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Businde
From Forward Coffee:
Businde is a coffee washing station in the Kayanza District of Burundi. It has been in operation for over 10 years and has won the Cup of Excellence.
Something unique about Businde CWS is that it is located in an area where a Twa community lives. This is extremely rare, as it is the least populated of the ethnic groups in Rwanda and Burundi, after the Hutu and Tutsi’s. The Twa community are some of the poorest and most segregated groups when it comes to wealth inequality amongst ethnic groups. Businde CWS is located in the northern province of Kayanza, close to the Rwandan border, and employs many members of this nearby Twa community. *Note: in Rwanda, it is no longer socially acceptable to reference the ethnic grouping of Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa. Though, in Burundi, this is still widely acknowledged.
Washed coffees are fermented for 12 hours, in a traditional styling, where they're pulped at night, left in ceramic open-air tanks overnight, and cleaned and washed in the morning. They also go through a serpentine channel that sorts and separates by density. It is then left for approximately 20 days to dry on raised beds with consistent movement and rotations.
Sourced with Forward Coffee
300g
Origin:
Businde, Kayanza, Burundi
Owner: Zuberi Matsitsi of Matraco
Variety: Red Bourbon
Process: Washed
Elevation: 1600-1750masl
Roast Profile:
Light Roast
Tasting Notes:
Orange, Grape, Maple Syrup
Brew:
Filter
$21.00 CAD
Seasonal
Gisheke
This is our second year with this coffee
A relatively new washing station that started in 2018, Gisheke is situated in the Nyamasheke region of Rwanda - and in an area only accessible by boat (or by foot).
Produced by Muraho Trading, this washed coffee underwent a unique maceration stage called "Ikinimba," whereby the processing team actively stomp on the cherries prior to fermentation - akin to the classic process of stomping on grapes in wine production.
Sourced with Forward Coffee
300g
Origin:
Nyamasheke, Rwanda
Owner: Muraho Trading Co
Variety: Red Bourbon
Process: Washed
Elevation: 1650-1850masl
Roast Profile:
Light Roast
Tasting Notes:
Raisin, Dried Plum, Brown Sugar
Brew:
Filter
$21.00 CAD
Seasonal
La Colmenita
Francisco called his farm La Colmenita, or "The Beehive," because he loves his bees. Happily buzzing about the farm pollinating his coffees plants, bees make the honey which provides a secondary income for the farm.
Sourced with Onyx Coffee
300g
Origins:
Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Producer: Francisco Cardona Martin
Variety: Caturra, Bourbon
Process: Washed
Elevation: 1850masl
Roast Profile:
Medium Light Roast
Tasting Notes:
Cranberry, Hazelnut, Chocolate
Brew:
Espresso and Filter
$20.00 CAD
Seasonal
El Paraiso Eco-Enigma
This is our third year with a regional coffee from El Paraiso - part of our staple seasonal selection. This is a recent arrival direct from El Paraiso. The coffee is Caturra and Castillo from Bolivar in Cauca Colombia, where producer Diego Samuel Bermudez Tapia was born.
Eco-Enigma is a process from El Paraiso that is applied to coffees from neighbouring producers - in this case, from Diego's place of birth. Enigma is a closed circuit air recirculation and temperature controlled system. It uses condensation and recirculation to minimize the environmental impact of processing while creating replicable conditions to dry coffee to between 10-11.5% humidity regardless of climate factors.
300g
Origin:
Cauca, Colombia
Producer: Diego Samuel Bermudez Tapia
Variety: Caturra and Castillo
Process: Washed
Elevation: 1930m
Roast Profile:
Light-Medium Roast
Tasting Notes:
Orange, Praline, Butterscotch
Brew:
Filter and Espresso
$20.00 CAD
Seasonal
Um Espirito Santo
A pulped natural processed Catuai 81 variety from Fazenda Um's Espirito Santo estate.
Excerpt from Forward Coffee:
With Fazenda Um Espirito Santo, Um Coffee Co's secondary property of 28 hectares, began in 2015. A very limited region that resembles the high mountains of Central America. In 2019, this property was acquired by the Um Family, to work with some of the most exclusive and complex terroirs in Brazil. Espirito Santo today has the most promising coffee lots in terms of quality due to its similarity to other renowned regions of the world, bringing soft umami flavours such as tomato juice and high sweetness impact such as sugarcane. Due to its complexity and unique microclimate, Um Coffee is producing some new lots and developing intensely, processing techniques in order to unlock the regions full potential.
Introduced and sourced by Forward Coffee
300g
Origins:
Caparao, Brazil
Producer: Um Family
Variety: Catuai 81
Process: Pulped Natural
Elevation: 1300-1500masl
Roast Profile:
Light-Medium Roast
Tasting Notes:
Apple, Hazelnut, Toffee
Brew:
Filter
$19.00 CAD
Foundation
Starlight
Starlight is an adventurous profile, that is a little more developed and thus offering itself for use as a vibrant espresso and filter coffee.
This iteration is a washed processed heirloom from Bombe, Sidama Bensa.
300g 2kg
Origins:
Ethiopia
Roast Profile:
Medium Roast
Tasting Notes:
Floral, Stone Fruit, Citrus
Brew:
Espresso and Filter
Core Coffee Offering:
Supernova - Classic profile
Starlight - Adventurous profile
Gamma - Espresso blend
Blackout - Bold Espresso and Filter blend
$21.00 CAD
Foundation
Supernova
A balanced, sweet, and versatile coffee. An all around crowd pleaser.
300g 2kg
Origins:
Brazil
Roast Profile:
Medium Roast
Tasting Notes:
Berries, Praline, Baker's Chocolate
Brew:
Espresso and Filter
Core Coffee Offering:
Supernova - Classic profile
Starlight - Adventurous profile
Gamma - Espresso blend
Blackout - Bold Espresso and Filter blend
$19.00 CAD
Foundation
Gamma
Our take on Northern Italian espresso, full body with intense crema. Highly versatile - can be pulled tight with a high intensity flavour profile, or pulled open with more balance.
300g 2kg
Double Origin:
Guatemala
Ethiopia
Roast Profile:
Medium Roast
Tasting Notes:
Floral, Citrus, Caramel, Dark Chocolate
Brew:
Espresso
Core Coffee Offering:
Supernova - Classic profile
Starlight - Adventurous profile
Gamma - Espresso blend
Blackout - Bold Espresso and Filter blend
$19.00 CAD
Foundation
Blackout
Our boldest coffee, for those comforting days and a throwback to something classic (with a hint of new)
300g 2kg
Double Origin:
Brazil
Colombia
Roast Profile:
Medium Roast
Tasting Notes:
Molasses, 88% Dark Chocolate
Brew:
Bold Espresso and Filter
Core Coffee Offering:
Supernova - Classic profile
Starlight - Adventurous profile
Gamma - Espresso blend
Blackout - Bold Espresso and Filter blend
$19.00 CAD
Decaf
El Vergel Condor Decaf
If you really must have decaf... then it should be delicious! :P
This decaf is a Red and Yellow Caturra, from La Roma in Tolima, Colombia - part of El Vergel's Partner Series.
The Sugar Cane Process originates in Colombia where sugar cane grows in abundance. As molasses is a key byproduct in sugar production it is ideal to be fermented to make ethanol alcohol due to its abundance. The ethanol is combined with acetic acid (vinegar), to create the solvent ethyl acetate (E.A.) which is a compound that naturally occurs in wine, beer, fruit, and vegetables. The coffee beans are steamed or soaked in water to help release caffeine from the seed structure. Afterwards the coffee undergoes an E.A. wash, which dissolves the caffeine. Finally, the seeds are cleaned with water again and then dried to a stable moisture level. We find this process results in a decaf coffee with a lovely, clean, and sweet flavour!
300g
Origin:
Colombia
Roast Profile:
Medium Roast
Tasting Notes:
Apple, Plantain, Dark Plum, Brown Sugar
Brew:
Espresso and Filter
$20.00 CAD
Cold Drip Concentrate
El Paraiso
** Limited Offering **
Our next iteration of El Paraiso Cold Drip with Daniel Natural Geisha
Tasting notes:
Floral, Apricot, White Tea
Not to be confused with your standard cold brew immersion (which is steeping coffee with water), our method of making cold brew is similar (though a little different) to Japanese style cold drip (also known as "Dutch" cold brew).
This is a highly concentrated coffee at a 1:4 ratio (dilute 1 part concentrate to 4 parts water). Make cold brew lattes, or cold brew tonics (just swap the water!)
Cool tidbits:
1 bottle makes 1.6 litres of ready to drink coffee
Total Dissolved Solids reading of 7.5% to 8% (other concentrates are around 3%)
Diluting to our suggested recipes will yield a stronger brew at 1.5% (most cold brews average 1%). Feel free to dilute further to taste, bringing the ratio up to 1:6.
Origin:
Finca El Paraiso, Cauca, Colombia
Order details:
Comes in 330ml bottle
Ships ambient, store in fridge on arrival
$25.00 CAD
Cold Drip Concentrate
Anaerobic Decaf
** Limited Offering **
Limited batch of Decaf Cold Drip made with El Paraiso Anaerobic Decaf.
Tasting notes:
Strawberry and Peach
Not to be confused with your standard cold brew immersion (which is steeping coffee with water), our method of making cold brew is similar (though a little different) to Japanese style cold drip (also known as "Dutch" cold brew).
This is a highly concentrated coffee at a 1:4 ratio (dilute 1 part concentrate to 4 parts water). Make cold brew lattes, or cold brew tonics (just swap the water!)
Cool tidbits:
1 bottle makes 1.6 litres of ready to drink coffee
Total Dissolved Solids reading of 7.5% to 8% (other concentrates are around 3%)
Diluting to our suggested recipes will yield a stronger brew at 1.5% (most cold brews average 1%). Feel free to dilute further to taste, bringing the ratio up to 1:6.
Origin:
Finca El Paraiso, Cauca, Colombia
Order details:
Comes in 330ml bottle
Ships ambient, store in fridge on arrival
$18.00 CAD