Eye of the Tiger Espresso | Seasonal Espresso | Fruity Espresso | 12oz Bag of Whole Espresso Beans | Equator Coffees

Eye of the Tiger Espresso | Seasonal Espresso | Fruity Espresso | Tastes like mandarin orange, ginger, dark chocolate | Equator Coffees

Eye of the Tiger Espresso | Seasonal Espresso | Fruity Espresso | Medium Light Roast Espresso | Equator Coffees

Eye of the Tiger Espresso

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Eye of the Tiger is our seasonally evolving espresso blend. We work with in-season coffees to develop a blend that shows off the flavors of the component coffees in unique ways.

Our latest addition is sweet and layered, blending coffees from Kenya, Rwanda, and Papua New Guinea.

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Size

cecom-special

12oz

save 15% per oz

2lb

Flavor Profile

Origin
Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Kenya
Tasting Notes
Sweet notes of orange marmalade, morning bun,
& golden kiwi.
Roast Level

Light Med Lt Med Med Dark Dark

Origin Story

Nyampinga Cooperative (Rwanda)
Timuza/Namura Cooperative (Papua New Guinea)
Habil Olaka (Kenya)

This edition of our seasonally rotating espresso blend, Eye of the Tiger, glows with juicy citrus and tropical fruit notes complimented by a caramel sweetness. This iteration brings together coffees from 3 countries, tying together natural and washed processing beautifully.

The base of this espresso is a washed coffee from Papua New Guinea. The Timuza / Namura cooperative consists of 207 coffee families who together farm 274 hectares. The soil in which the coffee grows is Loamy and rich with volcanic ash. The weather is typically hot and wet year round and the coffee is shaded with native trees and vines. The coffee is hand-picked and pulped, then washed in clean river water where it is then dried on raised beds. This coffee adds creaminess to the body of the shot with balanced tropical fruit notes.

The second washed component of this coffee is a Kenyan coffee from the Yellow Diamond Estate in Kenya’s Western Rift Valley, northwest of Nairobi. This single estate is divided into 5 organically farmed sections, with processing taking place on site. The farm uses an integrated approach, incorporating practices like beekeeping to support pollination and the use of composted coffee husk and chicken manure to enrich and amend the soil. This coffee contributes to the body and overall balance of the coffee.

The final component to this blend is a Natural processed coffee from Rwanda Nyampinga Cooperative. Nyampinga is an all women’s run cooperative that we have been buying from for 12 years in a row. We felt this coffee would be the perfect component to round out this iteration of Eye of the Tiger. It adds a great kick of fruit to the profile that livens up the blend.

Altitude

5,000 - 6,200 feet

Variety

Various

Processing

Washed and Natural

Why We Love This Coffee

We do not attempt to maintain a fixed flavor profile for this blend, as we do with our year-round espresso blends. Instead, we work with in-season coffees to develop a blend that shows off the flavors of the component coffees in ways.

We will roast this version of Eye of the Tiger only as long as the blend components last. While there are many variables that contribute to dialing in espresso, here are the parameters that have been yielding the best results in our lab:

1:2.3 coffee to water ratio in 28-30 seconds.

Sustainably Sourced

Good Coffee, Better Planet

We treasure our relationships in the global coffee community and invest in projects at origin to support our partners in their commitment to environmental sustainability and social welfare. We also invest in reducing our day-to-day impact, through initiatives like energy-efficient Loring Smart Roasters to reduce carbon emissions per batch by 80%.

As a certified B Corporation, we are a leader in sustainable practices that impact people and the planet. This third-party certification requires us to demonstrate transparency and accountability throughout our supply chain and quantify the impact our business creates for our employees, the community, and the environment. We are proud to be part of this community working together toward one unifying goal: using business as a force for good.