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Bean selection
We’ve just finished another cycle of bean selection. WOW! We cupped for five days solid with the sole purpose of making a choice of coffee from the most recent harvests from a variety of origins. Over the five days we cupped coffee from Kenya, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Colombia and Guatemala. Some of the coffee was outstanding – some was pretty ordinary.
The trick for us is to retain a level of continuity in the flavour profiles and intensity between harvest to harvest but also to choose coffees that, while being fairly representative of an origin, also have elements of its character that make it stand out from the crowd.

The ensuing discussions have been quite rigorous, resulting in what we believe are great outcomes. Keep your eyes on our offerings in the Single Origin section of our site over the next couple of months for descriptions of the new harvests and our comments on them.
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