Round-the-Clock Espresso
Impressions: chocolate, nutty, caramel, bold.
Roast degree: 5/5
Country: Guatemala
Region: Casillas, Santa Rosa
Farm: El Durazno
Farmers: Luis & Wendy Roldan
Variety: Red Caturra
Process: Washed
Partner importer: Semilla
The Round-the-clock is a single origin coffee and our darkest coffee. This is the perfect coffee if you would like to have a greater impact with the coffees you buy without sacrificing this dark and bold taste that is harder to find amongst specialty coffee roasters.
Dark roasts are often frowned upon in our industry, but we are trying to change that.
We don't buy cheaper coffee for our darker roasts, and we treat them with the same care and skills that made us win the Micro Roaster of the Year award by Roast magazine.
This coffee is a classic that everyone can enjoy: perfect for milky drinks, and the black brews will for sure wake you up! It's perfect for automatic machines, with or without integrated grinders, or even pre-ground.
We made this coffee so you can easily enjoy a great cup at home with any set up.
Our darkest coffee is the perfect classic espresso for home. Chocolaty, nutty and full of caramel notes, it has a bold taste many don't associate with specialty coffee.
It's perfect for milk drink and it'll for sure wake you up as a black coffee!
Even though it's designed with espresso in mind, you can enjoy it as a stove top espresso, French press, and more!
| Method | Dose | Ratio | Time |
| Espresso | 18 g | 2:1 | 25-28 sec |
| Espresso with milk | 18g | 1.9:1 | 28-32 sec |
| Americano | 18 g | 2.1:1 | 26-30 sec |
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V60/Origami |
23 g | 14.5:1 | 2:45:00-3:15 min |
|
Chemex & Batch Brew |
40-60 g | 14.5:1 | 4:30-5:00 min |
|
French Press |
18-25 g | 14:1 | 3:30 min steep time |
Farmer: Jose Ebis
Farm: El Plan
Importer: Semilla
Price we paid Semilla for the landed coffee in our Montreal warehouse: 5.60USD/lb (+0.30$lb in shipping)
FOB price: 3.75USD/lb
This is the price up to when the coffee is safely in a container, ready for export. Freight cost, insurance and financing not included in that price.
Farmgate price: 7000 Lempira / quintal (100lbs) of green coffee. This translate to around $3USD/lb in Jose's pocket. This is way higher than the average local price and higher than what the average specialty import company would pay.
An interesting note about buying coffee in parchment is that some beans, due to size or defect, don't make it in the final lot (around 5-10%). Agreeing on the price of the coffee after milling is done not only gives the farmer more transparecy, but he also has the option to take the smaller (and defective) beans back to sell those on the local market for extra income.
Coffee farming is no easy enterprise. It's mostly exploitative and so many farmers don't get to export their delicious crop and are often forced to sell on the local market for very little.
Jose is one of those who decided to stick to farming despite the challenges. Migration is a huge problem in Honduras, with people abandoning their crops and families being separated in the hopes of a better future in the city or abroad.
Paying higher prices for coffee can literally help families stay together and help them see a viable future in their home country.
Semilla paid 15% more than last year in those unprecedented times where production was down by as much as 50%, and some costs like fertilizers up by 300%.
The commodity price was at a high point during last harvest, and local buyers (who are often offering little money) started offering staggeringly high price to some farmers in the Semilla network, prices that Semilla was unlikely to match.
Thankfully, all these producers see the value in a long term relationship that pays well, and held on to their coffee rather than see it swept away for a single purchase without any guarantees.
Many growers said: ''they (the local buyers) are here now, but where were they in the past?
Farmers need to get paid more for their crop, that is a fact. But they also need stability and steady buyer, something that we, just like Semilla, are trying to incorporate in every facet of our green buying operation.