Sweet Maria's Altiplano Blend

*temporarily out of stock until new crop Central American coffees arrives- late Spring/early Summer

While blended with espresso in mind, Altiplano works great around City+ too, balanced sweetness in the brew, and pleasantly moderate acidity that brings some complexity and dimension to the profile. Full City/FC+ roasts are chocolatey through and through, the dry fragrance marked by smells of cocoa powder and a hint of dried date, the wet aroma more of a dark chocolate and molasses smell that's incredibly potent. As espresso, Full City shots have a dark, syrupy aspect underneath that comes off like a dark chocolate sundae topping, a flavor that really hangs around in the aftertaste. It also has a tangy aspect that fits in like shaved lemon peel on the rim of your demitasse (so '90's!). What I think you'll mostly find here are shots gushing with syrupy, thick chocolate bittersweetness with a touch of roasted nut on the nose; high % cacao-chocolate bar, dark chocolate truffle, and roasted almond, etc. I'm particularly fond of shorter espresso shots myself, my favorite results using an 18 gram basket, yielding around 20-25 grams of espresso over the course of roughly 25 seconds. The shots have such a creamy mouthfeel, allowing the rich chocolatey flavors to linger on your tongue. The flavors are incredibly intense, as if shouting all at once, finding space and identity in the middle and finish. The aftertaste is long and contemplative, and flavor notes hint at praline almond, chipotle dark chocolate, baking cocoa, and so much more.