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Robusta Extraordinaire - Anaerobic Natural Process

Our first anaerobic coffee is a high-altitude, finely graded, natural (fruit-on) from the Đắk Lắk Province northeast of Buon Me Thuot in the Central Highlands.

Coffee is often fermented for a brief period to make it easier to remove the fruit before drying. The anaerobic process involves sealing the beans away from oxygen while this is happening. This accentuates the internal conversion of acids and flavor notes. The result is a very fruity taste profile with hints of cherry, rum raisin, mango and red wine. The acidity is very low and the body (solids, mouthfeel) is very creamy.

This is not your average Robusta, nor is it just a finer grade involving high altitude and careful cultivation and sorting. It is all that but also a unique flavor profile that resembles Excelsa and Liberica to some degree, and simply falls into its own unique category of coffee taste profiles. Truly a bucket list coffee that rocks your expectations a bit but leaves you craving more.

Anaerobic beans can cost 2-3 times as much, generally, so we have not featured them in the past. But in our last import we did bring in two sacks of these beans because they are just so special and different we wanted to make them available to our customers. And we know that people don't like to gamble... so we are making them accessible to try in 4-ounce bags for only $6!

We experimented with 4 different roast levels and times and decided that these beans are best in a Full City Roast at 450°, where we can capture all of the nuances of lighter roast notes just before the roast goes to "Second Crack".

Try the only anaerobic fine Robusta sold at retail in the United Sates! Limited supply.

4 oz bags or NEW 8 oz bag at great sale discount, choose drip grind or whole bean.

 

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  1. 5 Star Review Beyond Perfect

    Please never run out of this. I drink it black and not play nice nice with it.

    Posted by on Nov 27th 2024

  2. 5 Star Review Amazing Crema

    This coffee is wonderfully creamy and has amazingly thick crema. It's like no other coffee and I can't decribe its taste any better than Len's existing notes. It stands up to milk and fresh, homemade nutmilks. Simply delicious, and completely satisfying with just one cup.

    Posted by on Nov 18th 2024

  3. 5 Star Review Phenomenal

    My first cup, black, greeted me with a gasp of anticipation, like Christmas morning. As I take it all in, I discover myself instinctually holding my breath, rapt in attention as the warm liquid washes over my mouth and excites my tongue, piquing first its front, then its top, and then its sides, until, finally, the Robusta registers in the back of the throat as I swallow. Overall, leaves a nice mouth profile. A well-orchestrated experience. In contrast, the Saigon Gold seems balanced and smooth, a perfect substrate for sweetened condensed milk but, plain, quite dull. I think I’ve been spoiled.

    Posted by on Oct 12th 2024

  4. 4 Star Review Unexpected, in a good way

    I've only had two cups of this so far, in a French press, and it bent my coffee brain. It almost smells like a fruity tea, and my wife commented that it tastes like a coffee-tea hybrid. There are definitely fruity notes, and a very light ferment-y flavor. Extremely smooth though, no bite or acidity at all.
    It's really worth a try, because it is so complex and unique.

    Posted by on Sep 22nd 2024


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