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Italian Reserve
by E&E 2 Brothers Brew · United States
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Smoky richness with cherry, blueberry, chocolate and caramel notes, a lively effervescent acidity, and a lightly syrupy body. Perfect for espresso, with an amazing crema. The name refers to the roast, not the origin. This is Colombian coffee — Supremo 17/18
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from the family farms around Pereira, in Risaralda — taken to an Italian roast, the darkest level before a coffee starts tasting of nothing but smoke. Most coffees lose their fruit at this roast level. This one holds on to enough cherry and blueberry to keep the cup lively rather than flat, and picks up the chocolate and caramel that only develop that deep in the roast. The result pulls a thick, syrupy espresso with real crema. Producers here work plots averaging about two and a half hectares, picking and processing at their own micro-wet mills and drying on elevated tables inside solar dryers — necessary protection in a region with an almost continuous rainy season. Beans at a Glance: Sourced From: Colombia Elevation: 1300 to 1650 meters Process: Vertical Dryers Harvest: September to January