Penrose (Espresso Blend)

Tasting notes

TASTING NOTESTasting notesThe flavors a roaster perceives in the cup — 'jasmine, apricot, black tea'. Descriptive associations, not ingredients: nothing is added to the coffee. Penrose Seasonal Espresso BlendBlendCoffees from multiple origins roasted or mixed together for a consistent, balanced profile year-round — the traditional backbone of espresso menus. taste notes: chocolate, graham, dried fruit, toffee, berry SOURCING & INTENTION Penrose, named after the triangle , is our seasonal espresso blend. We feel the perfect espresso is an impossible goal, but we still strive to create it. Penrose is our ever-updated offering in the quest for the perfect espresso. While the seasonal components will vary throughout the year, it is always (nearly) perfect for your hopper. Penrose aims to: be a reliable and consistent offering be delicious with milk and without milk maintain seasonality and farm-to-cup traceability maintain a stable price point so it can be the main espresso on our bar and the bars of many of our wholesale partners be easy to dial-in on an espresso grinder Penrose also does well in the brewer – look for notes of lasting sweetness and heavy 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., with a subdued 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.. The coffees used in our blends changes seasonally. To learn more about the coffees and blend ratios, visit our blends page . DIAL-IN NOTES We tend to pull shots of Penrose around a 1:2 ratio at our coffee bars. These shots generally take a total of 30-35 seconds to extract, with about 6 seconds of that time in pre-infusion. We calibrate our machines to dispense water at 200 degrees. TASTING NOTES chocolate, graham, dried fruit, toffee, berry