The coffee ordering process has quite simply become a stressful experience. If this wasn’t difficult enough to remember our high street friends such as Starbucks and Costa have decided the terms small, medium and large are not good enough for their coffee menus and we now have tall, grande and venti to deal with. However, more recently and with the growing popularity of coffee, the number of different coffee styles we, the consumer, are now able to order has become too many to remember. It used to be a coffee order was accompanied by either ‘black’ or ‘with milk’ and a number of sugars. Much of the awakening ‘jolt’ that you get from your morning coffee comes from the flavours and aromas waking up your senses.Cappuccino, Latte, Ristretto or Macchiato? But in terms of caffeine, brewed or filter coffee contains more. Because espresso roasts are darker than filter roasts, they can also taste darker, making you believe they are stronger. Is Espresso Stronger Than Other Coffee?īecause we brew espresso at high pressure, it draws out more flavour and oils than other brew methods like plunger or filter, which creates the crema on top. If you need a visual guide, think of it as fine as table salt. The best method is to brew lots of coffee while adjusting the grind. So your coffee brews slow enough to develop all the flavour we need, the grind needs to be extra fine. That is why espresso has the rich, dense collection of oil and foam on top called crema. What Grind is Best for Espresso?Īn espresso machine pushes water through the coffee at high pressure. Our blends are all delicious as black coffee but where they shine is when they combine with milk. A 20ml shot of espresso needs to carry through 200ml or more of milk. But espresso blends are different.īy combining two or three coffees we create something greater than the sum of its parts. The truest expression of a coffee roasters art and skill is in their espresso blends. While that makes production easier but we don’t think it makes a better cup of coffee. Some companies blend their coffee before they roast (pre-blending). We solubility match each coffee so they extract at the same rate and work together in the cup. The coffee world calls this post-blending. We try to enhance the sweetness and body of each coffee while reducing acidity and minimising roastiness. Roasting each coffee by itself and blending afterwards lets us get the best out of each coffee. Is Coffee Blended Before or After Roasting? In place of Brazils, some roasters use Indian or Indonesian coffee as the base. It helps that they are the two biggest coffee-producing countries and their coffee isn’t expensive. The Brazilian coffee brings chocolate and body and maybe some nuttiness while the Colombian adds sweetness and a hint of acidity. One classic combo is Brazil and Colombia. How do You Design an Espresso Blend?Īs you gain experience as a coffee roaster, you learn the different roles that coffees play in a blend and what to expect from each origin and process. Read more about single origins in our article here. These days they must also co-operate with a range of alternative milk, from soy to oat to almond and beyond. They need to remain consistent throughout the year and cut through milk. The flavours are unique to that area.Įspresso blends require more depth and complexity than single origin coffees, which is why we blend two or three coffees together. Is Single Origin Coffee Better?Ī single-origin is a coffee from one country or region. Street Fighter is coffee from Colombia, Ethiopia and/or Honduras. Street Fighter is the newest contender with a blend of washed and natural coffees providing blueberry, mandarin and cocoa. We source most of the coffee for Haymaker from Colombia and Guatemala. Haymaker is crisp and juicy with orange and caramel flavours. We compose it of coffee from Brazil and Papua New Guinea. It’s the closest to a traditional Italian espresso blend but with transparently traded, ethical coffees and a medium-dark roast profile. Shadow Boxer is our big-bodied, full-flavoured blend with chocolate and dark berry notes.
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