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Red Brick

Red Brick

£14.50
£14.50
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Espresso
PLUM / CHOCOLATE / HAZELNUT / RAISIN
Costa Rica / Guatemala
Size
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50% Puente Tarrazú / 50% Chacayá

As the crops change, so do the components of our Red Brick, highlighting harvest cycles and celebrating the seasonality of coffee. We've combined the great fruit qualities from each component, and allowed the sweetness to shine.

Also available as a subscription.

*Component percentages are subject to change.

  • RECIPE
      RECIPE

      This profile and recipe was developed on a Victoria Arduino VA388 Black Eagle with VST 20g baskets – so should be taken as a starting point, and not an absolute as different machines extract in different ways.

      The recommended baskets for this espresso recipe are the VST 20g.

      Bought more than you need? Here’s James Hoffmann’s guide on freezing coffee beans to make sure your coffee stays fresher for longer. Should you freeze coffee beans?

      RECIPE DETAILS

      We recommend the following recipe as a starting point:

      • Dose: 19 grams

      • Brew temperature: 201ºF-202ºF/94ºC-94.5ºC

      • Brew time: 28-32 sec

      • Brew Ratio: 1:2

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  • Coffee information
      Coffee

      Puente Tarrazú

      Roast Level

      Medium

      Country

      Costa Rica

      Process

      White Honey

      Variety

      Catuaí, Caturra

      Producer

      Puente Tarrazú Micromill

      Coffee

      Chacayá

      Roast Level

      Medium

      Country

      Guatemala

      Process

      Washed

      Variety

      Catuaí, Bourbon, Caturra

      Producer

      Chacayá Producer Group

  • About
      ABOUT

      Your latest Red Brick repeats the star combo of Costa Rica’s Puente Tarrazú with Chacayá from Sololá, Guatemala. Bringing to mind flavours of dark chocolate, dried fruits like raisins and prunes, and hazelnut, this edition is perfect for the transition into autumn.

      Purchases with micromill Puente Tarrazú represent our longest continuous Red Brick relationship. For the 2025 season, the dry mill manager Alejandro and Puente’s three key socios (Liz Rivera, Dinier Naranjo, and Mainor Rivera) really stepped up their efforts. Their weekly cuppings with the Exclusive team and a focus on nutrition paid off; our first test roasts made it clear that this year’s lot is the sweet, dense foundation of this Red Brick!

      The second component from Sololá’s Beneficio Chacayá brings the dried fruit and red apple notes to this blend. This mill buys and processes cherries from farmers around the segment of Lake Atitlán near Santiago. The group’s de facto leader Andres Tziná works closely with exporter Los Volcanes to make this community blend a reality. Together, these Central American micromills compose a blend with hints of baking spices, praline, and baked apples.