Summer Thunder
Roast
The boldest of our three summer releases, this blend of Ethiopian sun-dried, Nicaraguan, and Brazilian coffees is bright on the surface, with an underlying note of rich volcanic soil.
Part of the ongoing collaboration between our expert roasting teams in Brooklyn and Japan, each component here is individually custom-roasted before blending, creating a vibrant cup with strong notes of tropical fruit like papaya and pineapple. A little nutty, a little earthy, 100% resounding energy.
THE DETAILS
| Process | "Natural / Fully Washed / Natural " |
|---|---|
| Drying | Patio Drying / Patio Drying / Raised Beds |
| Origin | Ethiopian Sun-dried / Nicaraguan SHB / Alta Mogiana, Brazil |
| Altitude | 800 to 1200 meters / 1250 to 1250 meters / 1800 to 2200 meters |
| Body | Balanced |
| Type | Brewed |
| Harvest | "May - August / November - March / September - December" |
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.
