tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92065242238127995422024-03-18T19:48:38.752+00:00The Coffee LifeSpeciality Coffee + Lifestyle BloggerJasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-44644845475831769282022-01-31T18:00:00.001+00:002022-01-31T18:00:00.202+00:00Wild Heart Coffee - Nicaragua<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">If you remember a blog post from last year on Wild Heart Coffee via Dog and Hat (read that post <a href="http://www.thecoffeelife.co.uk/2021/10/wildheart-coffee-india-dog-and-hat-box.html" target="_blank">here!</a>), you'll know how much I fell in love with their experimental coffees that of course I had to purchase some more. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This is one of two coffees I picked up from them, so look out for another blog post soon!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Who are Wild Heart Coffee?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">"After starting roasting in Northern Ireland, at home, in a custom built roasting device for a rotisserie oven back in 2016... it's safe to say Sam has come a long way.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">After a couple of aborted attempts to launch Wild Heart, Sam finally took the plunge at the end of 2019 ready to launch in April of 2020, which obviously posed a number of challenges as the first national Covid lockdown came into effect.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Undeterred, the first bags of coffee rolled out of the Roastery in May 2020 and the adventure continues. It's great to see Wild Heart is growing nicely and is already a team of three.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">As for coffee, Sam has a real eye for the more unusual side of things and you'll regularly see experimental processing and rare lots on the Wild Heart menu.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Roaster - Giesen</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCNjHJAwaUMYMGY9sozRhQDuKvkZQBIJS4-yGLjaoI4g2Gz-4T3bPBnnyTvtL22G9KVB5gIRSvksIKIbMV8uEYJFC_lntO-JOMq3Gy2JNZ8KVM7p_A4YAb5VJAy78Nza3sp_kPsTxSFrPCqH8o1Be6xHc9iE4ky8VQVUXPpJP0kA0B84q6Ekic61ta9Q=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCNjHJAwaUMYMGY9sozRhQDuKvkZQBIJS4-yGLjaoI4g2Gz-4T3bPBnnyTvtL22G9KVB5gIRSvksIKIbMV8uEYJFC_lntO-JOMq3Gy2JNZ8KVM7p_A4YAb5VJAy78Nza3sp_kPsTxSFrPCqH8o1Be6xHc9iE4ky8VQVUXPpJP0kA0B84q6Ekic61ta9Q=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The Coffee</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">"The Peralta Family coffee-growing history dates back to the beginning of the 20th century, but it was only in 2008 that brothers Julio and Octavio shifted focus to developing unique specialty preparations. From single plot, single varietal separations to carefully controlled extended fermentations, the Peralta family continue to position themselves at the forefront of specialty coffee innovation.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This lot was produced using natural process with an extended anaerobic fermentation. First, ripe cherries are sorted and washed. Afterward, they are introduced into airtight 450L tanks to ferment for up to 72 hours in an anaerobic environment. To lower the temperature down to approximately 15 degrees Celsius, the tanks are placed inside water-filled fermenting pools to slow the fermentation and avoid spoilage or risk of taints for 72 hours. After the fermentation period is finished, the cherries are taken out of the tank and transported to the dry mill for the drying process which may take up to 30 days. Initially, the cherries are spread on a single layer for a three day period to allow them to shed off the excess water. Once the excess water is eliminated and the cherries begin to dry, these are placed on the covered drying beds for the remainder of the drying period. The cherries are moved by hand three times a day to allow them to dry evenly and prevent mould of over-fermentation.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The El Bosque farm is situation in the San Fernando, Nueva Segovia Region of Nicaragua, close to the Honduras border. The farm is nestled within lush dense forest and rolling hills, making this a prime specialty coffee country. Nicaragua has a long history with coffee but over the past few years has become increasingly well know for top specialty coffee, due to the influence of producers like Julio and Octavio.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The Beans</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Farm: Finca el Bosque</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Origin: San Fernando, Nueva Segovia</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Process: Anaerobic Natural</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Varietal: Catuai</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Altitude: 1250-1560 MASL</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Taste: Winey, Fruity, Funky</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYFDnLzotq3WUTUSRZhmWt2ob-5SI0fTVc2DM_75piKq9mf4pzLvwp45--U3SWaQZUE8YWpp1cQ-bp3yu-hLw6EDn0W8rwvCU-Lqnau3Gcft_Fx-Ni20eAG-yyej6OeLhvodu0QkVp9O9A2SlTcjHep7HOCGvEZg3s2iWloZjhZ349KX8ISGVWAw2PJA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYFDnLzotq3WUTUSRZhmWt2ob-5SI0fTVc2DM_75piKq9mf4pzLvwp45--U3SWaQZUE8YWpp1cQ-bp3yu-hLw6EDn0W8rwvCU-Lqnau3Gcft_Fx-Ni20eAG-yyej6OeLhvodu0QkVp9O9A2SlTcjHep7HOCGvEZg3s2iWloZjhZ349KX8ISGVWAw2PJA=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Let's Brew!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Brewer: V60</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Recipe: 15g/225g </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">3 Minute Total Brew Time</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Ratio: 1:15</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7odhepoNhD_EW0B2fontRjQmWd73m5GWR68DuqpAxmaTZjCcprFQpCjHPV4JGlqzZLPk8OcEkHRim5L_Ri7sN30vDe8mhHQwwIPEn0VOV37Ma8YtgkbSY4uNAzsygh4QDTipGl2P97K2gBy2Tdl5gXzD2rNt21Y8y0PxUSDKX394uet84B0rWZZe2Og=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7odhepoNhD_EW0B2fontRjQmWd73m5GWR68DuqpAxmaTZjCcprFQpCjHPV4JGlqzZLPk8OcEkHRim5L_Ri7sN30vDe8mhHQwwIPEn0VOV37Ma8YtgkbSY4uNAzsygh4QDTipGl2P97K2gBy2Tdl5gXzD2rNt21Y8y0PxUSDKX394uet84B0rWZZe2Og=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Taste</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This coffee definitely lived up to the funky wine vibes promised - HOT DAMN this was an incredible brew.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">White wine vibes all the way through this cup, with some super zesty undertones and a super prominent lemon acidity, it was so crazy to be tasting such vibrant and different notes to coffees that aren't experimentally processed. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This bag went down way quicker than I'd ever like to admit, but damn it was so worth it. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This coffee is still available to purchase through the Wild Heart Website - <a href="https://www.wildheart.coffee/product-page/nicaragua-anaerobic-natural" target="_blank">grab a bag here!</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; 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font-size: medium;">After a year we moved into our first industrial premises and set about creating our own micro-roasters based around our 5kg production roaster (nicknamed Harold) in 2017.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Fast forward to today, and another huge upgrade project later, and we are operating from our purpose built commercial capacity Roastery in the heart of Hull with our own on site barista training facility. Harold is still with us but takes a well earned rest for the most part after we upgraded to a new 15kg double walled drum roaster (Bertha, Bertie for short) in summer 2019.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">We are still passionate artisan coffee roasters through and through."</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">RoasterBesca BSC-15 (named Bertie) </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1It5kFMlb85fLQpnn85Fc7anhMMGcnCoKQAPvtjGaDQF0LqK0pP8kFBl6T1EYDPMaAB7hjNHiy0CoExhmH8DVgqyOOZhmboD0JBHgsCIi8W7nZp-aaS_jU0SZsmMERCIxtikjVNXPViQCO3CArQSWqiu9kZVC_uy9z2ZNz7ntJtKjUAmlKMqm4ed5Jg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1It5kFMlb85fLQpnn85Fc7anhMMGcnCoKQAPvtjGaDQF0LqK0pP8kFBl6T1EYDPMaAB7hjNHiy0CoExhmH8DVgqyOOZhmboD0JBHgsCIi8W7nZp-aaS_jU0SZsmMERCIxtikjVNXPViQCO3CArQSWqiu9kZVC_uy9z2ZNz7ntJtKjUAmlKMqm4ed5Jg=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The Coffee</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">From smallholders from the Rwenzori Mountains region of Uganda.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">These direct trade beans from the slopes of the Rwenzori mountains in Uganda find their way to our Roastery through the careful stewardship of Martin from the Rwenzori Coffee Company</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Older heritage varietals of coffees are grown on often remote areas of the mountainous landscape by small farming cooperatives. Martin has been working hard with the farmers to develop more sustainable commercial coffee farming and driven the investment in better growing practices, harvesting protocols and processing methods to produce one of the best coffees we've ever tasted.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The wild, high altitude growing climate and natural processing method the beans is evident in the fruit explosion they offer in the cup. Roasting this bean to a 'fast and light' profile produces a crisp strawberry acidity moving through a creamy body to a sweet caramel finish. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The Beans</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Uganda Rwenzori Mountains</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Process: Natural </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Altitude: 1600-1800MASL</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Varietal: Nyasaland, Bugisu, SL28, SL34</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Taste: Strawberry Ice Cream, Caramel</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">SCA Score: 86</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1RRI9yToSH9ph5aDMdRmGYlPdDWF5wMoTfEI8yE5x0IHYcIEgKioDThofqMuZEsY5dnzSRTmr89z-L3targMtTgGS1wsrefHWHM2OAQHlX3BegRdQveBagLVfLr5F1GQ0Gk0wzc_KT7SzcezMCsistMTm2XUPWaEerjImptkz1a8LTnwAOKJJ7EVM6g=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1RRI9yToSH9ph5aDMdRmGYlPdDWF5wMoTfEI8yE5x0IHYcIEgKioDThofqMuZEsY5dnzSRTmr89z-L3targMtTgGS1wsrefHWHM2OAQHlX3BegRdQveBagLVfLr5F1GQ0Gk0wzc_KT7SzcezMCsistMTm2XUPWaEerjImptkz1a8LTnwAOKJJ7EVM6g=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Let's Brew!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Brewer: V60</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Recipe: 15g/225g</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">3 Minute Total Brew Time</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Ratio 1:15</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLBwLcG1IeuLoRT3E7kg-XUP8WWapDVvKAoQ_2CeGw9DL4nlpGYGQ_B5phtSegYOICxGZ0TG72piskQG8NimT9Sn1y3D6XocSmnqD01Ckq6BLXLS4l7L0rm5JtqZtIQN23A2-QyJDTXXofN1hbw_iaIlvLFEfGLKEJHiBMPPZAhyiPRvqWpCe6LRaupA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLBwLcG1IeuLoRT3E7kg-XUP8WWapDVvKAoQ_2CeGw9DL4nlpGYGQ_B5phtSegYOICxGZ0TG72piskQG8NimT9Sn1y3D6XocSmnqD01Ckq6BLXLS4l7L0rm5JtqZtIQN23A2-QyJDTXXofN1hbw_iaIlvLFEfGLKEJHiBMPPZAhyiPRvqWpCe6LRaupA=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This coffee came through super smooth and creamy, with some hints of caramel immediately, as it cooled down I got more cherry acidity from the cup. The rush of flavours being berries and it became super fruity as it was cooled completely.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">I tried a few different brew recipes with this one as my first recipe I felt didn't brew it to its full potential, but after taste testing a few, I think I finally got it right, delicious all round. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Find River City Coffee</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Website - <a href="https://www.rivercitycoffee.net" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rccoffeeuk/" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Buy the Coffee! - <a href="https://www.rivercitycoffee.net/shop/uganda-rwenzori" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://dogandhat.co.uk/pages/join-our-coffee-lovers-club" target="_blank">Subscribe to Dog and Hat!</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://linktr.ee/thecoffeelife" target="_blank">Find Me on Social Media</a></span></p>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-80191623473440667622022-01-26T18:00:00.006+00:002022-01-26T18:00:00.249+00:00Brew Coffee Plus via Dog and Hat<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Continuing the September Dog and Hat box, we have Brew Coffee Plus, who I'd never heard of before, but again that is the fantastic thing about subscription boxes, you get to find and try lots of new exciting roasters!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">So who are Brew Coffee Plus? </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">"Brew Coffee Plus opened in April 2019, with Enea's vision and mission to roast the best quality coffee possible with full flavours and a focus on transparency and ethics.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">With every cup you drink, you are actively supporting local communities, small farmers growing coffee instead of narcotics (Myanmar with its history in Opium and Colombia with its association of Coco plants) and in the case of our Organic range, the environment as well.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">We have three main areas of focus - Origin interlinked with premium quality, education and support and collaboration.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Our three key values are - Transparency, Integrity and Community"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Roaster - Diedrich IR-12</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyqyvWwbaLxEubGCpwyvzidDKcB6pyizia5Fw1-ArG8YOX8qj8brFClzFWyhOes8PpJcCIeHsx1BzT5Qjscc3xZwKv--qKqL2YZ9_qrLz6bN3J6mrGV-yZc3WUT2EMQKmGAoh5UrN29gtv73s-mqU0vKuXrxulCVgSuEVI6fVB3FTVTSmHVWQ8RzSvdg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyqyvWwbaLxEubGCpwyvzidDKcB6pyizia5Fw1-ArG8YOX8qj8brFClzFWyhOes8PpJcCIeHsx1BzT5Qjscc3xZwKv--qKqL2YZ9_qrLz6bN3J6mrGV-yZc3WUT2EMQKmGAoh5UrN29gtv73s-mqU0vKuXrxulCVgSuEVI6fVB3FTVTSmHVWQ8RzSvdg=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The Coffee</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">From Don Mauricio Rosales's Finca Bremen farm in the Baja Verapaz region of Guatemala.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The coffee farm Finca Bremen was founded almost 130 years ago and is now in the third generation of the family, for whom the sustainable cultivation of coffee and in particular the organic quality is essential.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Ever since, Finca Bremen has contributed to the economical development of its local surroundings, generating job sources that help more than 350 families.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Their purpose is to generate a sustainable change in the form of production of Specialty Coffees in the region of Baja Verapaz, Guatemala, improve the quality of life to the more Han 350 head of households, run an educational program for the children of these families, provide medical campaigns and constant training regarding new coffee growing methods. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The Beans</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Guatemala Finca Bremen</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Process: Washed</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Altitude: 1100MASL</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Varietal: Caturra, Catuai </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Taste: Red Apple, Vanilla, Biscuit</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiia4FzaLRnswyxBshdCN_htiOiY0H481ZVc_4QccJp9rgyJMXh8TVAxmq5Bn3m9Xuq4CBoRzvWj03kr9LL0mZy3UpKrLGKtXDSZTNFdn1GuG55LaoQfMEwzYvw1WsMaV10EteLPikGRs5iitgXUQTDZmBoz37SFILNZ95GQM8Du8E7Wy9pyw4LRaPpTw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiia4FzaLRnswyxBshdCN_htiOiY0H481ZVc_4QccJp9rgyJMXh8TVAxmq5Bn3m9Xuq4CBoRzvWj03kr9LL0mZy3UpKrLGKtXDSZTNFdn1GuG55LaoQfMEwzYvw1WsMaV10EteLPikGRs5iitgXUQTDZmBoz37SFILNZ95GQM8Du8E7Wy9pyw4LRaPpTw=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Let's Brew! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Brewer: V60 </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Recipe: 15g/225g</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">3 Minute Total Brew Time </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Ratio: 1:15</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh42vpgza1dM4TYw5btI2wucFsFY4lZjWFR3OeG-dyIDAJVabXYojWqEWZcr1bwaOFKsdxNZM7xCsp-e75X44ohJDIeVZH8IZDQW_4wcVPbFTQY7Aw1xMZNGhD5ReQb0B0pqXBVWZVfV6hJM8u8BhZ8Qvn6_ZVLxLOJ1aVkLjxUlxgxhaA7hPHXWoh6xQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh42vpgza1dM4TYw5btI2wucFsFY4lZjWFR3OeG-dyIDAJVabXYojWqEWZcr1bwaOFKsdxNZM7xCsp-e75X44ohJDIeVZH8IZDQW_4wcVPbFTQY7Aw1xMZNGhD5ReQb0B0pqXBVWZVfV6hJM8u8BhZ8Qvn6_ZVLxLOJ1aVkLjxUlxgxhaA7hPHXWoh6xQ=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This coffee came through with some super sweet acidity, super smooth and balanced in flavours. The creaminess of the cup reminded me slightly of oats, but in a good way. As it cooled, the cup became more syrupy sweet, with a sweet apple acidity, which was absolutely delicious</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Find Brew Coffee Plus</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Website - <a href="https://brewcoffeeplus.com" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brewcoffeeplus/" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://dogandhat.co.uk/pages/join-our-coffee-lovers-club" target="_blank">Subscribe to Dog and Hat!</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Find me on <a href="http://linktr.ee/thecoffeelife" target="_blank">Social Media</a></span></p>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-34166887931505564052022-01-24T17:30:00.000+00:002022-01-24T17:30:04.786+00:00Saints of Mokha - Baba Budan, India Chandragiri<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">A company I've been following on Instagram for a long while now is Saints of Mohka, it wasn't even coffee that pulled me into discovering the greatness behind Saints of Mokha - it was actually a particular piece of latte art, a beautiful tulip with 4 words underneath <b>red velvet hot chocolate</b>. Since then they've had me hooked.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: x-small;">(I should also mention that this is a very late blog post, it was actually meant to be posted last year, however life has got in the way, but as I always say, better late than never!)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The lovely Omar got in touch with me about a particularly special coffee coming to Saints of Mokha with a revival of a forgotten coffee's history and asked if I wanted to be part of sharing this beautiful story, and of course I did.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">So to start - Who are Saints of Mokha?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">"Established in 2016, Saints of Mokha is a young, family run business. We're excited about the intricate history of coffee, and passionate about sourcing and roasting the highest quality coffee available</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">For us it's more than coffee."</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqQsn480BxSnxNceVwVxUMIVkwZ3bUtqZBajKSQXlHceUZUg-xui__DhbQRBRrhC02Y62fk1zhpqMYfyQEuH-lfAhnPfgSB8gOJ_pEN3lGK27JvBfrl1wKicZi-iEXJQ9mgw1JHqzDCqXJqSt23T-OkcqGqaIgQcXdS6eGMGU_1GuJGLErjeSTQNtfUg=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqQsn480BxSnxNceVwVxUMIVkwZ3bUtqZBajKSQXlHceUZUg-xui__DhbQRBRrhC02Y62fk1zhpqMYfyQEuH-lfAhnPfgSB8gOJ_pEN3lGK27JvBfrl1wKicZi-iEXJQ9mgw1JHqzDCqXJqSt23T-OkcqGqaIgQcXdS6eGMGU_1GuJGLErjeSTQNtfUg=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The Coffee</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">In the 16th century, Yemen had a monopoly on coffee. Coffee beans were roasted or boiled prior to export so that they could not be planted and grown elsewhere. On his travels back to India from the Hajj pilgrimage, a Sufi Saint named Baba Budan discovered the wonders of coffee during a brief stay in Mokha, Yemen. He fell in love with the drink, so he smuggled 7 coffee beans out from Yemen, hidden in his beard.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">He planted them on the hills of his home town, which still grows coffee today. The area has come to be known as Baba Bundangiri: Hills of Baba Budan.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Grown by Ravi Ramu on his 550 acre farm in Chikmagalur; in the Baba Budangiri region of India. Being over 125 years old, the farm has a strong heritage and very good relations with the surrounding villages, providing necessities and free healthcare to villagers. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The farm is located in the higher Baba Budangiri hills, which is one of the best places in India to grow speciality coffee. This region is in the Shola Forest, which is known for high density forest trees and rich volcanic soil. The coffee here is shade grown, which gives it a unique and beautiful flavour profile.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The Beans</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Process: Natural</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Varietal: Chandragiri</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Altitude: 1280MASL</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Supports Indian farmers with amenities and healthcare.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Taste notes - a magical array of blackcurrant, raspberry, vanilla with a sweetness of golden syrup.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0AeftbOdKdVnb9shdNuNwd3D8ZwO-DxrXEvkldQXuYLhkH9J3QIugF2PMJ-hhN6SVTVGmEUvBkzOJ08PaHJTiOYzsNLGUvelcuLUOUiX_MC_v5ELctHxAcxOw1dmUYWzqRp6TLfYzAbJ3iPhC_1x_71YMKjfKIEBgZAtCbUvh_BTxYVb3leBIKrY7QA=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0AeftbOdKdVnb9shdNuNwd3D8ZwO-DxrXEvkldQXuYLhkH9J3QIugF2PMJ-hhN6SVTVGmEUvBkzOJ08PaHJTiOYzsNLGUvelcuLUOUiX_MC_v5ELctHxAcxOw1dmUYWzqRp6TLfYzAbJ3iPhC_1x_71YMKjfKIEBgZAtCbUvh_BTxYVb3leBIKrY7QA=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Let's Brew!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Brewer: V60</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Recipe: 15g/225g</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">3 Minute Total Brew Time</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Ratio: 1:15</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZGUcHno4VE2-kOGrOKkJvOiN3oR9gjB2BE5OkDdwZ7yjYweF_BNVpC3Q6H8NcPkBnarAGou0OzxlAKT-FZPgcoeregWtxl5lM7vODXwJPQ8EQ8owwqb5BX0D_oUAmh-LST7CwqLJuKlKOUtqTeoQWLvJYDTBp157JasU_p98UMQcVNkFnvwMypXOTtA=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZGUcHno4VE2-kOGrOKkJvOiN3oR9gjB2BE5OkDdwZ7yjYweF_BNVpC3Q6H8NcPkBnarAGou0OzxlAKT-FZPgcoeregWtxl5lM7vODXwJPQ8EQ8owwqb5BX0D_oUAmh-LST7CwqLJuKlKOUtqTeoQWLvJYDTBp157JasU_p98UMQcVNkFnvwMypXOTtA=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Taste: This coffee as soon as it was brewed gave off some super berry aromas, with a delicious jammy taste. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">As it cooled slightly, the super berry sweetness came through with a really nice blackcurrant acidity, with some tasty syrup aftertastes. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">I went through this bag of coffee super quickly (it was the only coffee I drank for days!!) and its definitely on my re-order list for 2022!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This is a super exciting coffee to be involved with the story! It's still available to buy via Saints of Mokha (click <a href="https://saintsofmokha.com/products/india-baba-budan" target="_blank">here</a>!)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Find Saints of Mokha</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Website - <a href="https://saintsofmokha.com" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/saintsofmokha/" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Find me on <a href="http://linktr.ee/thecoffeelife" target="_blank">Social Media</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-85759472659554592042022-01-21T18:00:00.001+00:002022-01-21T18:00:00.196+00:00Onyx Coffee Lab via Dog and Hat <p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Skipping back to the September Dog and Hat Box, we are featuring Onyx Coffee Lab, this one I was super excited to try as they were quite high on my Instagram to try list. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">So who are Onyx Coffee Lab?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">"It was some years ago that we, Jon and Andrea, began to dream of serving a sweet, black cup of coffee to our customers in Arkansas. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Out of this dream is how Onyx Coffee lab was born in October 2012. Back then, we were struggling to get access to the kind of green coffee samples we were interested in. When no one knows who you are, no one wants to take a chance on you. We came out blazing with siphons, Kyoto cold brew towers and weekly cuppings and classes, anything we could do to get customers asking why. Today we consist of a roasting facility, three stores with another on the way, 59 baristas, 2 roasters, a delivery guy, a warehouse grandpa, and a toddler"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Roaster - Diedrich</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgt9n0EkH8DtOwHOzGpzmWYgqqz9BLyefAkvNh9bILvaXEqj1A-vTWG-Qs1zhBA0wzY13duViWe3s8GlH6l6n6mlehOpxu9--v2KfiJ_YztFd7sv_lDXLb3I2y0batxEGSTvRzqE7Zy-RxRcWjMwrw-XnajgNg8xc3iTciN3jw2i1ODIEl9PYLZj9Yu-A=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgt9n0EkH8DtOwHOzGpzmWYgqqz9BLyefAkvNh9bILvaXEqj1A-vTWG-Qs1zhBA0wzY13duViWe3s8GlH6l6n6mlehOpxu9--v2KfiJ_YztFd7sv_lDXLb3I2y0batxEGSTvRzqE7Zy-RxRcWjMwrw-XnajgNg8xc3iTciN3jw2i1ODIEl9PYLZj9Yu-A=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The Coffee </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">From Aman Adinew's Metad farm near Hambella in the Guji Zone region of Ethiopia.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The Hambella estate is now world-famous for producing he best coffees in Ethiopia, no small part to the commitment of the Adinew brothers to elevate these coffees to height unknown previously. METAD sets the standard for quality at each washing station they own, adapting practices from all over the world to grow and process coffee to the highest standard. Doing such great and harmonious work in the sometimes dissonant setting of Ethiopia is what sets them apart, and they strive to elevate not only the coffees but the people as well.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Over the past few years, they've adopted a local elementary school that provides over 400 students with supplies and financial support through Grounds for Health. It's clear that each action they take in Ethiopia elevates not only the coffees they grow but the people they work alongside. We are honoured to continue to work with them each season. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Ethiopia Hambella Buku </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Process: Washed</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Altitude: 2000MASL</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Varietal: Heirloom</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Tasting Notes: Apricot, Elderflower, Black Tea, Lemon</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">SCA Score: 88</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWuURjshhLefBbl6NCVElrAEiwW5J-2-gH7aT9EqJmQui4Pr1OLyIhEoRO80ZdTldlEUVQeDf2Z3MQ62qq2xSv8QYthNI3ZDbowy5tzncQxxH0a4dy5F64bixjnB3SrV-72y0Jw7-yA4ung1anTsAEklMhNsstmhRyEo1ID4pS5N3a8lIqmYGGg_fuRQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWuURjshhLefBbl6NCVElrAEiwW5J-2-gH7aT9EqJmQui4Pr1OLyIhEoRO80ZdTldlEUVQeDf2Z3MQ62qq2xSv8QYthNI3ZDbowy5tzncQxxH0a4dy5F64bixjnB3SrV-72y0Jw7-yA4ung1anTsAEklMhNsstmhRyEo1ID4pS5N3a8lIqmYGGg_fuRQ=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Let's Brew!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br />Brewer: V60 </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Recipe: 15g/225g</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">3 Minute Brew Time</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Ratio: 1:15</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXjmE40gse4lq8rTa6jH6SBrcFS6W5-E1j0Xa3BrOZ8kvhCyX8qRYuLyPpCUmvlE8_LlmNgpBa3xMW447uAsJWi0VUCrqfDMc-ViCJ8v0D5_N6h01vJqmRsHU_WGC2KbofinZnGFub3Iyy5H1kgZoFzXpzEl6sryqdZFfi_BzfA-XjUVp9WqI3QRkD8A=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXjmE40gse4lq8rTa6jH6SBrcFS6W5-E1j0Xa3BrOZ8kvhCyX8qRYuLyPpCUmvlE8_LlmNgpBa3xMW447uAsJWi0VUCrqfDMc-ViCJ8v0D5_N6h01vJqmRsHU_WGC2KbofinZnGFub3Iyy5H1kgZoFzXpzEl6sryqdZFfi_BzfA-XjUVp9WqI3QRkD8A=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Taste: </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This coffee hit with some delicious lemon zest notes, with sweet hints in the after taste and next to no acidity. Overwhelmingly this coffee was like a liquid lemon tart, absolutely delicious, and super refreshing, I reckon this would be delicious as an iced V60 too! As it cooled slightly it became more syrupy sweet with more honeydew melon notes, and a subtle sweet tea undertone. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Onyx are clearly producing some incredible coffees out of their Roastery, and it's definitely made me want to try so many other coffees out from Onyx!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Find Onyx Coffee Lab</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Website - <a href="https://onyxcoffeelab.com" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/onyxcoffeelab/" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://linktr.ee/thecoffeelife" target="_blank">Find me on Social Media</a></span></p>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-70543742442327924272022-01-19T18:00:00.001+00:002022-01-19T18:00:00.210+00:00Crankhouse Coffee via Dog and Hat<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">As were slowly catching up on Dog and Hat, we are skipping ahead to the November box! (Don't worry I'll be back with the rest of the October box back in a few days!)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This box included 3 great roasters, and the first up is Crankhouse Coffee!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This is the second feature of Crankhouse via Dog and Hat - you can read the first feature <a href="http://www.thecoffeelife.co.uk/search?q=crankhouse" target="_blank">here!</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">If you've never heard of Crankhouse Coffee, I'll start by introducing them:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">"Crankhouse Coffee are an artisan micro-roaster focusing on purchasing amazing coffees from around the world. Our coffees are selected from specialty importers who support and care about the farmers and cooperatives through ethical and sustainable practises.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">As a roaster, my job is to develop the potential that exists in the green coffee as the farmer intended, coaxing out the natural flavours determined by the terroir and then the processing techniques adopted. My tools are a lovely Italian 1995 Petroncini TT7.5, my senses and a little science. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Crankhouse Coffee was launched in 2014 and is based in Exeter in the South West of England"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Roaster - Petroncini </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuXdQJ2HdorLxM-hc8zvyewoimno2RcvqkHFLBHCIRZshXnT265SHTNgLp9cvi4LXdcLVV61U6tO4ZHu3MTGnyHOSXWEGw5KbXgobH71gitPOQ7L0LwSrAeZBAiXCuRQUchrIj06Ve-pc8Cmomqz5g_a-DB2RuD4ZyurBDNf0kKI7rk24ZXg3QKGU1Gw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuXdQJ2HdorLxM-hc8zvyewoimno2RcvqkHFLBHCIRZshXnT265SHTNgLp9cvi4LXdcLVV61U6tO4ZHu3MTGnyHOSXWEGw5KbXgobH71gitPOQ7L0LwSrAeZBAiXCuRQUchrIj06Ve-pc8Cmomqz5g_a-DB2RuD4ZyurBDNf0kKI7rk24ZXg3QKGU1Gw=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Look how pretty the bag is!!!!</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The Coffee</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">From smallholders around Santo Domingo Teojomulco in the Oaxaca region of Mexico.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This fully washed lot is made up of a whole range of smallholder famers. Unlike in many other Central American countries, Mexico is full of very small coffee producers - some producing as little as 5-10kg per year. The limited quantities do not mean quality is low, often quite the opposite is true.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">What makes Oaxaca an especially unique area of Mexico for coffee is that the internal market is also very willing to buy Oaxacan coffees. So the importer, Osito and their partners on the ground in Mexico have had to work hard and compete to be able to source these tiny lots, then spend considerable time and effort to put together the lots of similar screen size, moisture and water activity. For all the time and effort it takes to secure these lots, it is always worth the pay off - these coffees are exciting and showcase a side of Mexican coffee often unexplored and under appreciated. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The Beans</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Mexico Santo Domingo</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Process: Washed</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Altitude: 1300-1500MASL</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Varietal: Typica, Bourbon, Mundo Novo</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Taste Notes: Green grape, macadamia, milk chocolate</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj24TuDlG7_nYLjBMxROGgApdNC5u6d-DfrB7ZHiPmwSqisEwmjQqeMSS1eNbkvYCzTqxvG23R5KG7CxMZz2w_4-Q8ig1frukUsM5WLWWqSpw5e-JZBR9RO6_ZTAw-Y5zGp_1ntEXD3Z2T9o75hJxwbPejcG4j39w_j_wucBbf-5LGDg9KRnQEHy0WsgA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj24TuDlG7_nYLjBMxROGgApdNC5u6d-DfrB7ZHiPmwSqisEwmjQqeMSS1eNbkvYCzTqxvG23R5KG7CxMZz2w_4-Q8ig1frukUsM5WLWWqSpw5e-JZBR9RO6_ZTAw-Y5zGp_1ntEXD3Z2T9o75hJxwbPejcG4j39w_j_wucBbf-5LGDg9KRnQEHy0WsgA=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Lets Brew!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Brewer: V60</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Recipe: 15g/225g</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Ratio: 1:15</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOu4IqI_09ALZOP3oRho2vHC0Q1NrcdQ8EpfftvLC68aboY-ljuCwmw-UPUHc4yKXkkozsolECM4bHT111NwPqUM_qX1c5HhibpIevvCpeDkrUTFFaiwgpmxLdHNEF5WjbztEBE7iF6uZmyUfBmmaneQzknwZPgHuZAny9nLMmFUiDeKMJ_56E7ZCcCA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOu4IqI_09ALZOP3oRho2vHC0Q1NrcdQ8EpfftvLC68aboY-ljuCwmw-UPUHc4yKXkkozsolECM4bHT111NwPqUM_qX1c5HhibpIevvCpeDkrUTFFaiwgpmxLdHNEF5WjbztEBE7iF6uZmyUfBmmaneQzknwZPgHuZAny9nLMmFUiDeKMJ_56E7ZCcCA=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This coffee came through with some sweet biscuit notes, and a hint of chocolate in the aftertaste, as it cooled down you definitely get hit with a delightful grape acidity, and a smooth sweetness with a hint of melon. I got some really biscuitty notes from this coffee, which is ironic seeing as the taste notes are completely different - but that is one thing I love about coffee tasting, you can taste something completely different to what the taste notes get you to expect. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">When it was completely cooled (lets be honest, who gets to drink an entire hot coffee now adays?!) it gave me proper digestive biscuit vibes, with a subtle sweet syrup taste. I haven't tasted a lot of Mexican coffees, but after this one I think I'll definitely be researching into more! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Find Crankhouse Coffee</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Website - <a href="https://www.crankhousecoffee.co.uk" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/crankhouseroast/" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://dogandhat.co.uk/pages/join-our-coffee-lovers-club" target="_blank">Subscribe to Dog and Hat</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://linktr.ee/thecoffeelife" target="_blank">Find me on Social Media</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-86887154239925157432022-01-17T18:00:00.001+00:002022-01-17T18:00:00.206+00:00Two Chimps Coffee - Merry Chimpmas<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Now I know what you're thinking "Jass, it's January, Christmas is over" ... sure, sure, however there was one coffee that I didn't get time to blog about in December, but I wanted to showcase it on here, no matter how late it was, not only because it's a lovely brand who I worked with last year, but it's pretty damn tasty too. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Two Chimps coffee were kind enough to send over a bag of their Christmas Coffee over to me in December, there have been a few posts including Two Chimps Coffee which you can read <a href="http://www.thecoffeelife.co.uk/search?q=two+chimps" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">If you are new here, and haven't been introduced to Two Chimps, allow me:</span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">"Awesome coffee. No nonsense. Freshly roasted, ethically sourced coffee and coffee subscriptions tailored for you from a climate positive coffee company. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">What's more, with your first order, we will plant a tree"</span></div><div class="google-auto-placed ap_container" style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 14px; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: 750px;"><ins class="adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate" data-ad-client="ca-pub-4692591922005548" data-ad-format="auto" data-ad-status="unfilled" data-adsbygoogle-status="done" style="display: block; height: 0px; margin: auto;"><ins aria-label="Advertisement" id="aswift_3_expand" style="border: none; display: inline-table; height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 750px;" tabindex="0" title="Advertisement"><ins id="aswift_3_anchor" style="border: none; display: block; height: 0px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 750px;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" data-google-container-id="a!4" data-google-query-id="CNH2rIzC-fICFaWb7Qod44cPlw" data-load-complete="true" frameborder="0" height="0" hspace="0" id="aswift_3" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="aswift_3" sandbox="allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" scrolling="no" src="https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?npa=1&client=ca-pub-4692591922005548&output=html&h=280&adk=3892385621&adf=3456743685&pi=t.aa~a.2108135908~i.9~rp.4&w=750&fwrn=4&fwrnh=100&lmt=1631452458&num_ads=1&rafmt=1&armr=3&sem=mc&pwprc=7475883352&psa=1&ad_type=text_image&format=750x280&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecoffeelife.co.uk%2F2021%2F08%2Ftwo-chimps-coffee-honduras.html&flash=0&host=ca-host-pub-1556223355139109&fwr=0&pra=3&rh=188&rw=750&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&wgl=1&fa=27&dt=1631452479952&bpp=2&bdt=371&idt=-M&shv=r20210908&mjsv=m202109080101&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3D33c316059dc6e520-22e62331eeca0053%3AT%3D1631268683%3ART%3D1631268683%3AS%3DALNI_MY9QB1FIvzOaULhdMPuyL_oTroC3A&prev_fmts=1095x280%2C0x0&nras=2&correlator=5389191584951&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=730745822.1631452480&ga_sid=1631452480&ga_hid=1480364292&ga_fc=0&u_tz=60&u_his=4&u_java=0&u_h=800&u_w=1280&u_ah=708&u_aw=1280&u_cd=24&u_nplug=1&u_nmime=3&adx=73&ady=1198&biw=1240&bih=626&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&eid=42530672%2C31062297&oid=3&pvsid=4188773461746847&pem=653&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecoffeelife.co.uk%2F2021%2F08%2Ftwo-chimps-coffee-honduras.html&eae=0&fc=384&brdim=20%2C25%2C20%2C25%2C1280%2C25%2C1240%2C706%2C1240%2C626&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&abl=NS&fu=128&bc=31&ifi=4&uci=a!4&btvi=1&fsb=1&xpc=8cbolqnazo&p=http%3A//www.thecoffeelife.co.uk&dtd=14" style="border-width: 0px; height: 0px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 750px;" vspace="0" width="750"></iframe></span></ins></ins></ins></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Two Chimps are on a mission to fill the gap between pod machine coffee drinkers and speciality coffee drinkers by offering fresh, hand roasted, speciality coffee straight to your door. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Two Chimps focus on hand roasted, ethically sourced, single origin coffees direct from their roastery in Rutland. Their coffees come from small farms and cooperatives from around the globe. This makes their coffee extra special because when a coffee runs out, it's gone for good. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">They pay between 30-150% more than the "going rate" for green coffee to make sure that farmers that lovingly grow and harvest such superior coffee are paid correctly for their work and effort. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikaFktsyL_FUhrmKnavLxdpBWRCq9-vK7CSlYPpV-9EHXu47Nidp9LNbZKoEvSiSAp_tKrECAHF5oavk12ywOxTvLAviDpPuZqZeu7Mwb6uaAQkDjtDCnVrLZVCL5NulPXBROcXtABQkRZihkNoJZnCAigqI1hp-RQVNF3tIotI2zh2UI-waD0h4Wvig=s1920" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikaFktsyL_FUhrmKnavLxdpBWRCq9-vK7CSlYPpV-9EHXu47Nidp9LNbZKoEvSiSAp_tKrECAHF5oavk12ywOxTvLAviDpPuZqZeu7Mwb6uaAQkDjtDCnVrLZVCL5NulPXBROcXtABQkRZihkNoJZnCAigqI1hp-RQVNF3tIotI2zh2UI-waD0h4Wvig=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The </span><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Coffee</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;">This limited edition coffee is grown by the Kateshi and Isanya Estates in the Northern Province of Zambia. The conditions here are ideal for coffee production. Close to the equator and high in altitude, arabica coffee shrubs grow very happily in this hot summer climate. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;">The Beans</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Region: Zambia, Kateshi</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">10 Farm Co-operative</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Process: Washed</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Altitude: 1340-1400MASL</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Certification: UTZ, RFA</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;">Taste: Super tasty and full bodied. Sweet mentions of marzipan, cosy down with a Black Forest <span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">gateau acidity and rich chocolate!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-NUHndmLgRXftpVC2RJOBWilnuDkRWQVyAoWw9C9zO2h6C52Ldgae_Mb7imxfhg3gUXkThvdr6PeIiDsYCfj11QP260Z7xin4qW7x3GEd1JWXiQZ6Jd1ZQaa0MjJBy_MCsixrw8__Rk9HERVKzQn1ZfufxFfdleNdeUoiTdYgm58KiTOgnbU1TARiAQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-NUHndmLgRXftpVC2RJOBWilnuDkRWQVyAoWw9C9zO2h6C52Ldgae_Mb7imxfhg3gUXkThvdr6PeIiDsYCfj11QP260Z7xin4qW7x3GEd1JWXiQZ6Jd1ZQaa0MjJBy_MCsixrw8__Rk9HERVKzQn1ZfufxFfdleNdeUoiTdYgm58KiTOgnbU1TARiAQ=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br />Let's Brew!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Brewer: Clever Dripper </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Recipe: 15g / 225g</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Ratio: 1:15</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Method: Water in first, add coffee and stir, brew for 2 minutes 45 seconds and plunge on top of server.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAL-SDuDQCL_7Vfek9uXm1o1KmqNopG_XeapwOkUfPS3DnJ4kPdrl6EcXXbLMRUf-YuXnQF9RQFUgjq9L7zUbEJ-DxAJkfg9bOCG940RZDpgtegrdBegtBl9Rr-tZ11Tcl3-ESBQXbn8A4qmCK2Ly8RXJkBpX-mC3bFLXTztE93p89_DO5mA6-K_wEVw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAL-SDuDQCL_7Vfek9uXm1o1KmqNopG_XeapwOkUfPS3DnJ4kPdrl6EcXXbLMRUf-YuXnQF9RQFUgjq9L7zUbEJ-DxAJkfg9bOCG940RZDpgtegrdBegtBl9Rr-tZ11Tcl3-ESBQXbn8A4qmCK2Ly8RXJkBpX-mC3bFLXTztE93p89_DO5mA6-K_wEVw=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br />This coffee came out super smooth and sweet, a huge pudding taste, and slightly almond-y much like marzipan. The acidity was welcomed by a delicious sweet cherry taste which lingered for a while after sipping. As it cooled, it almost became citrus-y, with a prominent orange taste which added to the Christmassy feel of this coffee. It was absolutely delicious, and I hope Two Chimps can get this back next year because I will definitely be getting some! </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;">Because this blog post is a little bit late, this coffee is no longer available on their website, however they do have some other incredible coffees available! </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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font-size: medium;">The last bag in this box is an exciting one, they have been on my to try list since Dog and Hat last had them in their box. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Yellow bags just hook me in.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_09c15lNWfCzQfWTtufZz6IYGwQfIIeUyt_Gc5ui-72xocMbs8v7oO8LhX4E2Ngwl-MkyPSxCR5_K0TEuS1PtMlzRy7ols2VEqfso4GdXm4H_dNHWyB7iOGztqz-ZIxwMrTXfvfPZEAT/s2048/20211007_172010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_09c15lNWfCzQfWTtufZz6IYGwQfIIeUyt_Gc5ui-72xocMbs8v7oO8LhX4E2Ngwl-MkyPSxCR5_K0TEuS1PtMlzRy7ols2VEqfso4GdXm4H_dNHWyB7iOGztqz-ZIxwMrTXfvfPZEAT/w360-h640/20211007_172010.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Who are Rabbit Hole Roasters?</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92); margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">"We know very little about coffee, and we are okay with that. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92); margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">That's one of the reasons we called this company Rabbit Hole. It's because we want to dive infinitely deep in all thing’s coffee, from sustainability to tasting notes, from equality across the chain to brew ratios, etc.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92); margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">We can all be interested in coffee for different reasons and that’s ok.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">But what we know, we are willing to share. We are trying to create a company where there is no gatekeeping, where all drinkers are welcomed and where any questions can be asked.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The truth is we are too small to go to the farm yet and too new to pretend to be the best. We are figuring it out as we go and we do our best to share our journey with you as openly as possible.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);">Our goal is to build an honest business and dear we say, different.</span></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);">We want the general public to be more curious while also satisfying the coffee geeks."</span></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);">Roaster: Loring S15</span></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);">The Coffee</span></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);">From Ms Nanu's farm near Kaku in the Yunnan Province area of the Menglian region of China.</span></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);">Kaku is in a Wa region bordering Myanmar. Traditionally, the Wa people lived mid mountain, with the </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);">Dai living on the plain level and the Lahu higher up.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);">The name Kaku is the new name we will use since the farmers decided it was what represented the coffee best. Kaku is a reference to the Lahu people who pick this coffee.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);">In 1998, a severe frost killed 90% of the cherries, making lots of farmers abandon coffee production altogether. Ms Nanu persevered and now offers what might well be the cleanest and tastiest washed coffees in all of Yunnan.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);">The Wa people have a close relationship to the land, and they are always looking for new processing techniques with what is available to them. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);">The Beans</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);">Processing: Washed</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);">Altitude: 1400MASL</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);">Varietal: Catimor</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);">Cup Score: 85</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);">Tasting Notes: Cherry, Almond and Vanilla</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQ9a9Bf2NrmZlP_4Kq8KTVDDCwKb44TAZAbd3jvbL0kpEA7HvthdXQ36IFNAMYmkFx_NSJEOZmqDnQGevKH0DCbdrR_c35FHtVEp8BpqC0HDUTupEgGk6crAxw_s5J5GAvHVqPYrvBM9g/s2048/20211007_171909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQ9a9Bf2NrmZlP_4Kq8KTVDDCwKb44TAZAbd3jvbL0kpEA7HvthdXQ36IFNAMYmkFx_NSJEOZmqDnQGevKH0DCbdrR_c35FHtVEp8BpqC0HDUTupEgGk6crAxw_s5J5GAvHVqPYrvBM9g/w360-h640/20211007_171909.jpg" width="360" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><div style="text-align: center;">Lets brew</div></span></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92); font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92); font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Brewer: V60</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92); font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92); font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Recipe: 15g of Coffee, 240g of Water, total brew time 3 Minutes</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92); font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92); font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92); font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsrCJ-eBn_ABotWMRow3JidgQb2I0CaYkRfVBcQdSwvx3SX6JBVrV5nnoS7xqMjMGk7o-khmWIxmPfNOsEwBtCAijfeYW-8W0hEV0pJzY7OHUfjsRCsOGo0ZhagCEl5nvJE2ZrserICxH/s2048/20211007_172216.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1532" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsrCJ-eBn_ABotWMRow3JidgQb2I0CaYkRfVBcQdSwvx3SX6JBVrV5nnoS7xqMjMGk7o-khmWIxmPfNOsEwBtCAijfeYW-8W0hEV0pJzY7OHUfjsRCsOGo0ZhagCEl5nvJE2ZrserICxH/w478-h640/20211007_172216.jpg" width="478" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></div></span></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);">Tasting: This coffee hit me with an incredible stone fruit acidity, with some definite nutty after tones. As it cooled, the nut flavour was more distinctive, like sugared almonds, and the whole cup became a sweeter brew, with vanilla tones with a lovely chocolate finish. This was a super lovely Chinese coffee - and I'm glad I've frozen a few brews worth of beans for a later use.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);">Find Rabbit Hole Roasters</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);">Website - <a href="https://www.rabbitholeroasters.com" target="_blank">here</a></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);">Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rabbitholeroasters/" target="_blank">here</a></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><a href="http://linktr.ee/thecoffeelife" target="_blank">Find me on Social Media</a></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(92, 92, 92);"><br /></span></span></p>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-70628292691298169072022-01-09T17:59:00.001+00:002022-01-09T17:59:09.293+00:00Gold Box Roastery - Indonesia - Dog and Hat Box<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Phew its been a little while since we finished off the last Dog and Hat box, like I always say, better late than never! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">My favourite thing about the Dog and Hat box will always be discovering new roasters that I typically wouldn't discover on my own (top perk of having a subscription coffee box!)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Who are Gold Box Roastery?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The simple philosophy at the centre of our business is less swagger, more substance; Our coffee speaks for itself.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">It's the creativity, warmth and mastery of the farmers we meet along the way that inspires our approach to speciality coffee. They're the real heroes of our trade. From Ecuador to Bolivia: Kenya to Ethiopia, each new origin we visit teaches us something new. Reinvigorating our passion to create coffees as unforgettable as the locations they originate from.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">It's not simply the country of origin that factors unto the flavour of your coffee. Everything from the altitude it's grown at, to the soil and the techniques used to farm it can distinctly change the flavour. We only select ripe beans from altitudes where they grow at their finest to bring you incredible coffees with chocolate to fruity notes, and everything in between. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Roasting coffee is an art form. That's why we use watercolour paintings to represent the complex flavour profiles of each new specialty roast. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Roaster - Probat P25</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1ABovdyjqoAtBO5ah1qOTyDNx_TskA1rxCIw2f40p39vw7d0sKZkY3vgKWNFB6c6jVLYAOw4kI1-rfGASE4lHmZUrL3rzrOXVDz9e00lA8h7awpPo5MWus9un1tQSjv1M2CoeepYxrnm/s2048/20211007_171155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1ABovdyjqoAtBO5ah1qOTyDNx_TskA1rxCIw2f40p39vw7d0sKZkY3vgKWNFB6c6jVLYAOw4kI1-rfGASE4lHmZUrL3rzrOXVDz9e00lA8h7awpPo5MWus9un1tQSjv1M2CoeepYxrnm/w360-h640/20211007_171155.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The Coffee</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Indonesia Team Pegasing</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">From the Pegasing washing station in the North Sumatra region of Indonesia. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This washing station and farm belonging to Hendra and his family is an island of specialty experimental processed coffee in a sea of conventional wet hulled coffee the area is typically known for.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Hendra and the family have invested heavily in the farm and post harvesting facilities where they have built a small wet will with two pulpers, gravitational washing channels and several raised beds in large poly tunnels for drying coffee.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Hendra has continued to experiment and now has around 8-10 different processes that he produces. The small washing station will produce up to 40 tons of green coffee every year. The coffee is purchased from 70 farmers around the area who want to work with Hendra and pick ripe cherries as he has incentivised them to do this by rewarding good picking. If any farmers have travelled further to get to Hendra's farm then they are paid extra for this as well.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Process - Anaerobic Natural</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Altitude - 1300-1500MASL</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Varietal - Typica</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Taste Notes - Tropical Fruit and Spice </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DP1L1lUE91dBtqarTMMFoWpN42V7fwXQ1OQQ_IMQppZuMIma_uF-Lm_Vs-EM8k0T9fX6aLucyydTMebKg4yxL7gr6gC1_RJqJ_RSTgjWcBrN6sHulIN4M7TUahmWf8IOSM2NPgn4T4T5/s2048/20211007_170833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DP1L1lUE91dBtqarTMMFoWpN42V7fwXQ1OQQ_IMQppZuMIma_uF-Lm_Vs-EM8k0T9fX6aLucyydTMebKg4yxL7gr6gC1_RJqJ_RSTgjWcBrN6sHulIN4M7TUahmWf8IOSM2NPgn4T4T5/w360-h640/20211007_170833.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Let's Brew! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Brewer: V60 </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Recipe: 15g / 225g </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Total Brew Time: 2 Minutes 3 Seconds</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Ratio: 1:15</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSlPq0y7zELH0Qq3LCDCrMmdXcqIW6CMhbnMAPBxXv7IebeGAG4MxoPC1IhP-rSWiExkH9cfGQdtARgC-Qcic-fsJQjY9hh8bQvd_4I6V4llTy8rNwWQCfO-bS0DR2NR5mY4nAUVQFCLcNBPX54GuH2iJfsDFYCFtBcGeP-8N3wJjBu7OjrofXCHvbKw=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSlPq0y7zELH0Qq3LCDCrMmdXcqIW6CMhbnMAPBxXv7IebeGAG4MxoPC1IhP-rSWiExkH9cfGQdtARgC-Qcic-fsJQjY9hh8bQvd_4I6V4llTy8rNwWQCfO-bS0DR2NR5mY4nAUVQFCLcNBPX54GuH2iJfsDFYCFtBcGeP-8N3wJjBu7OjrofXCHvbKw=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Taste: This coffee was unlike any other Indonesian coffee I've had (in the best way!). The initial taste was a wave of dark brown sugar tartness. When the cup had cooled slightly, I got notes of fruit that is super rare to find in coffee (my favourite kind of coffees!) super sweet honeydew melon, with sweet pineapple notes to accompany. It was super tropical in flavour which is an absolute delight (and haven't had a coffee like this since Bailies released Stephens World Brewer Cup roast!) it was a pure delight to have an </span><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: large;">absolutely delicious coffee and it's safe to say that this bag of coffee went down very quickly!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Find Gold Box Roastery</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Website - <a href="https://www.goldboxroastery.com/uk" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/goldboxroastery/" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.linktr.ee/thecoffeelife" target="_blank">Find me on Social Media</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-78519400599984852212022-01-03T18:00:00.005+00:002022-01-03T18:00:00.189+00:00Girls Who Grind Coffee - Costa Rica<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: Oxygen;">It's certainly been a while since we've featured Girls Who Grind Coffee on The Coffee Life (if you want to check out posts previously on GWGC click </span><a href="http://www.thecoffeelife.co.uk/search?q=girls+who+grind+coffee" style="font-family: Oxygen;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">)</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Now if you've somehow been living under a rock and don't know who the wonderful ladies over at GWGC are, let me introduce them:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">"We are an all female specialty coffee roasters based in the wild South-West of England. We source our coffees specifically and exclusively from women producers, seeking out those coffees that are creating positive change through the empowerment of women.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">We're here to do two things. Create awesome tasting coffee and empower women in the coffee industry. And have fun. That's three things. Deal with it."</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Casey, originally from Upstate New York, and Fi, originally from Melbourne Australia, met and became from in now hometown of Frome, Somerset.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">"While our kids played, we often got chatting about our love of coffee and our various experiences within the industry, discovering that we both felt as though there was definitely room for change and improvement, in short - we wanted ti see more equality!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">As women, we had felt a little pushed out of an industry that we had loved so much and had so much to give to. Rather than simply complain about it, we thought we would make the change we wanted to see! We wanted to create an industry where women felt empowered and celebrated for everything they bring to the table and have their voices heard. Hence why we made the conscious decision to focus solely on buying coffee from female producers, sharing their stories to the world, giving them the recognition they rightly deserve for the incredible work that they do."</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBcuqUtCsTNLSaNdYc281Xu8HbuRyAx_VnV14jwxQH4AjqM5_nNv6sO204tLhCDjN5fPC-nZ5IyKIaGE5Ua6XcpDt61Rn6LW8rBDTHxJwoEkW7MDLhD33zPJqWPryKFZLb7ltCG7eAdLdsMTrospvrvaA2bc3-kXquBnhhFMIVmjk6q7DDRxoLNLjXZw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBcuqUtCsTNLSaNdYc281Xu8HbuRyAx_VnV14jwxQH4AjqM5_nNv6sO204tLhCDjN5fPC-nZ5IyKIaGE5Ua6XcpDt61Rn6LW8rBDTHxJwoEkW7MDLhD33zPJqWPryKFZLb7ltCG7eAdLdsMTrospvrvaA2bc3-kXquBnhhFMIVmjk6q7DDRxoLNLjXZw=w360-h640" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The Coffee </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">After having her first baby, Monse unsurprisingly didn't have much time to process a lot of coffee. She did however process a tiny lot specifically for Girls Who Grind Coffee. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">"We are incredibly proud to partner with Bean Voyage and bring you this wonderful for coffee from innovative, first-get producer Monse Prado."</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Bean Voyage is a feminist organisation building an equitable value chain with smallholder women farmers in Costa Rica.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">After working in San Jose, Monse returned to Tarrazu to live with her partner. As a young professional with endless dreams and strong work ethics, Monse began her journey into the coffee production world. Her partner's family have been life-long coffee producers and she wanted to help them to see that there is more to coffee production beyond farming. Her partner, an agricultural engineer, designed a micro-mill for Monse to manage everything on her own. This innovative micro-mill has a uniquely vertical design and is certified by the local government for its efficient water and energy usage. Monse's ethos for Ditso is built around coffee quality and ecological preservation and is a member of the NAMA Cafe Project, a unique worldwide project that seeks to measure and mitigate the environmental impact of coffee activity. As one of the region's younger coffee producers, she collaborates with the others in the group to bring more innovative ideas.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">"I believe that the constant challenge as a woman is to be able to show that we can contribute to the world of coffee and develop in the activity, and that we can also do it in an excellent way" Monse says.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mBA-dZukfc&t=38s" target="_blank">here</a> to watch a short video all about Monse Prado</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The Beans</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Farm - Ditso Coffee Farm</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Region - Tarrazu, Costa Rica</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Varietal - Caturra, Catuai</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Process - Honey</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Altitude - 1800MASL</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCA_cAsECctxBbKWiYB8jKY1kw44Y1SE0pgF03NuMbrik7jBt47GvrvRZ2owFHCS9H0igvssHLFKcbGD6d9thWzRe0RR80fwmdZq3xlBAiVvjUiobMFjnkZiIoGz3yHJf64RkPRw66pPQg/s2048/PXL_20211127_073205874.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1665" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCA_cAsECctxBbKWiYB8jKY1kw44Y1SE0pgF03NuMbrik7jBt47GvrvRZ2owFHCS9H0igvssHLFKcbGD6d9thWzRe0RR80fwmdZq3xlBAiVvjUiobMFjnkZiIoGz3yHJf64RkPRw66pPQg/w325-h400/PXL_20211127_073205874.jpg" width="325" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Let's brew</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Brewer: V60 </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Recipe: 15g / 225g </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Ratio: 1:15</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Total Brew Time: 3 Minutes</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9seXfYiyyV62om2cBipkoUqEfj_A8iDIkOgQrvd72E3JS3RKAeEyiPksmGO-3TjFJyCx08v6NhnDfBICwz2WB-_9iKTdmkHihzbdNByX_bkCOGABI8UCx0vVVYWTAYf87pPa71muQJHKPJgl_4C30nqq2sdCJHm-ySPuYvpKwFCY-5Ds_WWNHmHewsw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9seXfYiyyV62om2cBipkoUqEfj_A8iDIkOgQrvd72E3JS3RKAeEyiPksmGO-3TjFJyCx08v6NhnDfBICwz2WB-_9iKTdmkHihzbdNByX_bkCOGABI8UCx0vVVYWTAYf87pPa71muQJHKPJgl_4C30nqq2sdCJHm-ySPuYvpKwFCY-5Ds_WWNHmHewsw=w360-h640" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><div style="text-align: center;">I had first tried this coffee at London Coffee Festival, and fell in love with its fruitiness, and the first few times I tried to brew this, I was disappointed that it didn't taste as good as it did at the festival (clearly out of practise with brewing) but as I experimented more with recipes and water temperature, I found the beautiful flavours that I first tasted from this coffee. </div></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The brew came out looking like sweet tea, which only added to the excitement of drinking this cup. The first thing that hit was the zesty acidity, and definite lemon mouthfeel with a stone fruit undertone.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">As it cooled, it became more defined in peach flavour, and a super sweet melon taste at the back of the mouth. It was a delicious and smooth cup (and went down way too quickly!) </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Find Girls Who Grind Coffee</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Website - <a href="https://girlswhogrindcoffee.com" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girlswhogrindcoffee/" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://linktr.ee/thecoffeelife" target="_blank">Find Me on Social Media</a> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div><div><br /></div><p></p></div>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-26610839031997652922022-01-01T00:00:00.005+00:002022-01-01T00:00:00.213+00:00Here's to 2022<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Well 2021, you were certainly an interesting year. A year filled with hope, and to a big extent you didn't disappoint.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The Coffee Life took a huge step back off the coffee scene for the majority of 2021, and I'm really thankful that it happened, I needed the break to figure out what direction I wanted to go in, and to begin a healing journey within myself.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Fast forward to now, and I think I know what my vision is for 2022 on The Coffee Life, I want to continue making content that I love and I enjoy, including reviewing coffee and making silly little tiktoks brewing. I'd like to create something that I haven't seen anyone else create (more info on that soon!) and I'd just like to fall back in love with coffee like when I created this blog. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Even though I stepped back from the coffee industry massively, I still managed to enjoy a LOT of coffee (coffee bag empties coming in the new year, can't forget that tradition!), I also uploaded 28 blog posts, which I'm still counting as a huge win</span><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: large;">.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">I got to work with some incredible coffee companies on the blog this year, including Coffee with a Cauz, Two Chimps Coffee, Rise Coffee Box, Dog and Hat, and I am so incredibly grateful for that.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">I got to go to London Coffee Festival and enjoy a day with so many coffee friends I hadn't seen in 18 months (thanks Covid!), getting absolutely buzzed with every espresso and filter consumed, and meeting incredible new people. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">I am proud of the latte art I have continued to make, even though i stick to the basics of pouring, I think my skill has definitely improved consistency wise. (Latte Art Lookback also coming in the new year!)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">My face is in the Indy Coffee Guide (2020 South West edition) and most recently Bar & Kitchen magazine showcasing some of my latte art. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">I've worked with some incredible people this year, including the gang over at Bijou Coffee House and my absolute best friend in the world Queenie at Queenies Travelling Teapot, doing events such as Goodwood Revival and Lee Victory Festival.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">I have a job that I love and that I am passionate about, (big thanks to my boyf for that one) being a manager of a coffee shop has given me a new found love for the industry and coffee in general. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">So 2022, lets see what happens. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-56120421411603033502021-10-26T17:00:00.003+01:002021-10-26T17:00:00.218+01:00Notes Coffee - Myanmar - Dog and Hat Box<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: Oxygen;">It's yet again Dog and Hat week, as I scramble my life together to try and catch up with these posts we have somehow made it to the third box, however I am still 2 months behind on release of these - but better late than never hey?</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This box is also a very special box. This was Dog and Hats celebratory Birthday Box! Dog and Hat are officially 4 years old! How exciting!! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Our first coffee from this delightful August box is from Notes Coffee Roasters - so who are they?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">"Speciality coffee with soul, roasted under the meticulous eye of Fabio in our East London Roasters. Our coffee beans are always direct trade straight from the farmers who take as much care nurturing their coffee plants as we do roasting and brewing our beans.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">We focus on high grade, seasonal, single origin coffee, small batch roasted so that every delicate and unique flavour is translated in the cup."</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Roaster Used - Loring S35</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">How was the Roastery founded? </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Fabio - Since I started serving coffee in London - first from a coffee cart in a market and then from our first Notes Coffee shop, I always dreamed of roasting our own. My grandparents had a coffee farm in Brazil and being able to continue the family tradition is my inspiration. I also knew how poorly paid many coffee farmers are and saw the opportunity with speciality coffee growing communities could be properly rewarded for. We started roasting in 2013 and haven't looked back since. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWBRC2VCvYXBAJ40Wuz0UyzdfXOl6fFLLcLrcbXngUIsyxBk0nh2bqQU8h1qo39zIUqkFxcU_LRA4fn-D5oYVGSNjbiRUbIk6aK16tKq1nF2-OV0FipSvniM1X8eAUQvtIcLqsX9gh8eX/s2048/20211007_171138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWBRC2VCvYXBAJ40Wuz0UyzdfXOl6fFLLcLrcbXngUIsyxBk0nh2bqQU8h1qo39zIUqkFxcU_LRA4fn-D5oYVGSNjbiRUbIk6aK16tKq1nF2-OV0FipSvniM1X8eAUQvtIcLqsX9gh8eX/w225-h400/20211007_171138.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Coffee </span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">From Pa-O Village near Kalaw in the southern Shan State region of Myanmar.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The Pa-O tribe is one of the ethnic tribes of the Shan State in Myanmar and they used to be isolated from the world and have their own language and traditions, like many other tribes in Myanmar.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Behind the Leaf Coffee have been working with the Pa-O tribe and pride themselves on involving the Pa-O people in the whole production process. From beginning to end they are teaching them how to grow and process their own coffee and earn fair wages for it.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">They teach farmers who have anything from just a few coffee trees in their backyard to a hundred covering the hillside . No one is too small to be included. In 2018 they had their first open house, inviting more than 500 farmers to come to their processing facility and see what happens after the harvest. For the first time, they got to taste their own coffee. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">They couldn't do this without their farmers or their excellent staff. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The Details </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Myanmar Pa-O Village </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Process - Black Honey </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Altitude - 1400-1500MASL</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Variety - Various</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Taste Notes - Black Cherry, Floral and Brown Sugar</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">SCA Score - 86</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvn3vbRFmKwCgMNVDlc9IFMxwXVghRJ4roGSbgqI4MvWyakTMgZti6b19ortoVei2JiaLChYvjnsrjKajd3itF6UkCU3Uxtv1qpT24EDc9qqUitYLVUqA0fFfUjiaCyQyrtUhQpu0KoX0f/s2048/20211007_165808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvn3vbRFmKwCgMNVDlc9IFMxwXVghRJ4roGSbgqI4MvWyakTMgZti6b19ortoVei2JiaLChYvjnsrjKajd3itF6UkCU3Uxtv1qpT24EDc9qqUitYLVUqA0fFfUjiaCyQyrtUhQpu0KoX0f/w225-h400/20211007_165808.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Lets Brew!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Brewer - V60</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Recipe - 15g of Coffee to 250g of Water, 30 second bloom with 45g of water with agitation. Total brew time of 3 minutes. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4p1wbVvwmpXS3WrJACFauAp6lo25D17OsOzQjYNZHRv-l6yWQxhaXnpaPlHBdQM01i6hEXeANCo4zwEVoQCqQLyoHC5h3NEhiBqHawgIXryY4gXIhn02zyYvlAcZl40A6wI69cUEuZ02/s2048/20211007_170027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4p1wbVvwmpXS3WrJACFauAp6lo25D17OsOzQjYNZHRv-l6yWQxhaXnpaPlHBdQM01i6hEXeANCo4zwEVoQCqQLyoHC5h3NEhiBqHawgIXryY4gXIhn02zyYvlAcZl40A6wI69cUEuZ02/s320/20211007_170027.jpg" width="180" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Taste - this coffee was super sweet, and super smooth - sweet like sugar.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">As it cooled the cherry and what I put to raspberry notes came through, and when completely cooled it was again a syrup-y kind of sweet. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">I don't think I've ever tasted a coffee quite like this and I found it hard to determine any solid taste notes in it because I was just being pounded with sweetness (which you know, isn't the worst thing) - it was super delicious, and a great morning brew when you need a good sweet kick to start the day. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Find Notes Coffee</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Website - <a href="https://notescoffee.shop" target="_blank">Here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/notescoffee/" target="_blank">Here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Other Coffees in the Dog and Hat August Box</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Rabbit Hole Roasters</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Gold Box Roasters</span></p>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-17278859084644077872021-10-04T18:00:00.038+01:002021-10-04T18:00:00.225+01:00UE Coffee Roasters - Honduras<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Whilst purchasing the Colombian Lactic Acid Experimentation coffee from UE, (read all about that here) another coffee caught my eye, I haven't had many coffees from Honduras recently, so I decided to pick one up. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Incase you need a refresher on who UE Coffee Roasters are;</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="font-size: medium;">UE Coffee are an independently owned and family run business, who are forever curious and ready to transform the way coffee is served.</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Established in 2009 by Dominic and Daniella Boyett, the mission was to offer great coffee whilst making it accessible to everyone. They have dedicated the last decade and more to learning, working hard and building more than just another coffee brand. 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It takes time and considerable training to learn how to get the best from coffee, to understand the roasting process, the science and to be able to offer first-rate support to their customers.</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A great deal of work is involved in sourcing speciality grade and experimental micro-lot coffees ensuring that they buy both ethically and sustainable from growers with direct longstanding trading relationships</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"It is our responsibility to honour the hard work already invested in the coffee by roasting it to showcase its distinctive qualities. Roasting is one of the most delicate and critical parts of the process that leads to a great cup of coffee. We want to ensure that we focus on showcasing what makes a particular variety, origin or farm so thrilling"</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Roaster used by EU Coffee: Giesen</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3ZmC7duf8JlVs4zaOUOoPQR6UanTHcD4QonpSy88pNFLq8ULHrWvpb9hwDsEpFwBQ6ZM1C_YhCATgfR-uJ-8yESHGptI75Q9wobePfgUpjtwAHiX2GRDobV1E-9ydXJqpN8DoxmgcKMU/s2048/20210921_145119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3ZmC7duf8JlVs4zaOUOoPQR6UanTHcD4QonpSy88pNFLq8ULHrWvpb9hwDsEpFwBQ6ZM1C_YhCATgfR-uJ-8yESHGptI75Q9wobePfgUpjtwAHiX2GRDobV1E-9ydXJqpN8DoxmgcKMU/w225-h400/20210921_145119.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Coffee</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This coffee comes from a group of female Lenca producers in Lempira department in the Opalaca region of Honduras and is exclusive to UE Coffee Roasters in the UK.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Lenca are the largest indigenous group in Honduras, there are an estimated 100,000 Lenca in the country, with their activity primarily focused around cultivation of </span></span><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">agricultural crops.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Following two major hurricanes in 2020, much of their drying infrastructure </span></span><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">for processing coffee in this region was damaged. A premium of 15c/lb was paid on this coffee to facilitate the building of a community drying station with raised parabolic beds. The station is available for free for the producers of the group. They receive training to use the thermo hygrometer and moisture meter to help them track air temperature, humidity and the moisture content of their drying coffee to ensure the final quality of their processed crop.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Region- Opalaca, Honduras</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Grower - Lenca Woman's Group</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Altitude - 1800MASL</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Varietal - Catuai, Catimor, IH90</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Process - Washed</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Taste - Peach, Caramel, Hazelnut </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgteOMtJO8nAEDr8-XRmlxb3108tQ1MZruM69n7ITGV8bylzxNYu6DBYKNI9LKbgoI-C36c0v_pPauqQChp050B-_c0UvtRI3VMYw_D0BeWA3zDNUXVNGHl6_hBW-WywN8NHAVrTtnf_W/s2048/20210912_091957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgteOMtJO8nAEDr8-XRmlxb3108tQ1MZruM69n7ITGV8bylzxNYu6DBYKNI9LKbgoI-C36c0v_pPauqQChp050B-_c0UvtRI3VMYw_D0BeWA3zDNUXVNGHl6_hBW-WywN8NHAVrTtnf_W/w225-h400/20210912_091957.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: large;">Let's Brew! </span></div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Brewer - V60</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Recipe - 15g of Coffee, 250g of Water</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Slight agitation</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">3 Minute total brew time</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNOoqA9IHii_lDXLRDEatFTSuxIXLcXfjUw6qlZ6TdqdXRZoT44Be3_eX7lOTCJdn1PLX7sMZbJS7RBdsVUw6jz0Ta4ttrUYV1qu3GcYrjKoIx-4FksQ2WAkKSs_SawaTtR8bmWKq3ayP/s2048/20210912_092305.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNOoqA9IHii_lDXLRDEatFTSuxIXLcXfjUw6qlZ6TdqdXRZoT44Be3_eX7lOTCJdn1PLX7sMZbJS7RBdsVUw6jz0Ta4ttrUYV1qu3GcYrjKoIx-4FksQ2WAkKSs_SawaTtR8bmWKq3ayP/w225-h400/20210912_092305.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;">This coffee came through with some punchy stone fruit notes, I'd definitely describe it as </span><span><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">more cherry than the actual box notes of peach, it also came through with some lovely nutty after tones. </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;">After it cooled slightly, it became more syrupy and sweet which made it a delicious. brew. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;">I've been really enjoying the coffee coming out of Honduras this year, so I will be enjoying the rest of this delicious box. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></span></span></div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Find UE Coffee Roasters</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Website - <a href="https://uecoffeeroasters.com" target="_blank">here</a></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uecoffeeroasters/" target="_blank">here</a></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; 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padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="text-align: start;" /></p><p data-mce-fragment="1" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(54, 54, 54); color: #363636; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></p><p data-mce-fragment="1" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(54, 54, 54); color: #363636; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;"><br /></p>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-47441685314709396822021-10-02T18:00:00.001+01:002021-10-02T18:00:00.227+01:00Wildheart Coffee - India (Dog and Hat Box)<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Our final coffee in the July Dog and Hat Box, and our final coffee in the second Dog and Hat week here on The Coffee Life, we have a very special exclusive coffee, only available via the box (which after having the first sip I was devastated I wasn't going to be able to have anymore of this coffee after the bag was done, but you'll have to keep reading to find out why! *quick spoiler, it's bloody delicious*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Who are Wildheart Coffee?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">After starting roasting in Northern Ireland, at home, in a custom built roasting device for a rotisserie oven back in 2016... it's safe to say Sam has come a long way.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">After a couple of aborted attempts to launch Wildheart, Sam finally took the plunge at the end of 2019 ready to launch in April of 2020, which obviously posed a number of challenges as the first national Covid lockdown came into effect.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Undeterred, the first bags of coffee rolled out of the roastery in May 2020 and the adventure continues. It's great to see that Wildheart is growing nicely and is already now a team of three.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">As for coffee, Sam has a real eye for the more unusual side of things and you'll regularly see experimental processing and rare lots on the Wildheart menu.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Roaster used - Giesen</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHTQmBM85OiCp7qTOZDEwfd7dkzrmdKBRNefr_6M3rgP8F9QmuaEGs46WcSq3E7Tf1It3W_WOwVKWXTDug7XFH-LspBNoZ5fCZroJTWGggftXE5ynUuLJUbxPoSjsvoftDaW-qQYR4Btg/s2048/20210807_091105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHTQmBM85OiCp7qTOZDEwfd7dkzrmdKBRNefr_6M3rgP8F9QmuaEGs46WcSq3E7Tf1It3W_WOwVKWXTDug7XFH-LspBNoZ5fCZroJTWGggftXE5ynUuLJUbxPoSjsvoftDaW-qQYR4Btg/w225-h400/20210807_091105.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">From the Ratnagiri farm near Babadudangiri in the Western Ghats region of Southern India. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The estate is situated at the top of a mountain range in the Western Ghats region of India. The local Hindi name Ratnagiri translates to "Pearl Mountains" and references the dense silver oaks which tower over the estate and provide a natural shade canopy for coffee.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This estate has been in operation under the Patre family since 1920, being passed down from grandfather to father to son. While initially the son Ashok, continued with the traditional farming practises, he has since spent many years travelling to origin countries, visiting well-known farms and taking from the best of their practises and incorporating it into his operation at Pearl Mountain.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This Estate is particularly exciting for us because for all intents and purposes it is an organic/biodynamic farm. Rainforest Alliance Certification, the estate is a lush, shaded environment and is home to over 48 recorded bird populations, monkeys, leopards, wild boar, tigers, mongoose and on occasion elephants. The rich biodiversity demands that Ashok and his family have an approach to faming which places ecology and harmony with the environment at the forefront</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">SCA Score: 85</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Process: Red Honey</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Altitude: 1280-1417MASL</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Varietal: Variety</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Taste Notes: Raspberry Jam, Cinnamon</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAG20MB8QUtGBpviUvNk6qmj7t_rZ0uTLNjBZnjH2ow8GbRsFX97QKhHHOgGdVaqq3yT2Fz0lMjA5kHOOqdu_HeqcPkKvOg8E-ktR9drOaeus2eK0zI6O1Hw8ds2VIshSfOcjpyAG7WrGn/s2048/20210911_085719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAG20MB8QUtGBpviUvNk6qmj7t_rZ0uTLNjBZnjH2ow8GbRsFX97QKhHHOgGdVaqq3yT2Fz0lMjA5kHOOqdu_HeqcPkKvOg8E-ktR9drOaeus2eK0zI6O1Hw8ds2VIshSfOcjpyAG7WrGn/w225-h400/20210911_085719.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">I've never had a honey processed Indian coffee before so I was super excited to give this exclusive a try, and boy I was not disappointed! </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This brew came out super sweet and syrupy, with really light floral acidity. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">As it cooled, the sweetness definitely became more jammy, which was an absolute delight to drink. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">I'm actually devastated that I couldn't buy more of this coffee, as I would've bought LOADS, but alas, onto the next amazing coffee. Wild Heart have lots of experimental coffees on their site, so I will definitely be purchasing some more very soon!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Find Wildheart Coffee</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Website - <a href="https://www.wildheart.coffee" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wildheart.coffee/" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://linktr.ee/thecoffeelife" target="_blank">Find me on social media</a></span></p>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-3116207418457825212021-09-30T18:00:00.001+01:002021-09-30T18:00:00.231+01:00Quarter Horse Coffee - Panama (Dog and Hat Box)<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The second coffee being highlighted in the July Dog and Hat Box is the lovely Quarter Horse Coffee Roasters (who have featured on this blog a few times! - click <a href="http://www.thecoffeelife.co.uk/search?q=Quarter+Horse" target="_blank">here</a> to read those!)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Who are Quarter Horse Coffee?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Quarter Horse takes its name from the American horse good at running short distances and their rise through the speciality coffee scene has been just as quick as their namesake.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">At Quarter Horse Coffee they source green beans through their international suppliers.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">They select beans by quality and seasonality, then test-roast them all in small batches. Their team then evaluates them by flavour and they roast the favourites of these to use in their shops and for their wholesale customers.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">They roast in house and within full view of their cafe <i>(Can vouch that their shop is amazing, and anytime I pop to Birmingham, I always make a point to pop in for a delicious coffee!)</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Roaster used: Giesen</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZN351Fx10Dfc5EV3vXf-KsCqfQxOjodDq0LDBaoMVgefONPW2si3LNYdS5ac3KJe7I6jO0BMT_fcfQbx10FzdeGnxIDajV6zhslkxufvs8nmID8LA6EU6aGymFDEs_aHLqTjfzZhIXMz/s2048/20210928_112555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZN351Fx10Dfc5EV3vXf-KsCqfQxOjodDq0LDBaoMVgefONPW2si3LNYdS5ac3KJe7I6jO0BMT_fcfQbx10FzdeGnxIDajV6zhslkxufvs8nmID8LA6EU6aGymFDEs_aHLqTjfzZhIXMz/w225-h400/20210928_112555.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">From the Baru Indian High Estate in the Horqueta region of Panama.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Part of the world famous Hacienda Esmeralda estate in Panama, the Palmira farm is home of Palmyra Estate Coffee.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Palmira was the first parcel of land purchased by the Petersons in 1967, and over the years the holdings have grown to encompass a number of smaller farms.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">With rich, volcanic soil, Finca Palmyra is located within the "Baru Indian High" Estate in the Horqueta region, Set at 1300-1500M Noberto Saurez produces this fantastic coffee using European preparation.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The estate's topography is very irregular, and provides not only spectacular views of the plantation itself but also breath-taking scenery from the Baru Volcano and the Central System. Due to the location, it also has a wide variety of flora and wildlife - such as white-neck monkeys, deer, rabbits and several birds native to the region. It has four natural wellsprings which make the soil very rich in organic matter and chemically well balanced. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">SCA Score: 86</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Process: Washed</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Altitude: 1400MASL</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Varietal: Typica, Catuai, Caturra</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Taste Notes: Caramel, Raisin, Picnic Bar</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtHo8f5kYLjvXDuWma_C4rkkmcTWgmJbBa-VKRUB5NyAeLj3MMqaOdUVtNWYLvEz6sC4VqHPlaLPAkzI_FJ8RpmzJ6v_cy8fWvjGQ-KRnvtu9wma-ndV5MIQhqREzQa1Wng8nfu_MS6GDg/s2048/20210928_113128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtHo8f5kYLjvXDuWma_C4rkkmcTWgmJbBa-VKRUB5NyAeLj3MMqaOdUVtNWYLvEz6sC4VqHPlaLPAkzI_FJ8RpmzJ6v_cy8fWvjGQ-KRnvtu9wma-ndV5MIQhqREzQa1Wng8nfu_MS6GDg/w225-h400/20210928_113128.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Let's Brew!</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Brewer - V60</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Recipe - 20g of Coffee to 300g of Water</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">30 second bloom with agitation</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">3 minute 30 total brew time</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogWx11qw5MdmnGn2tfHQNTox8njNPFmR-sXAkeHqzFil7LFv4zrCVAs5LiD2Wq86V2b6J8R3bLW-KvpWk3lW927U4qmwQ9lurYxlaGeSwWlqAthEe_qsAgmzx6R1Nd1iKNuInGFcbPvgo/s2048/20210928_113542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogWx11qw5MdmnGn2tfHQNTox8njNPFmR-sXAkeHqzFil7LFv4zrCVAs5LiD2Wq86V2b6J8R3bLW-KvpWk3lW927U4qmwQ9lurYxlaGeSwWlqAthEe_qsAgmzx6R1Nd1iKNuInGFcbPvgo/s320/20210928_113542.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">I've had so many delicious coffees from Quarter Horse that my expectations were quite high, and this one did not disappoint. The first taste of this coffee reminded me of biscuits (almost like biscuit brew tea!). As it cooled, a lot more chocolatey notes came through, with a hint of raisin undertones.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Now I've never had a Picnic Bar (don't come for me) however this did remind me of a breakaway bar (are those still a thing?!) with the whole biscuit and chocolate notes going hand in hand. Overall this coffee is absolutely delicious, it's been a while since I've had a coffee with chocolate notes, and especially one that's this good. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Find Quarter Horse Coffee </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Website - <a href="https://quarterhorsecoffee.com" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/quarterhorsecoffee/" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://linktr.ee/thecoffeelife" target="_blank">Find me on social media</a></span></p>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-12689482262024372902021-09-28T18:00:00.021+01:002021-09-28T18:00:00.290+01:00Manhattan Coffee Roasters - Kenya (Dog and Hat Box)<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Welcome back to the official week of the Dog and Hat Box! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This is the second "week of Dog and Hat" here on The Coffee Life - and we'll be highlighting July's delicious box! (it's a bit late, I know) </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The first roaster out of this box is Manhattan Coffee Roasters.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">So, who are they?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Manhattan Coffee Roasters is based in the Dutch harbour city of Rotterdam. Run by long time coffee professionals and competitors Ben Morrow and Esther Maasdam.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The name Manhattan Coffee Roasters is inspired by the history of the harbour in Rotterdam. In particular the Holland America line that sailed from Rotterdam to New York. Rotterdam is situated next to the river Maas and being the only modern city with a gorgeous skyline in the Netherlands, it is locally named "Manhattan ann de Maas" </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">At Manhattan Coffee Roasters they want to celebrate local history, but also be open about their International aspirations. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">"Join us on our adventure from Rotterdam to the world"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Roaster used - Probat</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsymNMOUPWsQh99sWiOCt-y93Kysx4TOqPkMHNjHhKbeM2522l6FfrjCfDk6t6xSkjHkx5VUj1ZH6M4wsqKQOeQ6L2va6balOfDYVyvNSvm1-0Q0Bv3FhyphenhyphenHZT8PNhLlUIlA0e3Z3Ap2i1/s2048/20210921_150507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsymNMOUPWsQh99sWiOCt-y93Kysx4TOqPkMHNjHhKbeM2522l6FfrjCfDk6t6xSkjHkx5VUj1ZH6M4wsqKQOeQ6L2va6balOfDYVyvNSvm1-0Q0Bv3FhyphenhyphenHZT8PNhLlUIlA0e3Z3Ap2i1/w225-h400/20210921_150507.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">From smallholders at the Kianjege washing station in Kirinyaga County region of Kenya.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">There are around 700,000 producers across Kenya, and they tend to work completely by hand, from picking to drying and processing to sorting. The rich red volcanic soils of the central region are known to produce some of the best coffees coming out of Kenya. Kianjege Coffee Factory is located in Central Province, Kirinyaga District in Kariti location of Ndia Division near Karatina town. It was established in 1987 and rests on a 7 acre piece of land serving Nyagathi, Nyangio and Kimathi Villages.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Coffee in Kenya is often thought of as SL's - 28 and 34 most commonly, but in the 1980's Ruiru was released as a crossing to counteract their weakness - Coffee Borer Disease, or CBD. It has a complex make up, owning parts to Catimor as the mother plant, and a multicross of selection amongst others K7 (a nod to the varietal input from India after the rust outbreak in Ceylon), SL28, N39 (a Tanzanian Bourbon selection from the 1920's) and Sudan Rume.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">SCA Score: 86</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Process: Washed</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Altitude: 1495MASL</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Varietal: Ruiru-11 and SL-28</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Taste Notes: Blackberry, Redcurrant, Dr Pepper</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-_e8fUHO-Abp3CiywqRL0yrQCTkljmKhMzYOD189HcnzDeGei7wO6u7juq7_wwcc_D8FpATOG432NmPfYIi208YN2rSWaxmc46puz0T2s_H3kRWmknXs4IGdizfefTHiXV9_OQ76Bwko/s2048/20210921_153057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-_e8fUHO-Abp3CiywqRL0yrQCTkljmKhMzYOD189HcnzDeGei7wO6u7juq7_wwcc_D8FpATOG432NmPfYIi208YN2rSWaxmc46puz0T2s_H3kRWmknXs4IGdizfefTHiXV9_OQ76Bwko/w225-h400/20210921_153057.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Let's Brew!</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Brewer - V60 </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Recipe - 20g of Coffee to 300g of Water</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">30 Second Bloom, with slight agitation (40g of water)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">3 Minute 15 Second Total Brew Time</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-jF-zBM-A3Pw6cBNhH-qRpQ70UTXO3k8TOFsbn3-O6tIEWjwxQxFezmPBnJuAqNEKujpAfkVPbPLRfuaKOSuVNsPtzgI_PyMM1MBQfQmuJsGMqJAMcRnWlNxw58-DSBNrYCE1zuv7F58/s2048/20210921_153542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-jF-zBM-A3Pw6cBNhH-qRpQ70UTXO3k8TOFsbn3-O6tIEWjwxQxFezmPBnJuAqNEKujpAfkVPbPLRfuaKOSuVNsPtzgI_PyMM1MBQfQmuJsGMqJAMcRnWlNxw58-DSBNrYCE1zuv7F58/w225-h400/20210921_153542.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">My favourite coffee's are typically Kenya (just because they're generally super sweet and yummy!) and this one did not disappoint! - On first sip, I got really subtle berry notes, with lots of super sweet undertones running through it. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">As it cooled, I can definitely see where they were getting the Dr Pepper taste note from, I can never describe what flavour comes from Dr Pepper (because apparently it's 23 fruity flavours?! who knew?!) but it had a similar taste as it cooled more. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">I just love how fruity Kenyan's are!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Find Manhattan Coffee Roasters</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Website - <a href="https://manhattancoffeeroasters.com" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/manhattancoffeeroasters/" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Find Dog and Hat Box</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Get your own box! (£4 off your first box!) - <a href="https://dogandhat.co.uk/pages/join-our-coffee-lovers-club" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Website - <a href="https://dogandhat.co.uk" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dogandhatlove/" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Check out all the other blog posts I've done on Dog and Hat boxes - <a href="http://www.thecoffeelife.co.uk/search?q=dog+and+hat" target="_blank">here!</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;">Find me on </span><a href="https://linktr.ee/thecoffeelife" style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #e3165c; font-family: Oxygen; max-width: calc(810px); outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">Social Media</a></p>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-856832121445392562021-09-27T18:01:00.004+01:002021-09-27T18:09:47.398+01:00Cupboard Coffee - Brazil <p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">It's been a long while since we've had the pleasure of featuring Cupboard Coffee here on The Coffee Life!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">If you don't know James from Cupboard Coffee</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">a. Where have you been?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">b. You need to know James from Cupboard Coffee, he is genuinely one of the loveliest people, shockingly I still haven't met him in person (um, James what's that about?!) but we communicate regularly and I would consider him a very close friend of mine. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">*because I have been chaotically busy, there is only one recipe in this blog post, however it will be updated with an espresso recipe within the next couple of days*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">So Cupboard Coffee... Who are they?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Our mission at Cupboard, is to enable you to form a deeper and more meaningful connection with coffee. Our platform gives partner farmers space to tell their own stories, as well as share updates and photos from their fam. So, you get to see exactly where our coffee come from and meet the incredible people behind it. You can even have direct conversations with each farmer in the comments section. We're incredibly excited to be the first company to enable connection between customers and farmers in this way, and would love for you to join us on this journey!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBF3P2s32w-dZ6XZd3KFc0rtWpk3taGIS1kffD66eKLRomrkLKU1a2yPB84rM-wSUaTilTbjeh84_Eo94C9tS5opZiFp6T1ScqcQwOkYag501Nb1OOnJetWIwIEbDFWuJ8zJh41C4_W91/s2048/20210916_081203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBF3P2s32w-dZ6XZd3KFc0rtWpk3taGIS1kffD66eKLRomrkLKU1a2yPB84rM-wSUaTilTbjeh84_Eo94C9tS5opZiFp6T1ScqcQwOkYag501Nb1OOnJetWIwIEbDFWuJ8zJh41C4_W91/w225-h400/20210916_081203.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">"Discovering Cafe Mi</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333;">ó was no coincidence, it was thanks to Ana's relentless pursuit in getting her family's coffee in-front of anyone and everyone in the industry that values transparency. 2020 saw Cafe </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Mi</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333;">ó bring everything in-house, from growing to processing , exporting/importing and even the final sales. It's a lot of extra work, but Ana and her parents wanted to bring everything under one roof so they could provide absolute transparency of their supply chain, and give themselves a say in the future of their own coffee."</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333;">Cup Score - 85</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333;">Region - Minas Gerais, Brazil</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333;">Varietal - Yellow Catucai</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333;">Process - Red Honey </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333;">Taste Notes - Caramel, Chocolate, Tangerine</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBD_ChCuG9BEFoY9lYlKku-WQTkUcDxSToL953EilimqiZCjGtzwcl0hW237LwdZ0GStSVR2o9bdWFqX4uuapAhclfUzMI9AWD51nZgjxt13cZ_kpjvCY-UIuZygAvB6SoumJikETvBTN/s2048/20210916_082135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBD_ChCuG9BEFoY9lYlKku-WQTkUcDxSToL953EilimqiZCjGtzwcl0hW237LwdZ0GStSVR2o9bdWFqX4uuapAhclfUzMI9AWD51nZgjxt13cZ_kpjvCY-UIuZygAvB6SoumJikETvBTN/w225-h400/20210916_082135.jpg" width="225" /></a></span></span></div><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Lets Brew</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Brewer - V60 </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Recipe - 16g of Coffee to 255g of Water</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">30 second bloom with agitation</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">3 Minute total brew time </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJAdI0I-J8m3KLDLg5CfR2ge8BR1gtKkZdVk3HtxQbrH0YSGaPnvj2rbFCR1Uj6l81l1LUH7a8LJGM_g0ED9ETFqiTeaFiLMkishQnhlTL3StEvGEom2eJ7yQ9qKMke2ihZQfrCfmtbpo/s2048/20210916_082515.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJAdI0I-J8m3KLDLg5CfR2ge8BR1gtKkZdVk3HtxQbrH0YSGaPnvj2rbFCR1Uj6l81l1LUH7a8LJGM_g0ED9ETFqiTeaFiLMkishQnhlTL3StEvGEom2eJ7yQ9qKMke2ihZQfrCfmtbpo/w225-h400/20210916_082515.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This coffee came through with its chocolatey notes straight away, as it cooled slightly you get more citrus acidity making it a super balanced cup. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">I haven't made a coffee that hits you with the good chocolate and citrus notes for a while, so this was a delicious change from all the fruity coffees recently. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">*This blog post will be updated shortly with an espresso recipe*</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Brewer - Espresso</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">James is doing incredible things for the coffee industry right now, building the Cupboard app to change how we view transparency within coffee. This app will allow you to talk directly to farmers (ok, but how cool is that?!?!).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Transparency in coffee has always been a thing that I constantly look for especially when reviewing coffees, I love to know where exactly my coffee is coming from if I can find it. Having an accessible app will be a godsend for me. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">I recommend everyone with iPhone to download it (and everyone with an Android when that version comes out!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Find Cupboard Coffee</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Website - <a href="https://cupboard.coffee" target="_blank">here</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/drinkcupboard/" target="_blank">here</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Download the Cupboard app (Apple) - <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cupboard/id1540796658" target="_blank">here</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://linktr.ee/thecoffeelife" target="_blank">Find me on social media</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></span></span><p></p><p></p>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-7783516798375785002021-09-24T18:00:00.000+01:002021-09-24T18:00:00.228+01:00UE Coffee Roasters - Colombia<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">After getting a taste for UE Coffee Roasters in the Dog and Hat box (read <a href="http://www.thecoffeelife.co.uk/2021/08/ue-coffee-roasters-rwanda-dog-and-hat.html" target="_blank">here</a>) and reading up on one of their exclusive upcoming roasts, of course I had to get my hands on some. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtNVA7knTI8PWiMpKCl3_jA6yg1ZCHBGnsRWBLonhWGmrNq5Y7PX64EAh2myhyphenhyphenhbK7v5db8aNma0lwmwSF0LZDhP0khsZwXrdyGopQbNs521M8HXA6SIae2RMbJuss652_Fb7-ivwcN18/s2048/20210818_102808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtNVA7knTI8PWiMpKCl3_jA6yg1ZCHBGnsRWBLonhWGmrNq5Y7PX64EAh2myhyphenhyphenhbK7v5db8aNma0lwmwSF0LZDhP0khsZwXrdyGopQbNs521M8HXA6SIae2RMbJuss652_Fb7-ivwcN18/w225-h400/20210818_102808.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">If you're new to UE Coffee Roasters</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="font-size: medium;">UE Coffee are an independently owned and family run business, who are forever curious and ready to transform the way coffee is served.</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Established in 2009 by Dominic and Daniella Boyett, the mission was to offer great coffee whilst making it accessible to everyone. They have dedicated the last decade and more to learning, working hard and building more than just another coffee brand. They have learned that it takes a team with passion and determination in the pursuit of excellence to make a company great.</span></span></p><div class="google-auto-placed ap_container" style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: 750px;"><ins class="adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate" data-ad-client="ca-pub-4692591922005548" data-ad-format="auto" data-ad-status="unfilled" data-adsbygoogle-status="done" style="display: block; height: 0px; margin: auto;"><ins aria-label="Advertisement" id="aswift_3_expand" style="border: none; display: inline-table; height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 750px;" tabindex="0" title="Advertisement"><ins id="aswift_3_anchor" style="border: none; display: block; height: 0px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 750px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" data-google-container-id="a!4" data-google-query-id="COKSttDyj_MCFauI7QodVuQI3Q" data-load-complete="true" frameborder="0" height="0" hspace="0" id="aswift_3" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="aswift_3" sandbox="allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" scrolling="no" src="https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?npa=1&client=ca-pub-4692591922005548&output=html&h=280&adk=1714698638&adf=2437770338&pi=t.aa~a.3352775844~i.21~rp.4&w=750&fwrn=4&fwrnh=100&lmt=1632221329&num_ads=1&rafmt=1&armr=3&sem=mc&pwprc=7475883352&psa=1&ad_type=text_image&format=750x280&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecoffeelife.co.uk%2F2021%2F08%2Fue-coffee-roasters-rwanda-dog-and-hat.html&flash=0&host=ca-host-pub-1556223355139109&fwr=0&pra=3&rh=188&rw=750&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&wgl=1&fa=27&dt=1632221421486&bpp=2&bdt=613&idt=-M&shv=r20210916&mjsv=m202109200101&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3D47dfe04a4104ec3f-22744d4bb9cb003d%3AT%3D1632218193%3ART%3D1632218193%3AS%3DALNI_MZG5JqmThMg8Y7u4f0sxDBgaVcoQg&prev_fmts=1095x280%2C0x0&nras=2&correlator=4651109547705&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=1221180569.1632221421&ga_sid=1632221421&ga_hid=792869749&ga_fc=0&u_tz=60&u_his=5&u_java=0&u_h=800&u_w=1280&u_ah=706&u_aw=1280&u_cd=24&u_nplug=1&u_nmime=3&adx=73&ady=2064&biw=1240&bih=626&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&eid=44747620%2C31062526%2C44750532&oid=3&pvsid=1347901934728737&pem=653&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecoffeelife.co.uk%2F2021%2F08%2Ftwo-chimps-coffee-honduras.html&eae=0&fc=384&brdim=19%2C26%2C19%2C26%2C1280%2C25%2C1240%2C706%2C1240%2C626&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&abl=NS&fu=128&bc=31&ifi=4&uci=a!4&btvi=1&fsb=1&xpc=Q0O1Oz8Bjg&p=http%3A//www.thecoffeelife.co.uk&dtd=288" style="border-width: 0px; height: 0px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 750px;" vspace="0" width="750"></iframe></span></ins></ins></ins></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Experience is something they cherish and harness to be the best they can be, whether it is from the experience from their customers, in their own retail stores or through their wholesale partners. It takes time and considerable training to learn how to get the best from coffee, to understand the roasting process, the science and to be able to offer first-rate support to their customers.</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A great deal of work is involved in sourcing speciality grade and experimental micro-lot coffees ensuring that they buy both ethically and sustainable from growers with direct longstanding trading relationships</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"It is our responsibility to honour the hard work already invested in the coffee by roasting it to showcase its distinctive qualities. Roasting is one of the most delicate and critical parts of the process that leads to a great cup of coffee. We want to ensure that we focus on showcasing what makes a particular variety, origin or farm so thrilling"</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Roaster used by EU Coffee: Giesen</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-h5ote0_sVOs6ysegnZQhOv7TsA2Y0htJ7GDp1j220T_B23HH4FddtTteZkbCWzeixpxAWKlU1_qASL0O3VhXLURmqOCvWRd3AWT3R_k55NEWBseBi-ibv-6q0M53fuzoOXjz53-5Zc0a/s2048/20210912_093204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-h5ote0_sVOs6ysegnZQhOv7TsA2Y0htJ7GDp1j220T_B23HH4FddtTteZkbCWzeixpxAWKlU1_qASL0O3VhXLURmqOCvWRd3AWT3R_k55NEWBseBi-ibv-6q0M53fuzoOXjz53-5Zc0a/w225-h400/20210912_093204.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">"Every once in a while, a coffee comes along that is so unique and full of character that it reminds us of our first discovery of </span></span></span><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">speciality coffee. The moment that you question if it really is coffee; how can it have this much sweetness, depth and flavour? This is <span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">that coffee"</span></span><p></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Grown in the famous Huila department of Colombia by a pioneering producer named Luis Anibal, this microlot is his next in a series of exploratory and high-end coffees productions. It is also our next in the experimental microlot range whereby we source extraordinary coffees with distinct characteristics as a special treat for our valued followers. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">By carefully maintaining the harvested coffee at specific temperatures and in the absence of oxygen, Luis created an environment for fermentation to develop a higher concentration of lactic acid in the coffee. The chosen variety, Pink Bourbon, is naturally sweet and complex so when exposed to this style of processing the resulting coffee is remarkably creamy with great depth of body and guaranteed to pull you back for another cup.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Farm - Finca Villa Betulia </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Grower - Luis Anibal</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Location - <span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Huila, Acevedo, Colombia</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Process - Honey Lactic Acid Fermentation</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Altitude - 1500-1600MASL</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Variety - Pink Bourbon</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Taste - Marshmallow, Toffee, Vanilla Ice-Cream</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3Qqst5LnOLjckwxK5XzBMShEiOVY6-iv7INaCI5_Eyqq2bnucGiYk5l0sx0HIHodupI2UCFVDXZ8TKasftQ7MPweJ2qJ-c357v8UERse16WIk1zei6pP8u5YfLyFUZcsYh51M97LOJxJ/s2048/20210912_085923.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3Qqst5LnOLjckwxK5XzBMShEiOVY6-iv7INaCI5_Eyqq2bnucGiYk5l0sx0HIHodupI2UCFVDXZ8TKasftQ7MPweJ2qJ-c357v8UERse16WIk1zei6pP8u5YfLyFUZcsYh51M97LOJxJ/w225-h400/20210912_085923.jpg" width="225" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Lets Brew</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Brewer: V60</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Recipe - 15g of Coffee</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">250g of Water</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">30 Second Bloom, with agitation</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Total Brew Time of 2 Minute 30</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Brewer: Espresso Machine</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Recipe - 17g of Coffee / 35ml Out</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">28 seconds</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0RyCN35W3MGavgK6S4fYpT2oUY4Vd4aGxRjFZ811gHmggUD5ArETG7bKVJafQcx4yPAFSwCdAxKa2S7uNoghjhkku5H-SlwKThVC6CXIK9BxXmntqoRs-oKD1t4bhIyNqDz7-aKxzR58/s2048/20210912_090116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0RyCN35W3MGavgK6S4fYpT2oUY4Vd4aGxRjFZ811gHmggUD5ArETG7bKVJafQcx4yPAFSwCdAxKa2S7uNoghjhkku5H-SlwKThVC6CXIK9BxXmntqoRs-oKD1t4bhIyNqDz7-aKxzR58/w225-h400/20210912_090116.jpg" width="225" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">V60 Brew</span></span><p></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">As a V60, this brew came out super bright. It came through really sweet, which almost dissolved in your mouth (much like marshmallows!) </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">As it cooled, it became super smooth and creamy, with all the sweetness tasting like fudgy toffee (yum!)</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkTqo4-Ej5FZgMQHL2gjA254dtOahrYdi8ijK93gStliLdC2s5h98kFMoDBWxGgYC0AITBicxQ4iKGWx0Ei0inQDAsT1T9G6MmSM1-8DxzVGNbWVloBAYTOGaHiYrYr54ObhyphenhyphenrENZEAdI/s2048/20210909_082753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkTqo4-Ej5FZgMQHL2gjA254dtOahrYdi8ijK93gStliLdC2s5h98kFMoDBWxGgYC0AITBicxQ4iKGWx0Ei0inQDAsT1T9G6MmSM1-8DxzVGNbWVloBAYTOGaHiYrYr54ObhyphenhyphenrENZEAdI/s320/20210909_082753.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Espresso Drink</span><p></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">I ended up making this into a flat white, and boy am I glad I did. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The espresso itself came through super sweet and punchy, and with added milk, it became a deliciously smooth flat white, with next to no acidity. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Find UE Coffee Roasters</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Website - <a href="https://uecoffeeroasters.com" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Instagram -<a href="https://www.instagram.com/uecoffeeroasters/" target="_blank"> here</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Find me on <a href="https://linktr.ee/thecoffeelife" style="color: #e3165c; max-width: calc(810px); outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">Social Media</a></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fwerkUj" style="color: #e3165c; max-width: calc(810px); outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Support The Coffee Life</span></a></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(54, 54, 54); color: #363636; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="text-align: start;" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="text-align: start;" /></p>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-82871602993608716162021-09-21T18:00:00.006+01:002021-09-22T09:23:19.120+01:00Two Chimps Coffee - Have Faith in the Fairies<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Well, after a couple of stressful weeks of not having a laptop that worked properly, we are back!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This blog post is a little late, (much like the rest of the backlog of coffees I now have to catch up on!) however this is the last coffee I received from Two Chimps Coffee.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">If you missed the last two posts, you can find them here</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.thecoffeelife.co.uk/2021/08/two-chimps-coffee-honduras.html" target="_blank">Two Chimps - Oogles of Ongles - Rwanda</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.thecoffeelife.co.uk/2021/08/two-chimps-coffee-honduras.html" target="_blank">Two Chimps - There's a Chimp in my Kitchen - Honduras</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">To recap who Two Chimps are:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">"Awesome coffee. No nonsense. Freshly roasted, ethically sourced coffee and coffee subscriptions tailored for you from a climate positive coffee company. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">What's more, with your first order, we will plant a tree"</span></div><div class="google-auto-placed ap_container" style="caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: 750px;"><ins class="adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate" data-ad-client="ca-pub-4692591922005548" data-ad-format="auto" data-ad-status="unfilled" data-adsbygoogle-status="done" style="display: block; height: 0px; margin: auto;"><ins aria-label="Advertisement" id="aswift_3_expand" style="border: none; display: inline-table; height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 750px;" tabindex="0" title="Advertisement"><ins id="aswift_3_anchor" style="border: none; display: block; height: 0px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 750px;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" data-google-container-id="a!4" data-google-query-id="CNH2rIzC-fICFaWb7Qod44cPlw" data-load-complete="true" frameborder="0" height="0" hspace="0" id="aswift_3" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="aswift_3" sandbox="allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" scrolling="no" src="https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?npa=1&client=ca-pub-4692591922005548&output=html&h=280&adk=3892385621&adf=3456743685&pi=t.aa~a.2108135908~i.9~rp.4&w=750&fwrn=4&fwrnh=100&lmt=1631452458&num_ads=1&rafmt=1&armr=3&sem=mc&pwprc=7475883352&psa=1&ad_type=text_image&format=750x280&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecoffeelife.co.uk%2F2021%2F08%2Ftwo-chimps-coffee-honduras.html&flash=0&host=ca-host-pub-1556223355139109&fwr=0&pra=3&rh=188&rw=750&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&wgl=1&fa=27&dt=1631452479952&bpp=2&bdt=371&idt=-M&shv=r20210908&mjsv=m202109080101&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3D33c316059dc6e520-22e62331eeca0053%3AT%3D1631268683%3ART%3D1631268683%3AS%3DALNI_MY9QB1FIvzOaULhdMPuyL_oTroC3A&prev_fmts=1095x280%2C0x0&nras=2&correlator=5389191584951&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=730745822.1631452480&ga_sid=1631452480&ga_hid=1480364292&ga_fc=0&u_tz=60&u_his=4&u_java=0&u_h=800&u_w=1280&u_ah=708&u_aw=1280&u_cd=24&u_nplug=1&u_nmime=3&adx=73&ady=1198&biw=1240&bih=626&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&eid=42530672%2C31062297&oid=3&pvsid=4188773461746847&pem=653&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecoffeelife.co.uk%2F2021%2F08%2Ftwo-chimps-coffee-honduras.html&eae=0&fc=384&brdim=20%2C25%2C20%2C25%2C1280%2C25%2C1240%2C706%2C1240%2C626&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&abl=NS&fu=128&bc=31&ifi=4&uci=a!4&btvi=1&fsb=1&xpc=8cbolqnazo&p=http%3A//www.thecoffeelife.co.uk&dtd=14" style="border-width: 0px; height: 0px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 750px;" vspace="0" width="750"></iframe></span></ins></ins></ins></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Two Chimps are on a mission to fill the gap between pod machine coffee drinkers and speciality coffee drinkers by offering fresh, hand roasted, speciality coffee straight to your door. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Two Chimps focus on hand roasted, ethically sourced, single origin coffees direct from their roastery in Rutland. Their coffees come from small farms and cooperatives from around the globe. This makes their coffee extra special because when a coffee runs out, it's gone for good. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">They pay between 30-150% more than the "going rate" for green coffee to make sure that farmers that lovingly grow and harvest such superior coffee are paid correctly for their work and effort. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccKxSCE5m8PoLfZ9TnpAJd47VQIz9fCCGYhlsHqHv23aYaxQMp6T74xRjKh6c3SJr_mplxDeuQR7GDRstACU1mgjCBgw-1bEQlbUobQBwneY6AeZtnQnilOhSkgDkjbcJXskIgIj509_F/s2048/20210814_085948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccKxSCE5m8PoLfZ9TnpAJd47VQIz9fCCGYhlsHqHv23aYaxQMp6T74xRjKh6c3SJr_mplxDeuQR7GDRstACU1mgjCBgw-1bEQlbUobQBwneY6AeZtnQnilOhSkgDkjbcJXskIgIj509_F/w225-h400/20210814_085948.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The Coffee</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Have faith in the Fairies - Brazil </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Fazenda Zaroca has been in the Basilios family for over 100 years.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">After a decline; in 2015 Gilberto and his brother set to turn the farm around. To start, they replanted areas with varietals such as Mundo Novo and Catuai. They now have over 16 different varietals across the site. To focus on speciality coffee, recently Gilberto has introduced static drying boxes too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The coffees are picked and separated before drying for a day on patios. The coffees are then transferred into these aforementioned drying boxes. The boxes are a metre deep with the capacity for 15000 litres of coffee cherries. A vented grill at the bottom allows for the air to be circulated from below. They stay in these boxes for ten days before going to the local mill. This method of drying coffee helps develop the flavour profiles of the cherry.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Fazenda Zaroca and its workers have seen a massive improvement in their speciality coffees and have found themselves in the cup of excellence competition multiple times now too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This coffee is an excellent example of their hard work.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Brazil - Fazenda Zaroca </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Process - Natural</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Altitude - 1150MASL</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Varietal - Topazio</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Taste - Smooth and Creamy, like milk chocolate. Find toffee sweetness and soft cherry acidity in every cup. And vanilla as it cools</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOzEh8225HiJ9BAVDMKd_RwkWScj2zvKXCZp2MQO7KM6LPXwdktumhHkDo1bdoqIcX5SGMOdAKJHHLlRRiucTWw6o6mrYl890SARD6FZP5BUwcwissxrUapuoO4Ef-rfJks45IeONIi5G/s2048/20210911_083854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOzEh8225HiJ9BAVDMKd_RwkWScj2zvKXCZp2MQO7KM6LPXwdktumhHkDo1bdoqIcX5SGMOdAKJHHLlRRiucTWw6o6mrYl890SARD6FZP5BUwcwissxrUapuoO4Ef-rfJks45IeONIi5G/w225-h400/20210911_083854.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Lets Brew</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Brewer - V60</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Recipe - 15g of Coffee</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">250g of Water</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">30 Second Bloom with 30ml of Water</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Agitation</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Total Brew Time - 2 minute 45</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpOWuKm3_8xDYf6qxlK4cF_j-i0I60xHUIkmjoduxWhsAmos1dBG1Z-GsvKYi4eoaVLPze51ZJ6tgARToWygbCaWHQN83mj9hBWteADnS-DJ0lejKv4mXw63W1xyH_cWYXnMU3NTlPZtW/s2048/20210911_084314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpOWuKm3_8xDYf6qxlK4cF_j-i0I60xHUIkmjoduxWhsAmos1dBG1Z-GsvKYi4eoaVLPze51ZJ6tgARToWygbCaWHQN83mj9hBWteADnS-DJ0lejKv4mXw63W1xyH_cWYXnMU3NTlPZtW/w225-h400/20210911_084314.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">This brew had really subtle chocolate notes when first sipped, with a slight raisin tone. As it started to cool down more, it became a sweet syrup-y brew with some stone fruit hints of acidity. The more it cooled the more chocolate-y the brew became. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">I am in love with the name of this coffee, I love anything fairies and magic so it was a winner from the get go. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Where to find Two Chimps Coffee</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Website - <a href="https://twochimpscoffee.com" target="_blank">here</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Instagram -<a href="https://www.instagram.com/twochimpscoffee/"> here</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Find me on <a href="https://linktr.ee/thecoffeelife" target="_blank">Social Media</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 36, 36); clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-37794031051076677602021-08-28T18:00:00.001+01:002021-08-28T18:00:00.217+01:00Two Chimps Coffee - Honduras<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Welcome back to the second post from Two Chimps Coffee! If you missed the first blog post about these guys, click <a href="http://www.thecoffeelife.co.uk/2021/08/two-chimps-coffee.html" target="_blank">here</a> to read.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Two Chimps Coffee have kindly gifted me three coffees in their coffee subscription, so there will be one more post all about them very soon!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Who are Two Chimps Coffee?</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">"Awesome coffee. No nonsense. Freshly roasted, ethically sourced coffee and coffee subscriptions tailored for you from a climate positive coffee company. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">What's more, with your first order, we will plant a tree"</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Two Chimps are on a mission to fill the gap between pod machine coffee drinkers and speciality coffee drinkers by offering fresh, hand roasted, speciality coffee straight to your door. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Two Chimps focus on hand roasted, ethically sourced, single origin coffees direct from their roastery in Rutland. Their coffees come from small farms and cooperatives from around the globe. This makes their coffee extra special because when a coffee runs out, it's gone for good. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">They pay between 30-150% more than the "going rate" for green coffee to make sure that farmers that lovingly grow and harvest such superior coffee are paid correctly for their work and effort. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-7C-xFjXTpqPIEP0gE9m2VxGDhoY6LyJQW5qOK4zgqrp-UkmiVIXt3-r4pM49-eleh0OQ6DNLz9YLGJEg4D-m6BqmI2SRLRK3k8iNdHXArJ_PIu5q197_5JCA5BCwKgcak8zGr3yU1ED/s2048/20210825_075802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-7C-xFjXTpqPIEP0gE9m2VxGDhoY6LyJQW5qOK4zgqrp-UkmiVIXt3-r4pM49-eleh0OQ6DNLz9YLGJEg4D-m6BqmI2SRLRK3k8iNdHXArJ_PIu5q197_5JCA5BCwKgcak8zGr3yU1ED/s320/20210825_075802.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">There's a Chimp in my Kitchen - Honduras</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Produced solely at San Isidro III, Copan, this outstanding natural was produced during a year when rain and a lack of pickers made harvesting difficult. To process, this coffee was macerated in barrels before sun drying for 20 to 30 days, where it was turned hourly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Honduras - Francis Arturo Romero - Single Farm</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Process - Macerated Natural</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Altitude - 1200MASL</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">A really interesting coffee. Find a thick, fudge-like body followed by an abundance of cherry and plum-like acidity. Yeah baby!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67HmraRlRnNdnBBfgpyV7Iri9RqbtfRJPPJo54w9KF2zZgiYWncpmAbRWf08tPk0MpXUZfx7dCTV9bLOLq-Qjv3eosizs7fgDWlGic5KFD60zNH1yDn1TXE3ItwJfgs7fg6Ab0wECCUol/s2048/20210825_075735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67HmraRlRnNdnBBfgpyV7Iri9RqbtfRJPPJo54w9KF2zZgiYWncpmAbRWf08tPk0MpXUZfx7dCTV9bLOLq-Qjv3eosizs7fgDWlGic5KFD60zNH1yDn1TXE3ItwJfgs7fg6Ab0wECCUol/w225-h400/20210825_075735.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Process: Bloom 30 seconds, 40g of water, agitate - further 3 pours to reach total brew weight with a total time of 3 minutes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvfiDsUrEwcg0lQJzGNDzJLbbLjc2c25eX3HteNsxaFm-tuz3y3QfN2CAZH-OkEP_9GlHnkELFgq6zlad_cWFN6remVI9_8tEyd90Ts-mCK10vE_AvGcWiBRJEjFFyEalXgvt3qEP9yLE/s2048/20210825_080006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvfiDsUrEwcg0lQJzGNDzJLbbLjc2c25eX3HteNsxaFm-tuz3y3QfN2CAZH-OkEP_9GlHnkELFgq6zlad_cWFN6remVI9_8tEyd90Ts-mCK10vE_AvGcWiBRJEjFFyEalXgvt3qEP9yLE/w225-h400/20210825_080006.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This coffee came out incredibly fruity, with some punchy stone fruit (more specifically plum and cherry) acidity - it felt super syrupy on the tongue, which was welcomed with more dark, ripe plum notes. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">I haven't had a coffee as fruity as this in a while, and some of my favourite notes to find in coffee are stone fruit, so this coffee was a definite treat for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Look out for the next Two Chimps post coming soon!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Website (which has amazing graphics!!) - <a href="https://twochimpscoffee.com/" style="color: #e3165c; max-width: calc(810px); outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">Here</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/twochimpscoffee/" style="color: #e3165c; max-width: calc(810px); outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">Here</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; 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I'll see myself out)</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Dan got in touch with me over Instagram and asked if I wanted to try out a bag of his coffee, and of course I said yes, so this coffee was kindly gifted to me. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">So, who are Cafe Shroom?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">While living in Australia, Cafe Shroom's founder Dan was introduced to the world of functional mushrroms. Initially just adding a little Lion's Mane to his coffee every morning, Dan was amazed by his increased focus and lack of mind fog. Excited by this discovery he took a dive into the world of funghi. Dan's vision then became clear - to make this incredibly powerful superfood accessible for everyone. The Cafe Shroom mushroom coffee bag was born!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">We work with global suppliers who provide the very best quality medicinal extract</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">For thousands of years, mushrooms have been used in traditional medicine to help keep the body functioning at its best, but they're not the easiest superfood to introduce into everyday life. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Instead of selling "just another superfood", Cafe Shroom's founder Dan wanted to find an easy, one-stop-shop that would neatly fit into busy daily schedules. Given that coffee is one of the most popular beverages on the planet, he had an idea to combine the two, without ever sacrificing on taste or effectiveness.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Supporting Global Coffee-Growing Communities</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">"We only work with products and suppliers that pledge to support farmers, their workers and their communities because we believe in giving back to the people who make our delicious cup of coffee possible."</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCEl2nzl4jTzbqqSdQIJkJiyQls6k5KpRfe7lnBcptLvRB6CbXEVo_c4G0YIy0xTqEMNX9Eg_jqtgKLvxo6sED-EIS6TJnLNNBgAV9Wum7sQ8k2q3qEkaHdsyLAc7C6i2XJx9xaD5C6Kv/s2048/20210825_074721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCEl2nzl4jTzbqqSdQIJkJiyQls6k5KpRfe7lnBcptLvRB6CbXEVo_c4G0YIy0xTqEMNX9Eg_jqtgKLvxo6sED-EIS6TJnLNNBgAV9Wum7sQ8k2q3qEkaHdsyLAc7C6i2XJx9xaD5C6Kv/w225-h400/20210825_074721.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">SCA Score: 84</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Altitude: 1300-1800MASL</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Varietal: Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Process: Fully washed</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The Shrooms</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Lion's Mane Mushroom</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Referred to as the smart mushroom by leading Mycologist Paul Stamets. This is down to its claimed benefits in brain function and memory retention. This is due to Lions Mane ability to stimulate nerve growth factor synthesis in the brain. Nerve growth factor is a protein in the brain that plays a huge role in the health of your neurons. Specifically, it helps to maintain as well as regenerate neurons.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Chaga Mushroom</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Chaga mushroom is wildly sourced from the Siberian forest where it naturally grows on the tree trunks of Birch Trees. Scientifically proven to be packed with anti-oxidants it is also used to support your immune system and general health.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Cordycep Mushroom</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Although only becoming known in the West over the last thirty years, the Cordycep Mushroom strains have been used in Chinese medicine for centuries. Before artificial fertilisation they were only found growing from the carcasses of dead insects at high altitudes. Today its many uses are being widely recognised, making the Cordycep Mushroom a highly valuable nutrient in your diet. Villagers living in the high mountains of Tibet claim consuming Cordycep Mushrooms gave them increased endurance at high altitude.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CZIuDBulJq8FifxNpSGHOs06aBIAsssS9PmkkWymoXR3Te8dckKb0T02UTZNifC3wYjSMiBSBeF6ScX6oWijVbI6_tddqEkXEoUqVu3aaz19l-Jp3EuID6QxZNHsMkd38yki0h7396s_/s2048/20210825_074701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CZIuDBulJq8FifxNpSGHOs06aBIAsssS9PmkkWymoXR3Te8dckKb0T02UTZNifC3wYjSMiBSBeF6ScX6oWijVbI6_tddqEkXEoUqVu3aaz19l-Jp3EuID6QxZNHsMkd38yki0h7396s_/w308-h400/20210825_074701.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Lets Brew </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Brewer: Clever Dripper</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Recipe</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">20g Coffee</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">300ml Water</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Process: Full water in, coffee in, agitate for 10 seconds</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Brew Time: 3 minutes</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">30 second draw down time</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTKoblnHUMVWpK_3C7wfW_T3p6bOOtaEhKTjZha-seBVuZfSMOHoa7iSUQ-NCGG1ZrewIcFXSgwPJdqdNgTuc4GhmrbOFuv59djDHgLg0L1jGBntFsbWZWdA81zibXiCzCZohMHw7a-IHJ/s2048/20210825_075120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1504" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTKoblnHUMVWpK_3C7wfW_T3p6bOOtaEhKTjZha-seBVuZfSMOHoa7iSUQ-NCGG1ZrewIcFXSgwPJdqdNgTuc4GhmrbOFuv59djDHgLg0L1jGBntFsbWZWdA81zibXiCzCZohMHw7a-IHJ/w294-h400/20210825_075120.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The first aromas I got from this coffee was a mix of chocolate and biscuits (much like a digestive!) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">The coffee came out tasting very chocolatey whilst still warm, and once cooled became much more mellow, with flavours of subtle berries and earthy tones taking the place of chocolate. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">I let Dom taste a sip without tasting what it was, and he agreed that it was more earthy than most coffees (which wasn't unpleasant at all!) the earthiness added a huge depth that I don't think I've had in a speciality coffee blended with anything else before, and it was a delightful surprise! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">If you were to give me this coffee and not tell me what it was, I would never guess that it had been infused with mushrooms, and I can recommend anyone to try this, whether they're into mushrooms or not! The coffee being a high quality speciality bean makes it an incredible cup, and infused with mushrooms made it even better (it definitely gave me the zoomies when I had it in the morning!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2UDOK96AQweq6BAAtatdWaueajiEhlObNDEar8xXT8dYLcM4A3rmGw5t8iwkObrsO_KRA2GaawAfGEIoRTwSAojIFUdR3VIKa2i9cUPi3f5rhTqFWBN4v_Xvp7CnrAFVUe_zYVOJSgsT/s2048/20210825_074904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1607" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2UDOK96AQweq6BAAtatdWaueajiEhlObNDEar8xXT8dYLcM4A3rmGw5t8iwkObrsO_KRA2GaawAfGEIoRTwSAojIFUdR3VIKa2i9cUPi3f5rhTqFWBN4v_Xvp7CnrAFVUe_zYVOJSgsT/w314-h400/20210825_074904.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br />Please check out Cafe Shroom, a speciality coffee blended with Mushrooms!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Find Cafe Shroom </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Website - <a href="https://www.cafeshroom.com/pages/store" target="_blank">here</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cafeshroom/" target="_blank">here</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">Social Media</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fwerkUj" style="color: #e3165c; max-width: calc(810px); outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Support The Coffee Life</span></a></p><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span><p></p>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-51299710005036832072021-08-15T18:00:00.001+01:002021-08-15T18:00:00.233+01:00Steampunk Coffee - Tanzania (Dog and Hat Box)<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Last but not least in the June Dog and Hat Box, we have Steampunk Coffee Roasters, another coffee company that has been popping up on my Instagram and quickly made it onto my list of companies to try from, so what a treat to have it in the first box I subscribed back to Dog and Hat in!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Who are Steampunk Coffee Roasters?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Based in the beautiful Scottish seaside town of North Berwick, we roast fully traceable and ethically sourced coffees with a focus on quality, sustainability and community and ship worldwide.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">The business was founded by Catherine Franks in 2012, it all started with Mavis the 1976 WV Campervan primarily used for events, festivals and markets. This very quickly led to Cath roasting in her garage, from there she ran a few pop up cafes in special places and museums. In 2014 they moved to the location they are in today, and love the space. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Meeting customers and supporting Berwick upon Tweed are a primary focus for Steampunk, they love their local area!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Roaster used by Steampunk: Probat LP12, modified for airflow control.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2Re7i57SYZVigYzndioRAlpFHdHoE-MGOV_w2z9oY-tEWTHKHRVdDqk3XnsP6ndPqcxWvqSVT6NsWQbgYj2ZAms6WC7TU_rIXie9zrms37MaLEizM5rNr2NriRhTkrqL-1Cg0ArApnwN/s2048/20210814_085420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2Re7i57SYZVigYzndioRAlpFHdHoE-MGOV_w2z9oY-tEWTHKHRVdDqk3XnsP6ndPqcxWvqSVT6NsWQbgYj2ZAms6WC7TU_rIXie9zrms37MaLEizM5rNr2NriRhTkrqL-1Cg0ArApnwN/w225-h400/20210814_085420.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">From the Lunji estate near Ihombe in the Mbeya region of Tanzania</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">This coffee's origin story touches on the complicated colonial history of the coffee industry. Lunji Estate was first planted with coffee in 1898, when Tanzania was a German colony. Since then there have been several owners including for some time German Colonial Administrator, who ran the estate until the 1970's. When the current owners, Clemens and Stella Maier and Thomas Plattne, purchased the Estate in 1994, it had fallen into disrepair. Clemens, a German, and his wife Stella, who is Tanzanian, worked to bring the farm back into production.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">According to the information from our importer, Mercanta, Stella's ability to speak the language and develop a relationship with the local community proved crucial for the wellbeing of the farm. Today, many of the people who work on the farm have been employed there for 20 years or more, and some of them are descendants of the same people who worked there in previous eras. Lunji Estate employs 27 people year-round, and this increases dramatically during the harvest and processing times. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">SCA Score: 85</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Process: Washed</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Altitude: 1600-1650MASL</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Variety: Various</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Taste: Cola, Lychee and Elderflower</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLxxuoWny0y_P_uwhIww8PcrMWbugE5GcHtaPk7VBdrI4m7nMt0x8v9uq340tryAi9vGFJEJphDW9jTrhOhc48rrxRbJAjTCrUnXZ42zWK14fK4ICQY_wUyijXUJSSlEJFyOXLyPvSTco/s2048/20210709_082553.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1192" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLxxuoWny0y_P_uwhIww8PcrMWbugE5GcHtaPk7VBdrI4m7nMt0x8v9uq340tryAi9vGFJEJphDW9jTrhOhc48rrxRbJAjTCrUnXZ42zWK14fK4ICQY_wUyijXUJSSlEJFyOXLyPvSTco/s320/20210709_082553.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">For this brew I used the trusty V60, I felt the recipe brought out the best flavour.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">15g of Coffee</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">250g of Water</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">30 Second Bloom with 35ml of Water, with agitation</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">3 Minute Total Brew Time</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9VL-H4rWX7uvLXQT0KeEReo1tNnLo4FQemcEF47Z6lwmyyVzJamz6e3QOfnYUo8uQPo9WFNhvMbCImcDR8ApUwjSRQcmExFdFmG9X3kegOdRm_XP2GfFssVFEo6YqyryMF-SHJNImQVk/s2048/20210709_083001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9VL-H4rWX7uvLXQT0KeEReo1tNnLo4FQemcEF47Z6lwmyyVzJamz6e3QOfnYUo8uQPo9WFNhvMbCImcDR8ApUwjSRQcmExFdFmG9X3kegOdRm_XP2GfFssVFEo6YqyryMF-SHJNImQVk/s320/20210709_083001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">I've never had a Tanzanian coffee before, so I was super pumped when this beauty arrived in the box. The brew came out incredibly floral, with some fruity acidity which settled as the coffee cooled more. The floral hits coming from this coffee were incredible, it was super bright with a sweet hit right at the finish, making this an absolutely delightful cup.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">If this is what Tanzania coffee is like, I will take 12. (cups or boxes, I'm not fussy)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJ92z5wnTaOeiT2WWMynhl08seNVdKYqQ_v0dOjyAubW8OBswqqhTLCYo16gCfac-ZA_cnau8bM6B52JJSKxoCl3wqlfmFjV6wgf8GZQHAmcn_dQ9zzWapem-6m-BsvLYR3_NUgzVitE2/s2048/20210709_081626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJ92z5wnTaOeiT2WWMynhl08seNVdKYqQ_v0dOjyAubW8OBswqqhTLCYo16gCfac-ZA_cnau8bM6B52JJSKxoCl3wqlfmFjV6wgf8GZQHAmcn_dQ9zzWapem-6m-BsvLYR3_NUgzVitE2/s320/20210709_081626.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Little Extras</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">This box also surprised me with a sticker! You know I always love a good sticker, this will be going straight on my coffee table! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Find Steampunk Coffee </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Website - <a href="https://www.steampunkcoffee.co.uk/" target="_blank">here</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/steampunkcoffee/" target="_blank">here</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">That's the end of the June Dog and Hat box! 3 amazing coffees - if you missed the other two blog posts that included the other coffees from this box you can find them below</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><a href="http://www.thecoffeelife.co.uk/2021/08/ue-coffee-roasters-rwanda-dog-and-hat.html" target="_blank">Dog and Hat - UE Coffee Roasters</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><a href="http://www.thecoffeelife.co.uk/2021/08/kiss-hippo-peru-dog-and-hat-box.html" target="_blank">Dog and Hat - Kiss The Hippo</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Find me on <a href="https://linktr.ee/thecoffeelife" style="color: #e3165c; max-width: calc(810px); outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">Social Media</a></span></p><p style="color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fwerkUj" style="color: #e3165c; max-width: calc(810px); outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">Support The Coffee Life</a></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span><p></p>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-49729635636911597872021-08-14T18:00:00.001+01:002021-08-14T18:00:00.279+01:00Kiss The Hippo - Peru (Dog and Hat Box)<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"> <span>The second coffee we are highlighting from the June Dog and Hat box is Kiss The Hippo, who I have previously blogged about in one of the One Click Coffee Boxes. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">If you're unsure on who Kiss The Hippo are, let me introduce them!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Based in the neighbourhood of Richmond, London. Kiss The Hippo Coffee was established in 2018 and is managed by a dynamic and passionate team united by a shared love of coffee.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">At Kiss The Hippo they want to make the journey from farm to cup as direct, ethical and sustainable as possible. They believe in transparency in our supply chain and expect their suppliers to uphold to their standards. They are committed to supporting producers at origin who share their values by developing long-term relationships with them. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">They are proud to have become a totally carbon negative coffee company, with all of their coffees, coffee pods and coffee products certified carbon negative. What does this mean? Well they offset all of the carbon they produce with international reforestation </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">initiatives.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Roaster used by Kiss The Hippo: Loring S15</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabfVhyr93wBCW3FyKSwnQcK_xOqHdidYKSV6bW-OZK1PMt61sNIdH1s880vGy8Zkw8Q6S8OT5-rLstulWz0_mbLouS_Qj4zTuFryS_ywUqA-KTQs4Zfnl3fJ9a5f-5qWcehOrN03G8edu/s2048/20210814_085335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabfVhyr93wBCW3FyKSwnQcK_xOqHdidYKSV6bW-OZK1PMt61sNIdH1s880vGy8Zkw8Q6S8OT5-rLstulWz0_mbLouS_Qj4zTuFryS_ywUqA-KTQs4Zfnl3fJ9a5f-5qWcehOrN03G8edu/w225-h400/20210814_085335.jpg" width="225" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">From Gloria, Elmer and Elvis Arevalo's farm in the Cajamarca region of Peru.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">On two hectares of land high up in Northern Peru, where the wind from the Pacific collides with the Andes, sits Gloria Rafael Arevalo's coffee farm. Her husband Elmer and son Elvis run the farm, growing a mix of Peruvian coffee staples like this lot of Catuai. Peru is one of the most rugged coffee growing environments, with extremely high altitude farms on challenging mountains. Produces like the Arvalos reveal their considerable skill as they work to create exceptionally unique and delicious lots in place with such dramatic geography.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This is our (KTH) first natural process from Peru, a country that typically produces almost exclusively washed coffee. With the explosion of speciality coffee has come an interest from progressive producers like the Arvalos in experimenting and creating adventurous lots like this one.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Bursting with sweetness, it still holds on to a sense of balance with a refreshing acidity and the synergy of flavour notes giving it incredible structure. The coffee becomes more complex when brewed at a lower ratio, while a higher ratio amplifies its intensity. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">SCA Score: 87.5</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Process: Natural</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Altitude: 1700MASL</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Variety: Catuai</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Taste: Caramelised Pineapple, Haribo</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEpmCXdhTrbailUGssJXfIzKEdEIZ_X6opq3y3dKRzjOjUXbNRZhAzDZbs7Ou_EaTAsELMkBnNr8EzqYvH8pwSe7zMEae6G2eg6usXaFhyphenhyphenR__WZJOH3NUb45Z82E6kCdDJNgBc6DPcib4/s2048/20210728_081817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEpmCXdhTrbailUGssJXfIzKEdEIZ_X6opq3y3dKRzjOjUXbNRZhAzDZbs7Ou_EaTAsELMkBnNr8EzqYvH8pwSe7zMEae6G2eg6usXaFhyphenhyphenR__WZJOH3NUb45Z82E6kCdDJNgBc6DPcib4/s320/20210728_081817.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">I chose the V60 to brew this coffee, with my basic go-to recipe</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">15g of Coffee</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">250g of Water</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">30g Bloom for 30 Seconds, with Agitation</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">3 Minute 10 Second Total Brew Time</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4s90x9XnF5phyphenhyphenvxI-aV63vQ64-kbhLiHmZLSk39_3gnB_SM83LuqR8vYgGYzdvIEB0h2_mkeOCVMBepAyycwmRJ4VRAn4ix56PHLnISIqLg47ZslWyRoPKMzXwH0DiAFlC-nZdKgZJz2/s2048/20210728_082025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4s90x9XnF5phyphenhyphenvxI-aV63vQ64-kbhLiHmZLSk39_3gnB_SM83LuqR8vYgGYzdvIEB0h2_mkeOCVMBepAyycwmRJ4VRAn4ix56PHLnISIqLg47ZslWyRoPKMzXwH0DiAFlC-nZdKgZJz2/s320/20210728_082025.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">This coffee had some super sweet, zesty tangerine notes, with a sugar syrup feel. Super smooth going down, this coffee delighted me with more citrus notes with the sweet and subtle hint of pineapple. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">A delicious brew overall, I always enjoy everything I've had from Kiss The Hippo!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Find Kiss The Hippo</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Website - <a href="https://kissthehippo.com" target="_blank">here</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;">Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kissthehippo/" target="_blank">here</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJDwteUugtVXocs9HMpV2_XwPiyBvtctMhtf4uvGMrAwJDTCRdZDi53ERZ2hE1iEy9c5amTg4jTgAGDQ9ydu8ie9L1y9LuMOvLio-y3FC64qvSCtCaIxg2F2tLOHshHUuVmc5acs7MBWmC/s2048/20210708_144300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJDwteUugtVXocs9HMpV2_XwPiyBvtctMhtf4uvGMrAwJDTCRdZDi53ERZ2hE1iEy9c5amTg4jTgAGDQ9ydu8ie9L1y9LuMOvLio-y3FC64qvSCtCaIxg2F2tLOHshHUuVmc5acs7MBWmC/s320/20210708_144300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">The last coffee from the June coffee box will be Steampunk Coffee!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #242424; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206524223812799542.post-70353517756333745022021-08-12T18:00:00.002+01:002021-08-12T18:00:00.223+01:00UE Coffee Roasters - Rwanda (Dog and Hat Box)<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Oxygen;">I recently re-subscribed to my favourite subscription box - Dog and Hat (if you don't know who they are by now, do you even like discovering coffee?!) Check out lots of previous posts including them <a href="http://www.thecoffeelife.co.uk/search?q=dog+and+hat" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Dog and Hat Subscription mail out delicious coffee straight to your door each month, I used to do one box in one blog post, but we're going to change things up a bit, and showcase each coffee individually over the space of a week.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">There are a few reasons for this;</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">1. Dog and Hat week on The Coffee Life sounds pretty cool</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">2. The coffees Su and Dave send out each month are so incredible, I feel like they deserve a whole post to showcase each coffee</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">3. That's it, that's all the reasons I have</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Anyway, enough rambles </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">The coffee I'll be showcasing today is a very exciting one - UE Coffee Roasters</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">A company that I am always seeing all over Instagram, and one that has been on my list to try for a long while, so .. Who are UE Coffee Roasters?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWdI0rll5aKqe3ZXHIhGOy3mTP3Gq5R1dCbWjAPWRDzUb7AW7mS74hJvecEfgqcGlzVYKQT9NMKWIBwj751IJaaErQGB-zhFw6BX7Yhyphenhyphen7uz0hFmhifYIJ6owIyaPsF8jfgO1Kv5KHAk_W/s2048/20210812_160609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWdI0rll5aKqe3ZXHIhGOy3mTP3Gq5R1dCbWjAPWRDzUb7AW7mS74hJvecEfgqcGlzVYKQT9NMKWIBwj751IJaaErQGB-zhFw6BX7Yhyphenhyphen7uz0hFmhifYIJ6owIyaPsF8jfgO1Kv5KHAk_W/w225-h400/20210812_160609.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">UE Coffee are an independently owned and family run business, who are forever curious and ready to transform the way coffee is served.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Established in 2009 by Dominic and Daniella Boyett, the mission was to offer great coffee whilst making it accessible to everyone. They have dedicated the last decade and more to learning, working hard and building more than just another coffee brand. They have learned that it takes a team with passion and determination in the pursuit of excellence to make a company great.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Experience is something they cherish and harness to be the best they can be, whether it is from the experience from their customers, in their own retail stores or through their wholesale partners. It takes time and considerable training to learn how to get the best from coffee, to understand the roasting process, the science and to be able to offer first-rate support to their customers.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">A great deal of work is involved in sourcing speciality grade and experimental micro-lot coffees ensuring that they buy both ethically and sustainable from growers with direct longstanding trading relationships</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">"It is our responsibility to honour the hard work already invested in the coffee by roasting it to showcase its distinctive qualities. Roasting is one of the most delicate and critical parts of the process that leads to a great cup of coffee. We want to ensure that we focus on showcasing what makes a particular variety, origin or farm so thrilling"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Roaster used by EU Coffee: Giesen</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-qjS1N8O5-szVqCFUg24yLHrJ-IlSGXGrSVHXieQRaXSPVMuHIPtpjOKUVtMQo2Gbm8vVuVpEo0Nn4w79SUuIvYfISaa0tNzc7Q0Svy2SBrNftJ-sW7gZ1LC_DXtv1qbLVxk38pep6Q5/s2048/20210709_081427.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="UE Coffee Box with "Your Greatest Adventure Begins Here" written on" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-qjS1N8O5-szVqCFUg24yLHrJ-IlSGXGrSVHXieQRaXSPVMuHIPtpjOKUVtMQo2Gbm8vVuVpEo0Nn4w79SUuIvYfISaa0tNzc7Q0Svy2SBrNftJ-sW7gZ1LC_DXtv1qbLVxk38pep6Q5/w320-h320/20210709_081427.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-anchor: none;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">From David Rubanzangabo's farm in the Huye District of Rwanda.<br />Some of Rwanda's highest quality quality coffee has been grown in the micro-region of Huye, including some high placing lots in the Cup of Excellence competition. Huye Mountain Coffee is an organisation run by David Rubanzangabo devoted to increasing the quality of coffee grown in the Huye region. This includes training sessions for the local farmers in using the best agronomic practices and is largely focused on benefitting the communities in which they operate as production of better coffee means higher prices will be achieved.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">David's experience has been significant in the improvement of coffee quality here; coffee cherries are carefully handpicked and then floated in water tanks to separate the high density, high quality cherries that sink from the lower density ones that floats. In this naturally processed coffee the cherries are laid out to dry in their fruit skin on raised beds for 3 to 4 weeks before being further processed for export. This produces a very high scoring coffee that is juicy and sweet with some delicious tropical fruit and cherry-like characteristics.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">SCA Score: 87</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Process: Natural</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Altitude: 1600-2300 MASL</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Variety: Bourbon</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Taste: Tropical Fruit, Dark Chocolate</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLB2RMG8Uy-UOOgqt4Q6zL5wh1i5I40og-GRKf0YBFuR8Pg0XdW1rq4OpVVD9oB2EAPyeq4s07N8n3qoBfG0l6TCQd8BlzPXPJkemtqZXbNuxjkiWEdjUzArYxJaljqyA9Yi7TpxzDoth/s2048/20210714_082322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLB2RMG8Uy-UOOgqt4Q6zL5wh1i5I40og-GRKf0YBFuR8Pg0XdW1rq4OpVVD9oB2EAPyeq4s07N8n3qoBfG0l6TCQd8BlzPXPJkemtqZXbNuxjkiWEdjUzArYxJaljqyA9Yi7TpxzDoth/w320-h320/20210714_082322.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">I found my favourite way to brew this coffee was through Kalita Wave, the flat bottom brewer giving a more even extraction throughout the brew, bringing out as much flavour as possible.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Recipe</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">30g of Coffee</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">500ml Water</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">70g Bloom, 45 Seconds with Agitation</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">4 Minute Total Brew Time</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhls95S5WNBqpZI2ST6Pm6eTR8IFiZBJuphBnenYY0tvb3Ja2kDMbfL-4Z7G9kw_hjrVR_4dq4IIel43C9amUkNV4uQ68X9fH_t5bChdCnwHORitSxio78aDqX9z5663UO7SrgmIcSwHWDB/s2048/20210714_082940.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhls95S5WNBqpZI2ST6Pm6eTR8IFiZBJuphBnenYY0tvb3Ja2kDMbfL-4Z7G9kw_hjrVR_4dq4IIel43C9amUkNV4uQ68X9fH_t5bChdCnwHORitSxio78aDqX9z5663UO7SrgmIcSwHWDB/s320/20210714_082940.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">The first sip of this coffee gave me huge mango bursts, a super smooth and silky mouthfeel with next to no acidity, it had some definite stone fruit complexity with a slight chocolate after tone. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">This coffee is absolutely delicious, the box went super quickly, and I'm sad that it's gone, but it proves how delicious it really was. I'm super pleased that UE Coffee Roasters have lived up to all of the expectations I had from this coffee, and I can definitely see why EVERYONE in the coffee industry has been raving about this company.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">I've even placed an order for a new and exciting coffee they had on pre-release, so stay tuned for when that arrives!! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Find EU Coffee Roasters</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Website - <a href="https://uecoffeeroasters.com/" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Instagram - <a href="https://instagram.com/uecoffeeroasters" target="_blank">here</a><br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eejz8ulApmJFOubhnKTjm4VPezywskL8pPgsFOzyAnNBtFWNrGHHugcK5ejzskB-t2Cvlrs6yuy7dq94x7WLVOb0iRImjDXuZZhZbbIpNzIy2KUpCq3lJt_NPrU0G7JA9IWcR5vDWbxb/s2048/20210708_144300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eejz8ulApmJFOubhnKTjm4VPezywskL8pPgsFOzyAnNBtFWNrGHHugcK5ejzskB-t2Cvlrs6yuy7dq94x7WLVOb0iRImjDXuZZhZbbIpNzIy2KUpCq3lJt_NPrU0G7JA9IWcR5vDWbxb/s320/20210708_144300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br />The other two coffees to look forward to from this box are Steampunk Coffee Roasters and Kiss The Hippo</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5gowrpRrUgMi2iXihF-1uBaDiJNRXMVtz8qcJQBMuQh4_O_xh41kYrwGLedLozS0X6Y5myZEkqupC0ytr21pzvK9hZb-GjLIjYItD4EhENk64uEikCxc-57fFxLRYUWiie7jlwcLgG9m/s2048/20210807_090832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5gowrpRrUgMi2iXihF-1uBaDiJNRXMVtz8qcJQBMuQh4_O_xh41kYrwGLedLozS0X6Y5myZEkqupC0ytr21pzvK9hZb-GjLIjYItD4EhENk64uEikCxc-57fFxLRYUWiie7jlwcLgG9m/w225-h400/20210807_090832.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">The lovely Ellie at Two Chimps got in contact with me and asked if I would like to try their coffee, of course it was a no brainer after doing a little research of what amazing things they do and create. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Who are Two Chimps Coffee?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">"Awesome coffee. No nonsense. Freshly roasted, ethically sourced coffee and coffee subscriptions tailored for you from a climate positive coffee company. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">What's more, with your first order, we will plant a tree"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Two Chimps are on a mission to fill the gap between pod machine coffee drinkers and speciality coffee drinkers by offering fresh, hand roasted, speciality coffee straight to your door. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Two Chimps focus on hand roasted, ethically sourced, single origin coffees direct from their roastery in Rutland. Their coffees come from small farms and cooperatives from around the globe. This makes their coffee extra special because when a coffee runs out, it's gone for good. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">They pay between 30-150% more than the "going rate" for green coffee to make sure that farmers that lovingly grow and harvest such superior coffee are paid correctly for their work and effort. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><i>The Coffee</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8UHrpgJHPxxRpJrElsUxdSBMioCqNKJ1XGxdsanDeCgemWC0JycTxMWordJupTgMnRN6L934kHKDXcDrdkvBywLStjqgqAq15T3i8YfQs9g62W4ncz0rHwUtPMPi1xDzkP2IAfq6lOkS/s2400/Screenshot_20210808-152828_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8UHrpgJHPxxRpJrElsUxdSBMioCqNKJ1XGxdsanDeCgemWC0JycTxMWordJupTgMnRN6L934kHKDXcDrdkvBywLStjqgqAq15T3i8YfQs9g62W4ncz0rHwUtPMPi1xDzkP2IAfq6lOkS/w180-h400/Screenshot_20210808-152828_Gallery.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">OODLES OF ONGLES</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">A single origin coffee from the farm Ibisi in Rwanda. Grown at 1700 MASL, this washed coffee is juicy and bright with a toffee sweetness as it cools. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">More about the coffee - behind the scenes:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">After the success of the Gitega Hills washing station, Bernard Uwitije has set up the Ibisi Mountain Hills washing station too. He loved the outcome of fully washed speciality coffee and wanted to do more; which is why he set up this second washing station - with the same high quality as that of Gitega Hills.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">After the coffee cherries arrive, they are floated and separated before being pulped and fermented. When the mucilage is loose enough, it is washed off. The beans are then dried under shade netting for a couple of days and then moved onto raised beds to dry in the sunshine for a further 15-22 days. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Located in Southern Rwanda close to the source of the river Nile, this fantastic coffee certainly lives up to Bernard's reputation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">This washed African coffee is a real treat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mcu309TsR5bjqN3ercbWJjL0FgipNGGXC5PCRHCofRcBLsP5oA7MmzUbPB08SusZ1uvaiJY2ne-v2CezzolM2YTXIn0ErW6tMAdzGmImXD0nvt6FPLyQMDTaSrYcBieOVDC1_Bt_mO2o/s2048/20210728_082642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mcu309TsR5bjqN3ercbWJjL0FgipNGGXC5PCRHCofRcBLsP5oA7MmzUbPB08SusZ1uvaiJY2ne-v2CezzolM2YTXIn0ErW6tMAdzGmImXD0nvt6FPLyQMDTaSrYcBieOVDC1_Bt_mO2o/s320/20210728_082642.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">For this coffee I brewed it in the classic V60 (and look at me investing in a server!!) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">The recipe</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">20g of Coffee</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">300ml of Water</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">30 second bloom and agitation, 45ml water</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">3 minute 25 second total brew time</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-aiUuPe_zzB1sd2ATMSkfOnByRXtMcKzjPtsTh330YyFxL5kUgSMNDChFwb5aS_3KAkhbM3uyBVFFylVPAfTqQ7_4-nmWedmRGBlHe6m-k6bUrTN-euoG9n_-LHtFnu-1kFavj6SSjfF/s2048/20210728_083635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-aiUuPe_zzB1sd2ATMSkfOnByRXtMcKzjPtsTh330YyFxL5kUgSMNDChFwb5aS_3KAkhbM3uyBVFFylVPAfTqQ7_4-nmWedmRGBlHe6m-k6bUrTN-euoG9n_-LHtFnu-1kFavj6SSjfF/w400-h400/20210728_083635.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">(lets just pretend I didn't spill this everywhere, being your own photographer is hard)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">This coffee came out tasting super bright and fruity with more of a particular grapefruit acidity. As it cooled, it became more syrupy sweet with the acidity becoming more subtle and punchy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Overall this was a delicious brew, and I cant wait to finish this bag in a few days (it's been going down real fast!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Two Chimps Coffee kindly gifted me a subscription to their coffee meaning that in a week or so there will be another blog post showcasing another one of their fabulous coffees - stay tuned for that! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">In the meantime, please go and support these guys, they do incredible work and their traceability for their coffee is absolutely incredible. WE LOVE TRACEABLE COFFEE!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">The passion these lovely people put in shines through their coffee, and they have definitely made it on to my list to order from in the future. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Where to find Two Chimps Coffee</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Website (which has amazing graphics!!) - <a href="https://twochimpscoffee.com/" target="_blank">Here</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/twochimpscoffee/" target="_blank">Here</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;">Find me on <a href="https://linktr.ee/thecoffeelife" style="color: #e3165c; max-width: calc(810px); outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">Social Media</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fwerkUj" style="color: #e3165c; max-width: calc(810px); outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">Support The Coffee Life</a></span></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: rasmusregular, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 2.7px; margin: 0px 0px 1.33333em; text-align: start;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: rasmusregular, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 2.7px; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><br /></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Oxygen;"><br /></span><p></p>Jasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162728018290087722noreply@blogger.com