ESPRESSO BLEND

ESPRESSO BLEND

This blend is 25% Banko Taratu - Ethiopia & 75% Asprotimaná - Colombia. 
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About the farmer(s)

Banko Taratu 74110, 74112 [Washed] — Ethiopia

This coffee was processed at the Banko Taratu Washing Station, in the town of the same name.The coffee is grown in the surrounding area by around 500 small-holder farmers in rich, fertile soils at very high altitudes. Coffee trees are planted amongst the family's food crops.

During harvest, cherries are selectively hand-picked before being delivered to the washing station. There they are sorted for over or under-ripe cherries, de-pulped, wet fermented for 12-48 hours, washed, soaked then placed on raised beds to dry.

Vive L'Afrique.

  • region Gedeo Zone
  • farm/farmer Small-holder
  • altitude 1950-2300
  • crop 2024
  • cultivar 74110, 74112
  • process Washed

74110 and 74112 are selections of Ethiopian landrace coffee cultivars, developed in the 70's at the Jimma Agricultural Research Center [JARC] for resistance to the coffee berry disease. The prefix '74' indicates that the selection and cataloguing occurred in 1974.

ASPROTIMANÁ — Colombia

ASPROTIMANÁ is a cooperative of coffee farmers located around the town of Timana in Huila, Colombia. It was formed in 2001 by 32 farming families looking for a better way of life. Now, 23 years later, membership has grown to 150 families.
The cooperative provides training to help control the fermentation process. Co-op members use brix meters to measure the sugar levels in the cherry. When the majority of the crop reaches 20 brix, picking starts.
Once the cherries are harvested, they are placed in holding tanks for 36 - 48 hours before being de-pulped. The beans are fermented until the ideal pH level is reached, then washed, halting fermentation. Coffee is then sun-dried.

  • region Huila
  • farm/farmer Small-holder farms
  • altitude 1400-1700 meters
  • crop 2025
  • cultivar Caturra, Castillo, V. Colombia
  • process Washed

Caturra is a mutation of Bourbon discovered in Brasil in 1937. The plant is a dwarf so it can be planted close together resulting in more production per hectare. Caturra has good flavour characteristics but is susceptible to disease.

Castillo was developed by CENICAFE [the Colombian coffee research facility] & released in 2005. It was bred from Caturra & Hybrido de Timor. It is highly resistant to disease & is now the most planted cultivar in Colombia.

V. Colombia was bred by CENICAFE from Caturra & Catimor. It was released in 1982 it is highly resistant to disease & has good productivity.

Brew guide

  1. Black

    • dose 18g
    • Brew weight 40g
    • Brew time 25–35 seconds

  2. White

    • dose 18.5g
    • Brew weight 22–27g
    • Brew time 25–35 seconds

To develop our blend we start with fresh coffee samples, we roast them in our 20's Probat sample roaster then line them up on the cupping table, we look for coffee that has a good deal of natural sweetness, we may find tropical fruit note in a Colombian, citrus in a Burundi or dark fruity chocolate & creamy body in a Brasil.

When the coffee lands we work out a suitable roasting profile, then roast fresh every day, Monday to Friday.

We find our espresso best from the 5th day to 2 weeks after roasting so buy little & buy often.

For any help on coffee brewing of all methods i.e. espresso, plunger etc fire an email through to espresso@rocketcoffee.co.nz

Farmer harvesting coffee in Banko Taratu

Washing coffee at Banko Taratu Washing Station.

Coffee drying on raised beds, Banko Taratu.

Cooperative members on their farm.

ASPROTIMANÁ nursery.

ASPROTIMANÁ co-op member harvesting coffee.

ASPROTIMANÁ co-op member in her parabolic dryer.