Tastes like: Toffee In Milk, Dark Chocolate, Plum Strength (Roast level - Light to Dark): 4 Process: Natural Roast Profile: Medium Origin: Brazil Best if you: ✔ Drink flat whites / cappuccinos ✔ Like full bodied chocolatey and fruity flavours This Brazilian single-origin espresso is an exceptional coffee that embodies the spirit of Sombra, which translates to “shade” in Portuguese. Sombra represents our agroforestry initiative, established by our pioneering farmer Mió and funded every time you drink this delicious coffee. By cultivating a vibrant forest ecosystem around water sources, our shade-grown coffee not only thrives but also fosters a haven for birdlife. Get ready for a delicious coffee with hints of hazelnut, dark chocolate and touches of plum. When combined with milk, this coffee develops a velvety toffee taste, making it an ideal choice for starting your day on a high note or savouring throughout the day. We recommend pairing with: Sweet apple dessert Best brewing methods: ✔ Espresso machine: highlights sweetness and body ✔ Cafetiere: for a full, rich cup How do I brew this coffee? Explore our brew guides to find the right method for you. We removed seals on our bags to reduce plastic in our packaging, to keep your coffee as fresh as possible you can use our convenient coffee clips or our stylish coffee tins. The Sombra Project .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Sombra (meaning ‘shade’ in Portuguese) is a five-year agroforestry project and the combined effort of three parties in Brazil: Professor Lucas Louzada – Universtity of Espirito Santos (Research) Fazenda MIO (private) Volcano Coffee Works (market) This is how the project breaks down over time:Stage One/Year One1. Reforest all land which surrounds the natural water sources such as creeks, rivers, natural reservoirs, rivers etc. This is critical in order to establish and protect clean water systems2. Plant all non-coffee trees on a systematic grid laid out by species, with proximity enough to allow for mechanised picking and drone application of fertilizer and allowing to achieve canopy stratificationStage Two/Year Two1. Plant all coffee trees once 12-month growth on canopy trees is achieved2. Reforest all remaining land that surrounds coffee plants to complete a contiguous forest systemStage Three/Year Three1. Harvest and cultivation + full research phase. This is wherethe real research sets in regarding how toa. Manage and scale harvest within the systemb. Analyse relationships between coffee and trees species and roots systems to further develop quality and yield protocolsc. Full sensory analysis over all variants of coffee species and tree species interactionStage 4/Year 4Complete and publish data sets and create a farming template with commercial models to accredit the project as a legitimately recognised carbon-negative practiceStage 5/Year 5Implement Sombra methodology across the entirety of the remaining land. Learn more about the project here.
