Brühmarkt

A Grade 1 washed Yirgacheffe from the Ajere washing station, founded by Amare Tesema in 1998, which 800-850 smallholders deliver to and which funds new classrooms at the local school. Round and balanced: floral, with a fine winey acidity and a fruity sweetness that lingers like jasmine tea. Ideal in a V60.

Black tea, peach, cane sugar, jasmine

A fine robusta, scored 86.5, from 40 families around Huaticocha in Ecuador's Sumaco biosphere reserve, organised as the AsoAmazonas association (WITOCA) to protect the Amazon from deforestation; imported by Latitude 0. A caffeine bomb that works as espresso and filter: plum and vanilla, caramel and milk chocolate, with a clear, balanced cup.

Plum, vanilla, caramel, milk chocolate

A dark Italian roast with 40% robusta for a strong, intense espresso: 60% natural arabica from Sul de Minas grown at 950-1,200 m and 40% washed Indian robusta. Powerful, very creamy and high in caffeine, with dark chocolate, nougat and hints of cognac and hazelnut; ideal for cappuccino.

Dark chocolate, nougat, cognac, hazelnut

Brühmarkt's most popular espresso: a classic Italian-style roast done the modern way, 80% arabica and 20% robusta. Half is washed arabica from Ecuador's APECAP cooperative in Zamora (grown at 1,550-1,800 m), 30% from Peru's CENFROCAFE near the Ecuadorian border, plus Indian robusta: spicy, full-bodied and great in milk, with a dense crema.

Caramel, dark chocolate, nutty, winey

A light-roast blend of hand-picked arabica from three countries, including 20% natural Castillo from Maria Grajales's family farm La Cristalina in Quindío and 40% natural Brazil from Sul de Minas. Fruity and complex, with floral notes, a round body and the sweetness of ripe apricots and strawberries; for filter or light espresso.

Apricot jam, strawberry, almond

A natural Kenyan from Gerald's Estate on the slopes of the Aberdares in Othaya, Nyeri: a family business where the father works with his eight sons and their wives across six farms (27 acres) on red volcanic soil; milled at Sagana and imported via Kedovo e.V. A basket of berries, juicy and winey, with a creamy body and long finish.

Blueberry, strawberry, raspberry

A French-roast espresso blend of 90% arabica and 10% robusta from three origins: washed arabica from Honduras's organic COMSA cooperative in Marcala and Peru's CENFROCAFE, with Indian robusta. Creamy, soft and sweet with a full body; in milk a caramel sweetness comes forward. Made from directly traded coffees.

Milk chocolate, honey, caramel

The fourth edition of Brühmarkt's limited "Nohmæd" filter series: a natural SL28 (SCA 88.75) from Felipe Arcila's Finca Jardines del Edén in Pijao, Quindío. A Kenyan variety bred by Scott Agricultural Laboratories in the 1930s, grown here in Colombia: very juicy and sweet, with a creamy body.

Caramelised cherry, cacao nibs, mandarin

A Rainforest Alliance-certified Castillo (84.5 points) from Finca Insula in Quindío, owned for 15 years by Juan David Hernández; plantain, avocado and native roble cafetero trees grow among the coffee on the 40-hectare farm. Highly aromatic, balanced and mild: a classic filter coffee or gentle espresso.

Soft citrus, cane sugar, vanilla, milk chocolate

A honey-processed Honduras from the organic COMSA cooperative in Marcala (Café Orgánico Marcala), one of the most experienced in the country. Medium-strong and full-bodied with little acidity: chocolatey, with a touch of honey at the finish, and versatile across portafilter, moka pot and hand filter.

Honey, chocolate, nutty

"Der Welür" (from "velours": soft and smooth) is a 100% Brazilian arabica from Sul de Minas, a balanced, medium-strength espresso. Round and nutty, sweet and full from the first sip to the last, with a soft chocolate finish and very little acidity.

Chocolate, caramel, toffee, nutty

A natural Castillo with extended fermentation from Finca La Cristalina, the roughly 19-hectare farm Maria Grajales's family has owned for over 100 years, with plantain, orange and shade-giving nogal cafetero trees. Fruity and very sweet, with strawberry, stone fruit and caramel in a full, smooth body.

Strawberry, sour cherry, plum, caramel

A washed Geisha (88 points) from Finca Buenos Aires, owned by Israel Hernández's wife and run by Israel, from a traditional coffee-growing family; Geisha fills most of the farm with 3,000 trees, alongside Pink Bourbon and Papaya. Its coffees have placed in Cup of Excellence (4th in 2020, 7th in 2023). Intensely floral, with molasses sweetness and a honeyed white-tea finish.

Lemongrass, jasmine, passion fruit, blackberry, white tea

A natural anaerobic Bourbon/Jackson from producer Wellars Karangwa at 1,900 m in Gakenke, processed at the Muhondo washing station, where farmers bring their cherries on foot or by bicycle. Abundant rain from October to May slows ripening; the cup is berry-fruity and "rummy", with kiwi and chocolate in a full body.

Sweet cherry, blackcurrant, kiwi, chocolate

Brühmarkt's decaf, from Finca La Cristalina, a 19-hectare family farm in Quimbaya, Quindío, with more than a century of history. Dried on rolling carros corredizos for 7-15 days and hand-sorted several times. A full-bodied dark roast with little acidity and flavours of dark chocolate, toffee and marzipan that hold up in milk.

Dark chocolate, toffee, marzipan, amaretti