The name describes the cup: vanilla and honey open with a thick sweetness, then a spirit-like warmth of whiskey and rum comes through from the fermentation itself, and chocolate cream closes the finish smooth. The small pack is deliberate — this is a coffee you brew attentively and drink slowly.

The lot comes from Masaguara in Honduras at G1 grade — Castillo and Caturra grown at 1,600 meters — and is fermented with sherry wine, a process that layers those spirit notes into the bean before roasting. The roast is medium and set up for filter: use a V60 or Kalita at 1:16 with water around 92°C to let the sweetness land in full.

Highlights

• Sofe Roastery — Honduras at G1 grade
• Masaguara region at 1,600 meters
• Castillo and Caturra varieties
• Sherry wine fermentation
• Notes of vanilla, whiskey, rum, honey and chocolate cream
• Medium roast set up for filter
• 100g net weight

Specifications

• Roaster: Sofe
• Origin: Honduras
• Region: Masaguara (G1 grade)
• Variety: Castillo and Caturra
• Process: Sherry wine fermentation
• Altitude: 1600 m
• Tasting notes: Vanilla, whiskey, rum, honey, chocolate cream
• Roast: Medium
• Brew method: Filter
• Net weight: 100g

A Colombian coffee from Sofe's Premium selection. The roaster named it "Strawberry," which puts the fruit right at the front of the cup: a ripe red sweetness and a bright, juicy acidity. It is classified for filter brewing, where acidity and sweetness show most clearly.

A 100g bag of specialty coffee, a small format meant to be brewed slowly and ground fresh each time. Start with a medium grind on a V60 at 1:16 with water at 92-94°C, then taste and adjust the grind to what lands in your cup: coarsen it a touch if the acidity comes through sharp, go finer if the cup tastes flat. Drink it black the first time, and keep the bag sealed somewhere dry, away from heat and light.

Highlights

• A Colombian coffee from Sofe roastery
• From Sofe's Premium selection
• Strawberry flavor, as the roaster named it
• Classified for filter brewing
• 100g bag, ground fresh
• Start at 1:16 with water at 92-94°C

Specifications

• Roaster: Sofe
• Origin: Colombia
• Flavor: Strawberry (per the roaster's product name)
• Brew method: Filter
• Net weight: 100g

A cup that jumps at you with outright peach sweetness, like a peach gummy ring, alongside apricot, a touch of white wine and a floral lift. The body is syrupy and the sweetness is high, so you get a coffee that drinks like dessert while staying cleanly acidic.

The beans are Castillo from Finca Santa Monica, grown by Colombian producer Jairo Arcila at 1,450 meters, washed and then co-fermented with peach and wine yeast, which is where that fruit intensity comes from. The roast is medium light and aimed at filter: try 15g to 240ml at 92C with a bloom and two pours. The 100g pack is sized for tasting and comparing.

Highlights

• Outright peach sweetness with apricot and white wine
• Co-fermented with peach and wine yeast
• From Finca Santa Monica, producer Jairo Arcila
• Castillo variety at 1,450 meters
• Medium-light roast aimed at filter
• Syrupy body with high sweetness
• 100g pack, sized for tasting

Specifications

• Roaster: Sofe
• Origin: Colombia
• Region: Finca Santa Monica - producer Jairo Arcila
• Variety: Castillo
• Process: Washed, co-fermented with peach and wine yeast
• Altitude: 1,450 m
• Tasting notes: Peach gummy ring, apricot, white wine, floral, syrupy body
• Roast: Medium light
• Brew method: Filter
• Net weight: 100g