Our Beloved House Blend
I bet you thought you were about to read something scandalous? Nah! No chance. We’ve got something even better – an ode to our house blend, The Truth.
You could say this is the coffee that started it all. It’s been the steadfast espresso blend that’s been there from the start. It’s guzzled in the form of flat whites in cafés all over the South West and we couldn’t imagine a better coffee to do the job. We work with two outstanding producers to create a blend that is consistent, balanced, sweet and works great with milk. Our focus is on building long-term and sustainable relationships with our entire supply chain in order to ensure consistency, traceability and great quality. I know none of this reads “sexy”, “exciting” or “ground breaking”, but you know what, that’s not what The Truth is about. It’s about cutting through the bullsh*t and creating the single most awesome house blend for our customers.
The Truth is a 50/50 blend of equally fantastic Brazilian and Colombian coffees and we’re going to tell you more about both origins.
Brazil Fazenda Paraiso
The Brazil element of The Truth is produced on a farm called Paraiso, by a fantastic producer called Guy Carvalho. Guy is an agronomist who works closely with other farmers in his community to help improve their farming practices. He even has a Youtube channel (and an Instagram page) where he shares information about his agronomic escapades. It’s gripping stuff, if you know Portuguese.
Guy is a great example of responsible farming with biodiversity at its core. He acquired his farm back in 1990 and it’s part of several initiatives to improve high-quality production in Brazil. Fazenda Paraiso is situated in Cabo Verde, a traditional coffee region which has a great microclimate and ideal conditions for growing coffee, but what’s incredible is that more than 20% of his farm is in preserved, indigenous forest. There are also several water springs protected by native vegetation. The dried coffee husks from processing are returned to the tillage in the form of organic compost to further enrich the soil. The farm also benefits from having a beekeeping neighbour, meaning there is a good quantity of natural pollinators during flowering. The farm is located in a mountainous area and the forests run between the coffee plantation, forming a large ecological corridor allowing the transit of wild animals. The list could go on.
Sounds nice and romantic, right? Yeah, but the fact is, Guy’s coffee tastes incredible as a result and brings an amazing mouthfeel and sweetness to the blend. It’s a low acidity coffee, which is exactly what we want, and has notes of chocolate and a slight nuttyness running through it...
Peru Aprysa
The Peruvian element is from the Amazonas region in Northern Peru that borders Ecuador. The cooperative offers its 257 members the chance to increase quality via improved access to technical assistance, financial support, social services and the facilities to cup their crop. This coffee delivers a balance to the fresher fruit and caramel tones.
