Holiday Hot Cocoa: Med Roast
Welcome our latest coffee in our Shameless and Unnecessary Holiday line, our Holiday Hot Cocoa, a coffee you can get all year round, but now adorned with an adorable holiday themed label of our Chief Fur Officer Artie swimming in delicious hot chocolate (don't try that at home).
The adorable labels were illustrated by artist Melly Wells, who also designs all our bags and merch.
This coffee is a blend of our crushable Beacon Brew, blended with our light-medium natural parainema varietal, the legendary HALE coffee, to make a coffee that is sweet, chocolatey, velvety and a bit fruity. It's got hints of funk, without overwhelming your senses. This is a coffee you could easily drink throughout the holidays while still wowing houseguests! And yes, it will remind you of hot cocoa.
Hot cocoa isn't just for kids in old timey movies anymore!
ORIGIN + VARIETY: SINGLE PRODUCER - Colombia/Honduras + Pink Bourbon / Parainema
TASTING NOTES: dark chocolate + delicate fruit notes
ROAST: Medium
PRODUCERS: Pastor Ordonez - Colombia / Audeli Vasquez -Honduras
ALTITUDE: 1535-1900 masl
PROCESS: Washed / Natural
SIZE: Available in 227g and 340g only.
GRIND: Whole Bean, Filter, French Press and Espresso/Moka Pot.
Brewing Tips:
- ESPRESSO: If wanting to pull this coffee as an espresso, we recommend experimentation. Try a 1:2.5 ratio, and grind a litter finer for a longer shot.
- POUR OVER: For a V60, we recommend grinding fine-medium for this roast, 2-3 pours (post bloom). We use a 1:15 for a real velvety cup, or a 1:16/1:17 for a more rounded cup.
- FRENCH PRESS: We recommend the James Hoffman method for French press: 1:16.67 ratio // medium grind (not too coarse) // add water, do not stir, brew for 4 minutes // after 4 mins break crust gently, scoop everything off that floats // let sit for another 5-8 minutes // don't press all the way, only use it as a filter at the surface of the brew.
- ICED COFFEE: Perfect as a funky and wild pour over flash freeze brew. Use large cocktail ice, lower your brewing ratios and then prepare as you usually would (with the option of adding a bit less water)!
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Customer Reviews
This might be the best cup of French press coffee I've had! Also very yummy as a shot of espresso in a latte. I would buy this year round if available, and would recommend it to anyone who's willing to listen to me talk about coffee!
Definitely among the best cups of coffees I’ve had and I’m pretty picky. I could hardly believe I was drinking coffee it just tasted legit hot chocolate. Very nice mouthfeel and the flavour notes are spot on. Ground it around 18-20 on baratza encore and made v60. Wow!!!! Very very highly recommended. Perfect for after dinner (maybe with a bit of crème de menthe and some whipped cream). Buy this now!! I got it as part of medium roast taster pack. I’ll be wanting more of this. Too bad it only comes in 227g. I’d buy 5lbs of this!
