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Streamline Espresso (world famous) (Blend) |
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There is the crema, brick red-brown and thick. Its pillowy viscosity clings to the sides of the warm demitasse. In a swirl around the cup, it offers fleeting notes of fresh pine that plump into a full, soft caramel aroma. Streamline's fruit---juicy blueberry and blackberry--carries it accross the palate in no rush: toasted hazelnuts, bittersweet chocolate, and brown sugar each take their time on the tongue before melting into a butter frosting mouthfeel. The four coffees working together here are a linear, tight knit bunch. They have dinner together and laugh until their bellies hurt, kind of like us. |
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Deco Decaf (Blend) |
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Organic/Fair Trade/Water Processed |
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Okay. So it's decaf. But listen: dried cherries and prunes in the dry aroma become black cherries and soft plums in the cup. Indonesian beans are the base here, they lay down the heavy bodied , fruit focused structure for the Central and South American coffees to show their cinnamon graham cracker and baking chocolate softness. Grown and processed without chemicals and decaffeinate for your guilt free (coffee) drinking pleasure. |
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Empire Blend (Blend) |
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In homage to the art deco masterpiece that popular opinion believed was impossible, our Empire blend was thoughtfully created to carry the distinction of "the only blend that is not espresso". We chose three Latin American coffees that would compliment each other well in body, acidity and mouthfeel and the results are delightful: tobacco, dried fruit and toasted marshmallow followed by a clean, balanced cup full of sweet chocolate and linear acidity. Perfect if you can't decide on a single origin, perfect with toast in the morning or cookies in the afternoon. |
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Triborough Espresso (Blend) |
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Organic |
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The complex, intense Streamline Espresso now has a laidback country cousin: the Triborough Organic Espresso blend. This well balanced, heavy bodied espresso first hits your nose with a delicate floral sweetness, followed by a buttery caramel mouthfeel. Take the time to savor the marzipan, clover honey, and bittersweet chocolate as they lounge around on your tongue. Add steamed milk, and it turns into a smooth as silk chocolaty dessert, perfect for sipping on those days when you just want to escape from the hustle and bustle. |
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Kenya Mitondo (Single Origin) |
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Estate AA Micro Lot |
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The Mitondo Estate’s outstanding cup profile led us to purchase a small amount of this Kenyan microlot. Dynamic and complex, this coffee displays nectarine, red currant, kiwi, mulling spices, and a subtle wintergreen finish. Like many of the best Kenyas, the Mitondo Estate was purchased through the government run coffee auction in Nairobi. Unfortunately, these auctions do not always result in the most traceable lots, leaving us without detailed information about the producer. For those who love East African coffees the Mitondo will be a treat, with different layers of flavor emerging as the cup cools. |
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Ethiopian Sidama Ardi (Single Origin) |
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Winner of Ethiopia's Taste of Harvest |
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Roaster's Notes:
From the Guji region of Sidama, Ethiopia comes an award winning naturally processed coffee named Ardi. Just as the coffee tree is native to Ethiopia, so is the 4.4 million-year-old early hominid (Ardipithecus ramidus) this coffee is named for. Naturally processed coffees are dried with the fruit still on the bean, imparting strong fruit character to the cup. The Ardi is prepared to a higher standard than your typical natural Sidamas. Only the ripest coffee cherries are sourced from local farmers and then carefully dried on raised screen beds to produce a sweet and clean cup. For those who have been missing natural Ethiopian coffees this past year, Ardi is the coffee we’ve all been waiting for. In fact, this coffee is so good is took first place in Ethiopia’s Taste of Harvest competition this season.
Tasting Notes:
Sweet strawberry and blueberry fragrance, and pomegranate, orange, cocoa and lime in the cup. A sweet and tart cup with light, tea-like body.
Region: Guji, Sidama
Elevation: ~5900 feet
Processing: Natural Process, Dried on raised beds |
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Colombia Huila (Single Origin) |
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Monserrate Excelso |
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The 42 families growing this coffee in the idyllic high altitude community of Monserrate take great pride in constantly improving the quality of their beans… and we’re proud to report that it shows. When you take the first sweet, floral whiff of this amazing coffee, you can’t help but wonder if the taste will deliver as the aroma advertises: and it does! This Colombian manages a delicate mingling of honey, cherry, pipe tobacco, sandalwood. |
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