Summer Coffee

Will, our QC and 2025 SCA UK Cup Tasting Champion, has created a seasonal coffee blend.

This blend is:

Colombia Pink Bourbon Washed
Flores Wolo Wio Anoxic Natural

 

After working on our Winter Coffee at the end of 2024, I really wanted to have a crack at a Summer Coffee. The idea of a limited run of a seasonally inspired blend has always interested me. They are one of few ways we as a roastery can get a little creative and foster a coffee’s flavour aside from roasting. 

Like all of my blends, our Summer Coffee started with a clear concept in mind and an idea of the notes I was after. I always allow some wiggle room for the notes as I am ultimately dealing with a natural product that will feature some flavours that do not necessarily fit my brief. If I wanted to bypass this, I would have just sourced a co-ferment and called it a day, but where’s the fun in that?

I wanted a sweet and vibrant coffee, focused on summer fruits like cherries and berries. This meant selecting our Colombia Pink Bourbon to feature as the foundation of the blend. It’s a delicious washed coffee with a prominent strawberry note, making it a perfect base for my object.

Once I’d found the right coffee to get the ball rolling, I wanted to amplify the fruit notes and add some depth to the flavour. This meant looking towards a natural coffee as they often present a rich, fruit flavour and even in small doses, their effects can be understood. Luckily, we already had a great candidate in our range: Our Indonesia Anoxic Natural features a rich strawberry note that synergises with our pink bourbon, fleshing out the strawberry flavour, and bringing with it facets of cherry and watermelon.

I am very pleased with our Summer Coffee and will be unashamedly enjoying it all summer long. 

Will Greavner

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Suggested Brew Recipes

CONICAL: (V60 / ORIGAMI)

BRIGHT ACIDITY, JUICY AND FRUITY

• 18g / 250g 96°c
• 50g bloom, + 100g water, + 100g water

 

CONICAL: FLAT BOTTOM (OREA / KALITA)

BALANCED, SWEET, FRUITY

• 18g / 250g 93°c
• 50g bloom, + 50g water every 30 seconds.

 

ESPRESSO (BLACK)

• 17g in
• 50g out
• 15/20 seconds
• Slightly coarser than normal. Juicy sweet, bright

 

ESPRESSO (WITH MILK)

• 18g in
• 36g out
• 30 seconds.
• A more traditional recipe to compete with the milk.