This blend zings as an espresso - with plenty of juicy red cherries & silky texture - its always available as our premium espresso option at the cafe & its also happens to be the coffee that we chose to use for our cold brew.

TASTE: Dates, pomegranate, fresh fig and wildflower honey

ORIGIN: 50% Ethiopia / 50% El Salvador

PROCESS: Natural : Honey Process

ROASTER NOTES:

Dried fruit and floral flavours come forward in this jewel-toned blend of La Hondurita Pacamara from Chaltenango and Bookkisa Natural from Guji. Dates, pomegranate, fresh fig and wildflower honey are just a few notes that stand out in this Sweetshop iteration.

This is our first year purchasing from La Hondurita producer José Arnulfo “Fito” Montiel, with a honey-processed Pacamara variety. Yet, Montiel’s coffee comes to us through Salvadoran exporter Cafenor, managed by the Valiente family behind Finca Anarquía. In addition to creating their own, beautiful coffees, the Valientes represent other standout farms like La Hondurita.

Fito Montiel was among the first producers to plant Pacamara in El Salvador, and this lot is exemplary of the complex spice and floral flavours to be found in this variety. These delicate flavours are paired with a juicy sweetness as a result of La Hondurita’s honey process: they remove the skin and top layer of the coffee cherry with a de-pulper, and tank ferment for 48 hours before spreading the parchment in a thin layer to dry. Ethiopian favourite Bookkisa Natural syncs with this perfectly, reinforcing floral and strawberry notes and a creamy texture.