Single Origins - Fresh coffee beans - 7 x 250 g

Seven origins, one tasting set

This set brings together seven freshly roasted Café du Jour coffees, each in a separate 250 g bag of whole beans. Every bag is arabica from a single country, so what you taste is that origin rather than a blend. Tried side by side, the differences are easy to pick out: Ethiopia comes across spicier, Brazil is softer and more balanced, and Guatemala is noticeably fruitier.

The coffees in the set

• Ethiopia: spicy and fairly intense, with medium body and medium acidity. A good match for espresso.
• Brazil: hints of chocolate and nuts. An all-rounder that works for filter coffee as well as in a bean machine.
• Peru: compact beans with a more layered flavour than the rest, yet smooth on the palate.
• Colombia: a chocolatey note, a pleasantly sweet finish, a lovely aroma and medium acidity.
• Nicaragua: grown high in the mountains, with large beans and a mild flavour carrying nutty and fruity undertones.
• Tanzania: grown around Kilimanjaro, sharp in flavour with a wine-like acidity.
• Guatemala: lively acidity and a distinctly fruity cup with little bitterness. It can take a cup or two to get used to, but it is well worth it.

Café du Jour rates the set as a whole at 8 out of 13 for strength. The individual coffees sit either side of that: Ethiopia is on the intense side, Nicaragua on the mild side.

Specifications

• Contents: 7 x 250 g (1.75 kg in total)
• Form: whole beans
• Bean: arabica, one origin per bag
• Origins: Ethiopia, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Guatemala
• Strength (set as a whole): 8 out of 13
• Brand: Café du Jour