Oh hey there Thieves mates! One other month, one other scrumptious espresso to be featured. This time round we’re that includes The Santuario Mission – a espresso farm based by Camilo Merizalde situated within the elusive Totoro Area of Colombia.
Camilo partnered with beloved Melbourne roastery, Standards Espresso, to convey you two distinctive coffees this month. Assume sweetly spiced filter brew and an espresso roast giving robust brown sugar and yellow peach vibes. Drool!
THE FARM
We spoke with Camilo Merizalde, Founding father of The Santuario Mission – the Colombian espresso farm that supplied Melbourne primarily based roastery, Standards Espresso, along with your beans this month. Camilo talks to us about how he began The Santuario Mission, what makes his farm distinctive and his very particular espresso rising area!
Inform us about your self and the way The Santuario Mission obtained began.
Hello everybody at Thieves, I’m Camilo Merizalde and I’m the Founding father of The Santuario Mission. I truly began off my profession as a monetary dealer, with zero expertise within the espresso trade. Throughout my visits to suppliers I had many individuals asking me the place they may discover good high quality Colombian espresso. So once I traveled again residence to Colombia I reached out to individuals who labored in espresso farming so I might study extra concerning the specialty espresso trade. By 1997, after tons of analysis, I began a espresso venture impressed by outdated Colombian farms from the 60s and 70s.
I started selling Santuario Farm throughout my journeys to the USA and Europe. It was very thrilling to listen to the optimistic suggestions from worldwide importers and roasters. All they needed to hear was: Colombia, Cauca state, specialty farm, 180 hectares, 2.000 mts excessive, shade grown, Pink Bourbon, Typica, extended fermentation methods, and a espresso backyard with 18 varietals. That offered the farm! Again then it was a one in all a sort venture that was capable of fulfill the goals of many Colombian espresso lovers.
The place did the title ‘Santuario’ come from?
‘Santuario’ is the Spanish phrase for ‘sanctuary’. It got here from the truth that we created a sanctuary and dream farm in a really tough space of Colombia – the Cauca Mountains. Our brand additionally resembles a feminine Harvester with the picture of a virgin within the background resulting from there being a number of Catholic affect within the close by metropolis of Popayan.
Inform us extra concerning the Colombian espresso farms and the rising area.
Santuario Cauca is situated within the Totoro Area of Colombia. Primarily Bourbon coffees and some different varietals develop finest right here. Our farm is on the good altitude which supplies unimaginable circumstances to develop espresso. Our coffees are being processed within the neighbouring metropolis of Armenia on the new Campo Hermoso processing centre with Edwin Noreña. We even have affiliate farms within the area that offer us with coffees.
THE ROASTER
Shout out to a Melbourne favorite, Standards Espresso! Thanks for roasting up some really scrumptious beans for our Thieves Group this month. We thought it’d even be enjoyable to choose Co-Founder and Head Roaster Craig Simon’s mind a bit. What’s he getting as much as within the nice state of Victoria and what music is he listening to whereas roasting? Learn our interview with him beneath!
What are your present favorite hang around spots?
We’re actually having fun with the outskirts of Melbourne and regional Victoria. Undoubtedly eager to take a look at FIN Wines in Dixons Creek subsequent. Can’t go previous a day exploring the Yarra Valley. Fortunately, wine tastings do rely as palate improvement! We like to discover the affect wine processing has on flavour, which is similar to espresso.
What do you assume is probably the most thrilling factor about your native espresso scene proper now?
A return to internet hosting occasions and seeing our cafes buzzing once more! We really feel very lucky to be working in an area the place we will host cuppings, information occasions and visitor audio system. There’s a flourishing group of latest roasters which can be developing by means of the Standards Co-Roastery which can be making super-high-quality espresso and dealing with farmers straight which is fostering some thrilling new initiatives and low releases.
What are your go-to music tracks in the intervening time?
My previous as a Jazz Drummer undoubtedly performs a giant affect on the music we hearken to within the roastery! On heavy rotation in the intervening time is Welcome by Don Glori. It’s an superior first album – properly well worth the pay attention.
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THE COFFEE
Colombia / Pink Bourbon / Gold Wash
FILTER COFFEE
This month’s filter espresso is a scrumptious Pink Bourbon cherry utilizing Gold Wash processing. A really distinctive flavour profile described as “spicy” with an aroma that reminds us of tamarind.
Espresso Origin:
Colombia
Tasting Notes:
Notes of tamarind, ginger and star fruit
Urged Recipe for Filter:
15g espresso to 250g water
50g bloom for 30 seconds
Slowly prime up one other 200g water for two:00-2:half-hour
Colombia / Ethiopia Espresso Mix
ESPRESSO & CAPSULE COFFEE
This month’s espresso mix consists of 60% washed Pink Bourbon espresso from the Santuario Mission in Colombia, along with a 40% pure course of regional Ethiopia mix.
Espresso Origin:
Colombia & Ethiopia
Tasting Notes:
Notes of peach and toffee
Urged Recipe for Espresso:
Dose in 22.5g
Dose out 40g
In 22-28 seconds
