Bespoke
Roast
Once upon a time, Brooklyn bustled with bricklayers, boat builders, ironworkers and engineers. Today’s Brooklyn is no less industrious but perhaps a little less industrial: bicyclists, barbers, bakers and butchers abound. Whereas our beloved borough was once cobbled together, now it is curated. Our Bespoke blend pays homage to Brooklyn’s centuries-old coffee roasting history—and our commitment to extending this heritage into the future.
Tailored for the classic coffee-lovers’ taste, this blend features a seasonal harvest from Tolima, Colombia and Huehuetenango, Guatemala. We blend after roasting, so we can custom-roast each origin to perfection. The result is perfectly balanced by design: chocolatey with just a hint of smokiness. Custom-built features include notes of crisp apple, the scent of wildflower honey, and a smooth walnut aftertaste.
THE DETAILS
| Process | Washed |
|---|---|
| Notes | Malt, Honeysuckle, Cocoa |
| Origin | Huehuetenango, Guatemala / Tolima, Colombia / Seasonal Harvest |
| Body | Balanced |
| Type | Brewed |
Coffee is the seed of a tropical evergreen shrub. Growers around the world harvest and process a wide range of coffee varietals grown under widely different conditions. The genetics of the plant and the "origin terroir” greatly contribute to the character of the coffee you wind up tasting in the cup. At the Brooklyn Roasting Company we search out the world’s finest coffees and expertly roast them to tease out their many colorful characters. Our coffee team is constantly evaluating the coffees we source (or consider sourcing). At the outset, we measure the moisture content of incoming “green” and then sample roast these lots to determine the optimal profile for each coffee on a larger, commercial scale. We cup each sample roast on rotating stone tables equipped with circulating hot water baths, and a thick, tempered glass surface that floats on zany 1960’s superballs and hula hoops. This playful, colorful backdrop to cupping and assessing coffee–the core of our craft– is a constant reminder to appreciate and unlock the flavors and aromas that characterize the extraordinary beans we buy. Taken together with our “Color of Coffee” tasting approach, this crucial quality control step typifies our “serious but not snobby” approach.
