*We roast every Tuesday. All orders placed before Monday 12:00 pm (AEST) will be roasted and fulfilled that Tuesday. All orders placed after that will be roasted the following week.
Country - Ecuador
Region - Pichincha
Producer/s - Grace Morales
Washing Station - On the farm
Processing - Washed & dried on raised beds
Varietal/s - Typica
Altitude - 1500 MASL
Harvest - September 2024
Flavour Notes - Pineapple, nectarine & butterscotch
Finca Cruz is the Morales family farm, is currently being managed by Galo and Grace, a brother and sister team. It was their grandfather who first named the farm Cruz - because the two paths that led to the farm intersected and formed a cross which you could see from afar.
Grace and Galo work on different lots together and separately. We have bought Grace's honey-processed Typica previously and have returned this year to buy her fully-washed version of the same varietal.
Ecuador has incredible flavour potential and we love coffees from there. The general price of Ecuadorian coffee is very high, but the livelihoods of the farmers are usually much better than other neighbouring producing countries.
Espresso Recipe: 1:3 ratio
In: 20 grams dry dose
Out: 60 grams beverage weight output
Time: Contact time of 26+ seconds
Filter Recipe: 1:16.5 ratio
In: 20 grams dry coffee
Out: 330 grams brewing water
Time: 2:45-3:15 minutes
