Collection: Advent Calendar Espresso South America 2023

We are now reaching the South of the Americas. South America, with its majestic Andes, dense rainforests and rich cultures, is the heart of the world's coffee production. The tropical regions, are home to the largest coffee growing areas in the world. The Arabica coffees grown here vary according to geographical and climatic conditions and range from chocolaty, nutty and rather spicy notes to fruity flavours.

By the way, aroma is what you smell when you grind or brew the coffee. Flavour notes, is what you taste in the cup when you drink the coffee. However, the two terms are often used interchangeably.

You can read more about describing the flavour profile of a coffee in this blog post on "Coffee Tasting Terminology".

And finally, a brief explanation of the difference between filter and espresso: the only difference is the type of roasting, this is matched to the preparation method: An espresso has a short contact time with the water (about 30-40 seconds), to optimise the taste profile, a slightly darker roast is better. The contact time with filter is slightly longer, the beans are then roasted a little lighter. The contact time is shortest in a fully automatic machine, so the beans are roasted a little darker here. This is similar to the way classic espressos are roasted. Depending on how you like to drink your coffee, you can easily brew an espresso roast as a filter.