Union Roasted Coffee Bobolink Brazil - Cafetiere Grind

Smooth and balanced
A beautifully smooth coffee. A real crowd pleaser and a favourite at the roastery, with a rich aftertaste that lasts and lasts.

More about this coffee:
A silky body and mouthfeel. Experience a balanced coffee with subtle fruit acidity and the smoothness of milk chocolate, roasted almonds. Grown by a network of farmers working together with Union's long-standing partner Fazenda Ambiental Fortaleza (FAF). That’s ‘Environmental Fortress Farm’ in Portuguese – where farmers produce beautiful coffees, in a sustainable and innovative way.

Varietals:

• Catuai
• Bourbon
• Mundo Novo

Bobolink, Brazil:
Bobolink’s story starts with the success of Silvia Barreto and Marcos Croce who run the famous, organic farm Fazenda Ambiental Fortaleza (FAF) in the region of Mococa near the southern border of Sul de Minas.
The bountiful knowledge and expertise of Silvia and Marcos which attributed to the success of FAF has not been kept a secret, but openly shared amongst coffee farmers in the region.
What has formed from this shared knowledge is a network of producers who have ventured into the growing exquisite coffees through the same sustainable practices as FAF. This is Bobolink coffee.
One step in the organic farming process is planting indigenous trees among the coffee to create shade. The trees do not only provide shade but also create new homes for wildlife - namely the New World Blackbird, also known as the ‘Bob-o-link’ Bird.

Flavour category:
nuts & spice
High quality coffee has wide ranging, naturally occurring taste notes. The dominant flavour profile in this coffee is Nuts & Spice which typically shows the aroma of sweet spices such as cloves, cinnamon and allspice. Flavours of toasted almonds and macadamia. And is often typical of Brazil coffees and the Bourbon variety.

Roast:
This coffee is a light roast. Roast level influences the flavour and body of coffee. Darker roasts are fuller bodied, lighter roasts brighter. The beans are light brown in colour (unsurprisingly), it will retain more of the natural flavour of the coffee. This can result in a higher acidity and may often show more fruit and floral notes. This roast style means the quality of the coffee shines through the best.

Quality score:
84.0
Coffee scoring over 80 on Speciality Coffee Association scale is considered High Quality, Speciality Coffee.

Best brewed as:
This coffee is best brewed as a cafetiere (French press).
This coffee is best brewed as an espresso (coffee shop type machine or a bean to cup).
This coffee is best brewed as a filter (cafetiere, pour over, aeropress, drip, etc.).
All Union's coffees can be brewed using any method, but this is Union's recommendation for a method which suits the coffee particularly well.

Processing method:
This coffee was processed using the natural method.
Post-harvest processing influences the taste profile. Washed coffees are brighter, naturally processed are sweeter and honey processed are somewhere in between.