FACILITY BLEND [V16] - BRAZIL & GUATEMALA

SCENERY
LONDON, ENGLAND

FACILITY BLEND [V16] - BLEND, NATURAL & TRADITIONAL WASHED

MILK CHOCOLATE
PEANUT BUTTER
BUTTERSCOTCH

COMPOSITION: 50% BRAZIL NATURAL, 50% GUATEMALA WASHED
PRODUCER: FAMILIA TEIXEIRA, FAZENDA RECREIO / MARVIN CARIAS, FINCA LAS BRISAS
ORIGIN: BRAZIL / GUATEMALA
REGION: ARAPONGA, MATAS DE MINAS, MINAS GERAIS / ALDEA LAS BRISAS, MATAQUESQUINTLA, NEW ORIENTE
VARIETAL: CATUAÍ, CATUCAÍ / PACHE, CATUAÍ
ALTITUDE: 900 - 1400 MASL / 1600 - 1700 MASL
PROCESS: NATURAL / TRADITIONAL WASHED
IMPORT PARTNER: OSITO / PRIMAVERA

ROAST DATE: AUGUST 12, 2026

FROM THE ROASTER

ROASTED TO PRODUCE A SOLID "HOUSE ESPRESSO", WITH DISTINCT CHOCOLATE AND DARKER FRUIT NOTES, AN ALL-ROUNDER SUITABLE FOR MILK, ALT-MILK AND BLACK COFFEES. COFFEES ARE SEASONALLY SOURCED TO ENSURE CONSISTENT CORE FLAVOURS YEAR ROUND.

VERSION 16: A VERY WHOLESOME VERSION OF FACILITY. WE'VE GOT A LOVELY CLASSIC JALAPA PROFILE FROM MARVIN CARIAS' FINCA LAS BRISAS, A FORWARD THINKING AND ECOLOGICALLY MINDED ESTATE WORKING WITH SHADE MANAGEMENT, INTEGRATED WATER TREATMENT AND ORGANIC INPUTS - SUPER SWEET WITH POSITIVE NUTTY NOTES AND SOME MILD RED FRUITS PROVIDING LIFT. MATCHING IT 1:1 IS AN ELEVATED BRAZIL LOT RISING TO 1400 MASL, MADE UP OF CATUAÍ (SWEET, NUTTY AND CLASSIC BRAZIL) AND CATUCAÍ, A CATUAÍ AND ICATU HYBRID KNOWN FOR MORE INTERESTING FRUIT NOTES. OUR FIRST VERSION IN A LONG TIME WITHOUT AN EAST AFRICAN COFFEE IN THE BLEND, WITH ENOUGH LIFT IN BOTH LOTS TO KEEP IT ANYTHING BUT BORING.

WE'RE TASTING

SWEET AND THICK BODIED, DOMINATED BY MILK CHOCOLATE AND HIGH QUALITY PEANUT BUTTER AS THE FORE NOTES - LIKE BOUGIE PEANUT BUTTER CUPS. PROVIDING GENTLE FRUIT NOTES WE GET A HINT OF PLUM JAM ALONGSIDE DRIED APPLE AND RAISIN, WITH A BUTTERSCOTCH FINISH. IN MILK: FRUIT & NUT BAR.

PROCESS

A SEASONAL BLEND OF NATURAL BRAZIL (FAZENDA RECREIO) AND TRADITIONAL WASHED GUATEMALA (FINCA LAS BRISAS). EACH LOT IS ROASTED SEPARATELY WITH A UNIQUE PROFILE, THEN COMBINED IN THE BLEND. MEDIUM TO HEAVY ROASTER INFLUENCE.

HARVEST

CROP 25/26 - NEW PURCHASING RELATIONSHIP (BOTH LOTS)