A bold and full-bodied flavour profile with tasting notes of caramel, cocoa and almond.

Our Arabica coffee beans roast is available for purchase in 1kg bags, wholesale boxes, and also as part of our brewing kit packages.

Roast Profile:

Brazil, South Minas:
Altitude: 1250m ASL
Varietal: Catuai and
Mundo Novo
Processing: Natural

India, Karnataka:
Altitude: 1300m ASL
Varietal: SL795, SL9
Processing: Washed

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Which ground coffee is best for espresso?

When it comes to coffee, it’s hard to differentiate between opinion and fact. Some coffee connoisseurs will tell you ground coffee is better while others prefer buying whole beans and grinding them. Ground coffee is easy to use since you use it straight from the shop. Pre-ground coffee is all about ease and convenience. However, it is hard to dispute the fact that freshly ground coffee reigns supreme.

After roasting, coffee beans go stale. That delicious taste and aroma is in the coffee oils. Grinding hastens the process of going stale. Even vacuum-packed ground coffee lacks the freshness that you will obtain when you grind the beans yourself. Three main factors contribute to this dreadful degradation. They are moisture, oxidation and CO2 depletion.

What is the best way to store coffee beans?

To get the most out of your fresh arabica coffee beans it's best to take your beans out of their plastic packaging and transfer into either a glass or ceramic airtight container. Ideally, placed in a dark cupboard away from heat, moisture and direct sunlight. Coffee beans are an agricultural product. They are the seeds of a small fruit (often called a ‘coffee cherry’) that grows on a shrub-like plant. They’re harvested and processed on farms in high altitude along the equator where the average temperature is 20°C, soils are rich and fertile with moderate rainfall.

Like all agricultural products, coffee beans are best when fresh. The flavours are clear and distinct, the acids are crisp and balanced, and the aromas are vibrant. Because of this, we recommend purchasing in amounts that you will tend to use in a 2 to 3 week period rather than stocking up for months at a time (that may differ if you are looking for bulk coffee beans to buy) However, it doesn’t take long for those flavours to start decaying into a singular ‘muddy’ flavour, for the acids to break down into bitter compounds, and for the aromas to evaporate away. In fact, coffee beans only have 3 to 4 weeks of peak freshness and flavour once they’ve been roasted.

Guess how long ground coffee has… 20-30 minutes. That’s right — that bag of coffee grounds may be fresh when you first open it, but by the next morning, it’ll be on its way to stale and dull. This is why it’s always best to buy coffee beans from a source that sends you beans that were roasted in the last few days. Buying off the shelf at grocery stores almost certainly means buying beans that are already four, or even six weeks past roast.

Ok, now you're full bottle on coffee bean info I think it's time for a cuppa. Order a bag of our delicious coffee and tell us what you think of our Cleaver Street Seasonal Roast.

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