Spinnaker Blend - Seasonal Espresso

Origin

Tasting notes

Character

• Bold
  75
• Bright
  25
• Comforting
  25
• Sweet
  25
• Funky
  20

In collaboration with our good friends at Spinnaker Chocolate , we decided to pull our taste buds together and develop a blendBlendCoffees from multiple origins roasted or mixed together for a consistent, balanced profile year-round — the traditional backbone of espresso menus. that celebrates the bean to bar (or cup) journey. This espresso blend has rich notes of dark chocolate, hazelnut with a hint of berries. Words from Kelly & the Spinnaker team: "Roasted by our good friends at Stamp Act Coffee, this blend was chosen to pair perfectly with our 70% House Blend Drinking Chocolate." When visiting Seattle, make sure to visit their chocolate factory and cafe in Fremont. Origins: Kayon Mountain - Guji Ethiopia 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. - 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. varieties Samamabaia - Santo Antonio Estates, Brazil Sundried/ Natural - Yellow Catucai Friends of Tolima - Tolima, Colombia 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. - CastilloCastilloColombia's leaf-rust-resistant variety, bred by Cenicafé from Caturra and Timor hybrid. Long dismissed by purists, it now wins competitions when grown and processed well., CaturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America., Colombia