Quality Report - Apex Blend
About This Coffee
The Apex Blend is here to stay due to popular demand. A fruity and heavier alternative from the "Cornerstone Blend", It has a subtle acidity with flavours of plums and cherries which allow users to comfortably drink it as an espresso. It has a medium body and a clean black tea finish which also allows it to be drunk comfortably as a milk-based coffee.
This coffee is roasted at a Medium-Dark level to achieve the best balance with subtle hints of acidity with a medium body and clean crisp finish.
Farm Information
- Origin: Ethiopia Washed + Honduras Washed + Brazil Natural
- Best Ageing Window: 20-27 days
- Best As: Pourover Filter, Milk Coffee and Espresso
Roast Level:
Medium - DarkFlavour Profile
- Aroma: Plums and Red Currents
- Flavour: Plum, Cherry, Red Currant, Caramel, Cacao, Black Tea
- Aftertaste: Black Tea Finish
- Acidity: Plums and Cherries
- Body: Caramel and Cacao
- Balance & Overall: Overall a very balanced Medium - Dark roast Coffee with a slight fruitiness.
Recommended Brewing Parameters
- Espresso: 22g In, 40g Out, 30 Seconds
- Milk-based (150ml): 23g In, 40g Out, 30 Seconds, 150g Milk
- Pourover Filter (Chanho-Tornado): 20g In, 280g Out, 1 Minute 40 Seconds (60G Bloom, 30 Seconds)