ultimate wingman

This bold espresso blend is an easy drinking, workhorse blend that is perfect for milk-based coffees & has us dreaming of a deliciously rich caramel, dark chocolate & hazelnut tart!

The perfect all-rounder. A full-bodied coffee with mild acidity and a beautifully balanced finish with notes of caramel, dark choc, and hazelnut. It’s our go-to blend: a real crowd pleaser. And just like any great wingman, it’s always got your back.

Our Wingman blend is currently made up of 3 delicious single origins from Colombia, Brazil & India. Each season, we update the blend with fresh crop singles aiming to keep the flavour profile as consistent as possible. So you know the beans are always fresh, but it tastes like the coffee you know & love!

We’ve carefully sourced each of the origins that make up our Wingman blend from the following farms:

origin: el tambo, cauca, colombia
processing method: washed
species: arabica
varietal: castillo
elevation: 1200-2100m above sea level

Colombian coffee is among the most recognizable and most dynamic in the world, with multiple growing regions whose distinct yet consistently crowd-pleasing profiles reflect the various microclimates that exist in this large country. We source coffees from various growing regions, looking for a cup that contains a nice balance of sweetness, fruity effervescence, and a foundation of cocoa and/or toffee.

Gran Galope offerings are a blend of coffees from between 10 and 30 smallholder farms, each with comparable cup characteristics and score. Coffees from Cauca are cupped and purchased by Cafe Imports in Popayán.

The members’ farms are around 3 hectares on average. Sitting between 1,200-2100 meters above sea level, the land is ideal for coffee growing. The principal variety of the region is Castillo varietals. Many of the farmers also produce beans, corn, plantain, and fruits.

This colombian adds notes of citrus & stone fruits. The vibrant acidity & cane sugar sweetness helps to balance the blend perfectly.

origin: mococa, são paulo, brazil
processing method: natural
species: arabica
varietal: catuai, bourbon, mundo nuovo
elevation: 1000-1400m above sea level

Fazenda Ambiental Fortaleza (meaning environmental fortress farm) has been owned by the Barretto family since 1850. Silvia inherited the farm in 2001 & together with her husband, Marcos, began to focus on becoming a socially, environmentally and economically sustainable business. They’ve also been past recipients of sustainability awards from the SCA.

The Bob-o-link coffees are sourced from a network of family-run farms. The farmers all share a collective vision to produce the best coffees possible, using sustainable agricultural methods. FAF offer their workers a 50% share of the coffees they plant to give each member a real sense of ownership. The coffee is selectively handpicked at its ripest to ensure flavour, sweetness & a clean cup. it’s then dried naturally, either in raised beds or on cement patios.

Fun fact: the Bobolink project was named after the birds who migrate to the area every autumn.

This coffee is clean, complex & adds typical Brazilian profiles to the blend: creamy cocoa, big body, mild acidity & buttery caramel.

origin: chikmagalur, karnataka, india
processing method: washed
species: robusta
varietal: canephora
elevation: 1100-1400m above sea level

The growing region of Chikmagalur, in the state of Karnataka in southern India, is an amazingly diverse region. It forms part of the western ghats, one of the few vitally important, global eco-hotspots. The farmers in this region take particular care to grow shade grown, environmentally responsible coffee with the knowledge that their farming practices & methods can have global ramifications.

Robusta coffee sometimes gets a bad wrap. This is probably due to lower quality robusta being used as a filler over the years to bulk out large-scale, commercial blends with cheaper, ‘commodity coffee’. That’s certainly not the case here! Just like arabica, all coffees were not created equally & can range wildly in quality…you can absolutely source high quality robusta coffees (like this one). In fact, it’s the addition of the robusta that gives this blend it’s big body & rich flavour, characteristics that have made it a cult favourite among many of our cafe partners all over the country.

We’re officially debunking the ‘all robusta is bad’ myth, we think it just needs to be added with intention & purpose to bring out the desired traits you want from a blend. That’s what we’ve done here & we think you’ll be able to taste the love in it!

We’ve already covered the big body above! This full-bodied & clean robusta also adds the well-rounded caramel & dark chocolate flavours to the blend.

i’m sold…take me to the store asap!