweetness and fruitiness. Granja São Francisco is grown in Brazil’s Mantiqueira de Minas by Otaviano Ribeiro Ceglia and his family, who’ve been cultivating coffee since the 1930s. The Ceglia family’s deep knowledge of the land, combined with their Pulped Natural processing, results in a coffee that’s both elegant and comforting. Otaviano’s commitment to sustainability and quality ensures Granja São Francisco continues to thrive as a family-run farm. Karora comes from Rwanda’s Western Province, where Nyamurinda Coffee Growers Ltd., a women-led business founded by sisters Francine Nyiramana and Immaculée Mukamana, manages both their family farm and Karora Washing Station. After the 1994 genocide, the sisters returned to their family’s land in Nyamagabe District and built Nyamurinda Hills farm. They later expanded to operate Karora Washing Station, processing cherries from a cooperative o