Giku FW Lot #5 [25/26

We're big fans of the work of the Long Miles Coffee Project, and we've been proudly buying and roasting their lots since we launched. This season marks the fourth harvest we've had coffee from the Giku Hill smallholders - we think a perfect example of the profile of top notch washed Burundian red bourbon. We're finding this coffee super juicy, light and bright. Brew Guide: Best Brewed with: Filter Light Roaster Influence: Burundian washed coffees tend to pick up a little extra colour in the roaster that's inconsistent with the actual perceived roast degree in the cup - we're roasting this lot super light, bright, acid and aromatic forward. Best Rested: 3-4 weeks Filter: 60g/L & 96°C, with rest we like to move down to 94°C Espresso: Turbos - 18g to 48g in 22-26s. Excellent soup We’re tasting: Super bright citrus zest, chamomile and date aromatics. In the cup we're getting sweet meyer lemon, white grape, dried apricots, buttery shortbread sweetness and vanilla chantilly cream; with a complex tea note that reminds us of light oolong.