Bay Dreamer Seasonal Espresso

Origin

Tasting notes

Character

• Bright
  30
• Clean
  20
• Funky
  20

We are a bunch of California dreamers, and from the earliest days of Ritual we’ve attracted more than a few like-minded innovators. Mixing in our Valencia Street shop like fish in the Bay, caffeinated and wild-eyed, many of the area’s boldest and brightest have come together and helped create the future – and not just with technology. Art, music, literature, journalism, politics – the dreamers of the San Francisco Bay Area congregate under our flag to join the sea change in coffee as they work on the next revolutionary concept that our little corner of the world will be known for. Right now, Bay Dreamers yearn for beach days and concert nights, movies with friends, more water, less fire, more flow and less fight. With a vision of a better future swirling in our heads, we present a stimulating expression of what’s possible – in espresso form for quick intake. Big ideas take big espresso, a whale tail of a wallopin’ fresh flavor current to spirit you along toward your most lucid dreamscapes. Combining fresh coffees from Brasil, Guatemala, and Ethiopia in equal thirds – this is the real deal. About the Components: 1/3 Esperança, Brasil 1/3 Hunapu, Guatemala 1/3 Kolla Bolcha, Ethiopia The natural processNatural 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. coffees of Esperança work excellently as a syrupy sweet base for outstanding seasonal espresso blends. Full-bodied and chocolatey, the Esperança blends well with almost any coffee paired with it. Adding the high notes to Bay Dreamer are the coffees from the Hunapu Producers of Antigua, Guatemala. Their 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., eco-pulped Bourbón 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. coffees are bright and citric; a pleasant contrast to the heavier profile of Esperança. Finally, giving floral and berry complexity to this espresso is the traditionally washed heirloomHeirloom (Ethiopia)A catch-all label for Ethiopia's thousands of indigenous, largely uncatalogued coffee varieties — used when a lot's exact genetics are unknown. lot of Kolla Bolcha, hailing from Oromia, in western Ethiopia. Together, these three coffees highlight what we love in espresso – syrupy sweetness, clean fruit flavors, and amazingly complex floral aromatics! The autumnal super blendBlendCoffees from multiple origins roasted or mixed together for a consistent, balanced profile year-round — the traditional backbone of espresso menus. made for espresso fue