Customer Reviews
Unroasted - Cuban Altura Lavado
CUB-AL-0.5
$9.90
About the bean
Our Cuban Altura Lavado offering hails from the Sierra Maestra Mountains in the east where the climate is favourable and the fertile soil so rich with humus it permits cultivation of coffee without the need for chemical fertilizers.
Cubans, it is said, take their coffee seriously and most often as an espresso, or cafecito, while visiting with friends and loved ones, or after a meal. Sugar is mixed with a small amount of espresso to form a paste and, when the rest of the coffee is added, a sweet crema forms - a result of the sugar more than the type of coffee beans used. Traditional Cuban coffee is dark roasted and finely ground, and prepared using a moka pot or espresso machine.
What you can expect
The Cuban Altura Lavado makes a nice, clean cup with a subdued body and acidity. The lingering notes are nutty and chocolatey, the latter in particular. Enjoy served as an espresso (but of course!) or in a French press for optimum flavour. This pick works well blended, too - perhaps with a Colombian for sweetness and a Kenyan for zest.
Roasting recommendation: A City to almost Full City roast. Best not too dark or too light.
Canadian customers: Paypal bans placing Cuban products into a shopping cart. To order this product, please email us at sales@greenbeanery.ca or phone us at 416-588-7700 ext 249. Please accept our apologies for this inconvenience.
U.S. customers: Sorry, but we're not allowed to ship Cuban beans into the U.S.
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Unroasted - Bali Vintage Klasik
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About the bean
What's especially notable about this offering is the way it's been processed. In a departure from the "giling basah" (wet hulled) method Indonesia is well known for, some Balinese farmers have returned to a very traditional way of all-dry processing. Coffee cherries are simply left to dry in the sun, which gives beans a distinctive character - fruity, fermented, sweet and earthy.
Coffee from Indonesia is typically full-bodied and sweet and coffee from Bali is sweeter than that, often distinguished by nutty, citrus notes.
What you can expect
A creamy body, intense aroma, high acidity. Sweet. Caramel notes with a nutty finish. Complex and lovely.Nice for drip brews, French press, and makes a great cold brew. Savour without additives to enjoy this offering's specialness.
Cupping Notes and Scores
Species: Arabica
Process: Fully washed and dry hulled
Altitude: 1,000 and 1,200 masl.
Acidity: 8.4 (out of 10)
Flavour: 8.3
Body: 8.4
Aftertaste: 8.2
Uniformity: 10
Clean cup: 10
Sweetness: 10
Defect points: 0
Roasting Recommendation: Medium to dark, or light. Something to offer across the spectrum.
Unroasted - Brazil Planalto
$4.87
About the bean
Our Brazil Planalto is sourced from the family-run Planalto Estate in the highlands of Nova Rezende, in the south of Mina Gerais - the country's main producer of milk and coffee. The farm's 3,600-foot altitude and surrounding natural forest create a unique microclimate, perfect for growing high-quality coffee.
What to expect
An aromatic cup with a rich and velvety body underlaid with fruit and nut notes.
For our taste test, we compared a City and Full City roast profile. Overall, we enjoyed a balanced cup with a nice body; a pleasant medium acidity and taste notes of fruit and nut. The City roast was particularly aromatic and a milk chocolate underlay emerged at Full City.
We made a memorable pour over with the Brazil Planalto. Because of its nice, light brightness and nutty kick, we would generally recommend this bean as an espresso base or as a standalone espresso pick, and, for summer, as a base for cold brew.
Notes
Species: Arabica
Cultivar: Yellow Catuai / Mundo Novo
Altitude: 1,200 m
Flavour: Citrus, slight berry; rich and caramelized.
Certifications: Humaniterra Foundation, UTZ Certified, Aliment préparé au Québec
Roasting recommendation: Medium to dark. For an explanation of our different roasts, see here: http://greenbeanery.ca/pages/roasting-chart.
Beyond the cup
The Planalto Estate covers 350 acres of strictly preserved native forest and vegetation. Liquid wastes from coffee processing are recycled and treated. Coffee pulp is reused for its nutritional value.
Estate employees enjoy a full range of benefits, as well as salaries above the regional average. Worker safety is a priority.
Unroasted - Brazil SC 17/18 Swiss Water Process DECAF
$6.35
About the bean
Strictly Soft (SS) | Fine Cup (FC)
The Swiss Water Process begins with pure water and ends with amazing coffee that is 99.9% caffeine free.
Brazilian beans with a 17/18 screen size tend to be a more consistent, higher quality offering without the pungent floral notes associated with smaller, less mature beans.
Fine Cup (FC) beans are a specialty grade coffee. Strictly Soft (SS) beans are grown at relatively low altitudes (under 4,000 ft).
Medium body, chocolate and nut notes. Good for both drip and espresso.
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Unroasted - Brazilian Cerrado 2/3, SC 17/18 SS FC
$3.38
About the bean
Ah, Cerrado; you do not disappoint. The Cerrado in Brazil is a biologically rich, sprawling, tropical savanna located in Minas Gerais state, Brazil's coffee-producing powerhouse. Our Brazilian Cerrado is a blend of four farms in the northwest of this state and the result is solid. This is a classic Brazilian bean - bittersweet, chocolatey, a little bit of nut, low in acidity, good body. And this bean is a versatile companion - just right as a breakfast cup, in blends, for espresso (lots of crema and body) and for cold brew (great price point for that, too). It's not a fancy bean, it's not a taste adventure, it's not average - what you have here is good coffee for the everyday and to play with. Stock up!
Quick Look
Species: Arabica
Processing: Dry
Appearance: 17-18 screen
Acidity: Mild
Body: Medium
Complexity: No
Balance: Yes
Flavour: Good body, clean and well balanced; consistent, rich aroma, chocolate and almond notes.
Roast recommendation: City to Full City (soft bean, will roast quickly).
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