Colourful Blend - Scenery | 200g

V13:  Honduras Natural / Ethiopia Slow Dried Natural. Light Roaster Influence - great for filter/espresso. Excellent batch or guest espresso option.

Ok - we pushed the limit a bit on the last Colourful. We recognise it - some people loved it, we perhaps pushed a few away. We'll likely swap the ratios if we ever do something like that again - 2/3rds clean to 1/3rd intense funk.

Coming in hot we have V13 - double natural. We've got a blend of thirds again - first up 2/3rds Natural Catuai from the inimitable, one and only Marysabel and Moises Caballero in Honduras. First cupped in the Nordic approach spring cupping, this lot landed up with us through some fortuitous manoeuvres and we knew it was an instant Colourful buy. Matching the deep winey red fruits and Catuaí caramels, we've got a floral belter from Bette Buna's Taferi Kela. This natural had an extended, slow drying process - drying under shade instead of in full sun. A little extra time for yeast driven surface fermentation, and a little extra enzymatic maceration in the cherry as it dried. Deeply floral and tasting a bit like mixed jelly tots, it's got got the top notes and acidity that perfectly complements the Caballero coffee.  

In combining the excellent agronomy and modern processing in these two lots, we’re tasting:
Poached pear, baking spice and jelly tot aromatics, in the cup there's blueberry, plum & baked apple, alongside a white chocolate sweetness. As it cools, unfolding into rhubarb crumble - rich brown sugar oat topping, poached rhubarb, & vanilla custard. Delightfully moreish!