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Hometown

Blend

cocoa nibs, praline, blackberry

washed and natural process
10oz Whole Bean

A chocolaty, full bodied blend with a touch of berries, soft florals and bright but balanced acidity. Hometown is easy to dial in and amazing for espresso, and great for drip coffee or cold brew as well.

$21.00
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Experience

Comfort

Adventure

Roast Level

Light

Medium

Various

PRODUCER

Since 2017

RELATIONSHIP

4921-7200ft

Elevation

So how does Hometown, our user friendly espresso blend, stay fresh throughout the year? Part of the answer has to do with the fact that we use coffees from Colombia as the base of our blend.

One reason you'll never find Sweet Bloom offering many blends is because we are hyper focused on keeping our coffees fresh and seasonal. Blends offered year round inevitably lead to individual components growing tired and showing signs of age - which means less tasty coffee.

So how does Hometown, our user friendly espresso blend, stay fresh throughout the year? Part of the answer has to do with the fact that we use coffees from Colombia as the base of our blend (at ~50%). The wonderful thing about Colombia is that there are two harvests per year, which means we can continually rotate fresh harvests into the blend. For years now we've been rotating lots from the Los Naranjos and Timanco groups in Huila, Colombia. We are proud of the fact that these two groups can count on us consistently buying their coffee, year after year.

The other components we add to Hometown are usually from Ethiopia - a washed selection at 30-35%, and a natural selection at 15-20%. Although there is only one harvest from Ethiopia, we do not know of a country whose coffee stays fresh as green coffee longer.

Brew It

ORIGAMI AIR

RATIO 1:16.5

COFFEE 18.5g

H2O 305g

BREW TIME 2:10

T.D.S. 1.30%

GRIND 900µm

Espresso

COFFEE IN 18.5g

ESPRESSO OUT 34-36g

BREW TIME 24-26 sec

chemex

RATIO 1:17

COFFEE 41g

H20 700g

BREW TIME 4:30

T.D.S. 1.30%

GRIND 700µm

Transparency

1Spot purchase

“Spot” is coffee in an importer’s inventory they have not sold. When we need to fill gaps in our contractual and relationship purchases, we buy spot. Of course, we are always open to spot becoming relationship purchases, and sometimes they do.

 2Contract purchase

Most of our purchases are contractual, meaning we have made a commitment to purchase the coffee before it arrives in the US. In general contracts are meant to build security for the producer and importer, and to help us make sure we have the coffee we need to share with you.

 3Repeat purchase

We are proud of the fact that many of the coffees we purchase are repeat purchases, and have been for years. Most producers, especially from Central and South America, can count on us purchasing their coffee year after year.

 4Visits

We’ve met, and have an ongoing relationship with the producer. At a minimum, they have visited us at Sweet Bloom, or we have visited them on the farm. As the relationship deepens, we build our understanding of:

1) challenges faced from one year to the next
2) sustainability practices on the farm
3) how the farmer is caring for their staff
4) ways in which we can support projects the farmers have implemented on the farm and in the community

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