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Argyll's Secret Roast

Argyll's Secret Roast

£9.00

Argyll's Secret Roast

£9.00
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Zesty
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Our award-winning seasonal roast from the west coast, inspired by our location on Argyll’s Secret Coast. This blend is intended for filter or cafetière and is roasted for sweetness and acidity.

Product variants:

Argyll's Secret Roast
Argyll's Secret Roast - 6 months (Prepaid)
Argyll's Secret Roast - 12 months (Prepaid)
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Description

This seasonal roast follows the coffee calendar from northern to southern hemisphere, delivering a carefully crafted blend of single origin beans. This blend is designed for filter or cafetiere treatment and is roasted for sweetness and acidity. If you’re looking for beans for an espresso machine or stove top, try our Clyde Steamer espresso blend which is full bodied and teams perfectly with textured milk.

Please note that images are representative of packaging, and may not represent the current blend of Argyll’s Secret Roast, which changes seasonally. The current composition of this blend is provided in the information below.

Colombia Inzá Cauca Mitaca

Farm:

52 smallholdings

Processing:

Washed

Owner:

52 smallholder farmers

Region:

Inzá, Cauca

Varietal(s):

Caturra, Colombia, Castillo

Altitude:

1,500 to 1,800 metres above sea level

Town:

Pedregal & San Antonio

The municipality of Inzá is located in the corner of the Department of Cauca, bordering with Tolima and Huila, and looking out to the west over the Pacific Ocean. Situated on the “Macizo Colombiano” (the Colombian Plateau), which surrounds the high peaks of Tolima and Huila, the region is an important source of water and wildlife, in addition to being prime coffee growing land. This coffee was produced by 52 smallholder coffee producers hailing from the neighbouring sub-municipalities of Pedregal and San Antonio, which Michael visited in January 2024. Cauca’s violent past, with a heavy presence of FARC guerrillas, had historically prevented specialty-focused exporters from establishing a presence in the region. As violence has diminished, it has enabled the growers in the region to seek increased access to markets for quality, taking advantage of the region’s wonderful coffee-growing conditions. Every single microlot scoring 85 points or above by the community cupping lab. These stringent standards result in very limited quantities of this exceptional blend being made available for export.

Guatemala Hunchouen

Farm:

Various

Processing:

Mixed

Owner:

550 Smallholder farmers

Region:

Huehuetenango

Varietal(s):

Bourbon, Caturra, Pache

Altitude:

1,800 to 1,900 metres above sea level

Town:

Tajamuco

The Hunchouen collective of 550 smallholder farmers was established in 1970, in the Tajumuco region of Guatemala's northwestern highlands. Their name is taken from the Mayan howler monkey god, one of two wise and creative brothers who climbed a tree which grew so tall that they couldn't get down. As the tree continued to grow, and they struggled in its branches, the twins turned into a howler monkey and a spider monkey. Back on the ground, the Hunchouen collective is supported by El Colegio, a social project founded by our importer, Caribbean Goods, to provide the children of coffee farmers with literacy skills and instruction in basic English. By working collectively, the farmers are able to reach a wider market for their crop, than they would if trading alone. And it really would be a shame for anyone to miss out on this coffee. We're getting a luxurious, creamy body, with fruity notes of pineapple cube boiled sweets and lychee, with a sparkling, lemon sherbet finish.
Roaster's Notes Argyll's Secret Roast
This version of Secret Roast has all the sweetness you've come to expect, with a lovely citrus zing to lift your morning cup.
About Guatemala
Coffee took off in Guatemala in the 1850s, in the rush to find a new crop to replace the collapsing indigo trade. By 1880, it represented 90% of Guatemala’s exports, but wild growth resulted in the displacement of indigenous peoples, tipping the country into a civil war over issues related to land distribution, poverty, hunger and racism, which rumble on even now.

Today, the country ranks in the top 15 coffee producers, with Bourbon, Typical, Caturra and Catuai beans harvested between December and April.
About Colombia
Colombia is the third largest coffee-producing country in the world. Mountainous and fertile, it has multiple tropical microclimates which result in incredibly diverse, quality coffee harvested from October to February, with a second, fly crop several months later, varying by region and microclimate.

There is a huge variety of coffee produced in Colombia, but the country’s coffee is generally associated with tasting notes of chocolate, nut and a moderate, citrusy acidity.

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