OFF-TREND ESPRESSO
No fads, no trends, just traditionally delicious and simply accessible.
Off-Trend is simply a darker version of our Heavy Bag, with those same beans, but utilising a roast profile that adheres to the traditional approach, yielding a bold taste that comes out full bodied and thick. We enjoy this coffee mainly as an after-dinner digestif, or in a larger cappuccino. This coffee is quite forgiving and can give solid results when brewed with a domestic espresso machine.
Currently featuring:
80% Cosagual, Honduras (washed)
20% Aprocassi, Peru (washed)
COSAGUAL, HONDURAS
COUNTRY: Honduras
LOCATION: Gualsince, Lempira Department
PRODUCER: Cooperativa Cosagual
PROCESS: Washed
CULTIVAR: Catuai, IHACafe-90
ALTITUDE: 1400 – 1600 masl
HARVEST: November – March
Cosagual mission is to promote development process in families dedicated to agricultural production with gender equality and in harmony with the environment, providing services with responsibility, efficiency and commitment to their cooperative members. They are also certified by Fair Trade and Organic.
The coffee harvest takes place between November and March. Only the mature cherries are picked to ensure the best possible cup quality. The harvest is carried out and transported on the same day to the cooperative wet mill.
The centralization of the wet mill reduces the impact on the environment, through a more efficient use of water and better management of coffee by-products (pulp and honey waters).
APROCASSI, PERU
COUNTRY: Peru
LOCATION: San Ignacio, Cajamarca
PRODUCER: Aprocassi
PROCESS: Washed
CULTIVAR: Catimor
ALTITUDE: 1200 – 1900 masl
HARVEST: April – September
Aprocassi’s history goes back to 1997 when San Ignacio families were in conflict with a Canadian mining multinational whose activity would have a massive impact on the ecosystem. This opposition was backed by the Catholic church and farmers alike, who envisioned a more sustainable future for themselves. With this in mind, reverend Humberto Tapia Días created an association to provide an alternative for the area’s economy based on organic agriculture. Aprocassi was born in March 2000 and became a cooperative later in 2010. The cooperative develops social and environmental projects.
80% Cosagual, Honduras (washed)
20% Aprocassi, Peru (washed)
A roast that unashamedly sticks to what classic darker espresso was all about – but this time it actually tastes good. A hefty, syrupy textured body, with notes of bitter dark chocolate, black treacle, and digestive biscuits in the finish.
The Espresso recipe that we suggest is:
Dose: 18 Grams
Extraction time: 22 sec – 27 sec
Espresso weight: 32 – 34 grams
