Big, rich and earthy, with a wine-like edge. If you like a heavy, dark-fruit cup, this is the one.
Tasting notes: berries // wine // earthy
The coffee. Sumatra's rain and humidity led its farmers to a method you won't find anywhere else: wet hulling, where the parchment comes off while the bean is still wet and the green coffee finishes drying bare. It gives Sumatran coffee its signature: a full, heavy body, earthy depth, and hints of fruit. Ours carries berry and cocoa flavors with an unusual, wine-like acidity.
How we'd brew it. French press or drip. It's a natural with cream, and it makes a serious cold brew.
Roast level? We intentionally don't print one on our packaging. Roasts go in and out of fashion (dark roast was the thing a decade ago, light roast a few years back) and we don't chase them: good coffee is timeless. Every coffee here is roasted to the profile where it tastes best: never so light it turns sour, never so dark it tastes burnt. The roast is there to bring the coffee out, not to cover it up. Two things worth knowing: dark roast isn't stronger (strength comes from using more coffee), and roasting doesn't add caffeine; if anything, a scoop of lighter roast has a touch more. If you usually reach for a dark roast, start with Guatemalan or Shiftwork Espresso, and watch for our occasional special dark, like Angelitos Dark.
Roasted in small batches at our roastery in Crown Point, Indiana. We roast to order, so your bag ships within days of roasting. Whole bean (it stays fresh far longer than ground), in 10 oz, 2 lb and 5 lb bags. Drink it every week? Join the Coffee Club and save 5–15% on every delivery. Free shipping on orders over $150, or pick up at the café on E. Goldsborough St. in Crown Point. Turn by the tank on Main Street.
