This is the coffee that changes people's minds about coffee. Bright, floral, almost tea-like. Nothing like "coffee flavor."
Tasting notes: citrus // floral // vibrant
The coffee. Ethiopia is where coffee comes from, and it still grows some of the most remarkable coffee in the world. This one is clean and delicate in body with bright acidity: citrus, florals, lemongrass and a tea-like finish. Sweet, complex, and the origin that most often wakes someone up to a whole new world of coffee. It did for us.
How we'd brew it. Pour-over, ground a little finer than usual, and skip the milk the first time.
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.
