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PHILOCOFFEA 236 NICARAGUA El Madrono AAA

Regular price HK$260.00

El Madrono AAA is a coffee blend grown by 10 farmers in the Misty Mountains of Nicaragua and is derived from the name of the Nicaraguan tree Madrono. The Madrono is a tree that blooms during the peak coffee harvest season from November to February. Its flowers are fragrant and white in color, similar to those of the coffee tree. It is also the flower used in Nicaragua's unique Catholic festival in December. In Nicaragua, quality often suffers from humidity, so we pay close attention to the drying process. First, dry it in the sun on an African bed covered with shade cloth. They are then moved to three layers of African beds and slowly dried for another 14-15 days. At that time, it seemed that the first stage was the first 5 days, the second stage was the last 5 days, and the third stage was the last 1 to 2 days. The moisture content of the finished product is 10-11% and the water activity is 0.5-0.6.

This time the Nicaragua has a warm, chocolatey flavor with fresh, fruity acidity.
The recommended brewing method is a 4:6 formula, using coarse powder and 88°C brewing water!
You can taste red fruits such as red apples and cherries, which become smooth after cooling, and you can feel the gentle sweetness of chocolate and hazelnuts.

  • Taste: Red apple, cherry, milk chocolate, hazelnut, brown sugar, smooth, round
  • Variety: Caturra, Catuai
  • Process: Washed
  • Country: Nicaragua
  • Region: El Madrono, Jinotega
  • Altitude: 1,100 - 1,500m
  • Farm: 10 Small Producers
  • Roast: Light to medium roast
  • Baking place: Japan
  • Roasted date: January 26, 2025
  • Material: 100% coffee beans
  • Weight: 200g
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About PHILOCOFFEA

Philocoffea was founded by co-founder Tetsuka Kaji and Masami Kaji. Tetsu Kasutani is the first Asian to win the World Coffee Brewing Championship. Tetsu Megu selects and purchases green coffee beans, creates roasting profiles, and controls quality. He understands the taste of black coffee better than anyone.

Taste is subjective, so there is no right or wrong. However, Philocoffea believes that cleanliness is the key to creating complex flavors, pleasant acidity and a long-lasting sweet finish in specialty coffee. As a result, Philocoffea has a "clean" character throughout, from light roasts to dark roasts, and provides a pleasant and long-lasting aftertaste.

Specialty coffee as defined by Philocoffea must meet four key criteria: location, cultivation, hand-picking and sustainability. This means you can trace your coffee directly back to the farm where the beans were grown. Their extraction process is handled with the utmost care and sustainability. So when Tetsu Kasutani discovers a coffee he believes in, he buys it directly from the farm. Having seen firsthand how they work and live, he values ​​relationships built on trust. After interacting with locals and experiencing their culture first-hand, Tetsu Kasutani was inspired to sell their coffee.

The Philocoffea store is equipped with the best Loring roasters in the world. It is also a roasting station and sacred laboratory for exploring new and unique ways of coffee beans. Tetsu Kasutani creates and manages all roasting configurations himself. When new green coffee beans arrive, Tetsu's expertise iteratively hypothesizes, tests, and develops roasting configurations to create the best possible product.

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