Caffe Fantastico

Full bodied and balanced with a combination of milk chocolate, praline and caramel.  This coffee is produced by award-winning and prolific coffee producer, Ricardo Zelaya. Caffe Fantatico is proud to have offered coffee from Ricardo since 2009. Carrizal is located in an extremely remote region in Eastern Guatemala, close to the Honduran border. The name refers to the Carrizo trees that grow in the area. Of the many varieties grown on the farm, this current lot consists of Bourbon 300 and Villa Sarchi Arabica varieties. Source: caffefantastico.com (roaster’s own copy).

Our house espresso. Rich, complex and balanced. Flavour combos of chocolate, caramel, along with warm toasty nut and buttery elements. Complimented by mild spice hints and dried fruit.   Our signature house espresso blend of over 25 years,   the aptly named Causeway Fantastico is a daily reminder of our humble early days of serving hand-pulled lever espresso on Victoria’s Inner Harbor. This blend produces a complex, rich textured,   yet balanced espresso with big taste and heavy body. Source: caffefantastico.com (roaster’s own copy).

Elegant sweetness, plush, bright and juicy. Panela, candied citrus, peach, plum, tea-rose. Juan owns El Pedregal farm (1920 masl) in Tarqui, a town in Huila Department in Southern Colombia. This lot consists of 100% Tabi variety, a hybrid of the two parent strains of Arabica: Typica and Bourbon, combined with Timor. It was designed to combine the disease resistance of Timor with the superior cup quality of Typica and Bourbon varietals. Source: caffefantastico.com (roaster’s own copy).

Full flavoured, rich and balanced. Dutch cocoa, molasses, warm toasted nuttiness. Our beloved Decaf Fantastico is a blend consisting of Swiss Water Process and a natural sugar cane EA process for decaffeination. For those sensitive to caffeine, rest assured that the same care and attention goes into the sourcing, roasting and brewing for our decaf. After all, it is all about the flavour! Suitable for all brewing methods. Source: caffefantastico.com (roaster’s own copy).

This natural process coffee is fresh, juicy and fruity, and lush and creamy. Notes of peach tea, soft red fruits, and sweet florals. It is well known that Ethiopia is the birthplace of the Arabica coffee species, but it also shares the distinction as being the cradle of human evolution. Ardi is named after Ardipithecus Ramidus, believed to be the oldest hominid skeleton found dating back to 4.4 million years. Ardi has been developed by one of our long-time Ethiopian importers, Samuel Demisse of Keffa Coffee. This year’s offering is made up of coffees grown by a collective of farmers from Odo S Source: caffefantastico.com (roaster’s own copy).

Key lime pie, peach candy, bergamot and jasmine florals. Sweet, lush, fragrant. ‘Testi’ is the local Harrari word for happiness, as well as the name of the coffee-exporting company that has produced this remarkable coffee. Established by  Faysel Abdosh in 2009, Testi Specialty Coffee now owns twenty washing stations, servicing thousands of farmers in the Southwest Gedeo Zone region of Ethiopia-particularly Guji, West Arsi, Sidama, and Yirgacheffe. Source: caffefantastico.com (roaster’s own copy).

Fantastico Dark is available by pre-order to ensure the freshest roast possible. Full bodied, featuring a rich walnut roast appearance and an inviting aromatic intensity. Deep dark chocolate and complex sugar-browning qualities, with a satisfying bittersweet finish. This coffee is for those who enjoy a more classic, roast forward coffee.  Source: caffefantastico.com (roaster’s own copy).

Rich and comforting. Fine drinking chocolate, honey comb, raisin, purple plum. Huehuetenango is one of eight designated coffee producing regions in Guatemala. Sharing a border with Mexico in the West of the country, this area is rugged and has the highest elevations for coffee cultivation. The dry hot winds that move into the highlands from Mexico mix with the cool air creating a microclimate that allows coffee to be grown up to 2000m and keeps frost from occurring. The region is blessed with countless rivers and streams allowing most farmers, who own a wet mill onsite, to process their own co Source: caffefantastico.com (roaster’s own copy).

A 50/50 blend of our signature espresso, Causeway Fantastico and our Decaf Fantastico blend for ease of ordering. Source: caffefantastico.com (roaster’s own copy).

Complex, rich, elegant, bright. Blackberry, fresh citrus fruits, date syrup,  floral and tea notes. Kenya, as a coffee producing nation, is unique for a number of reasons: It grows coffee varieties that are almost exclusive to Kenya. Developed by Scott Laboratories in the 1930s varieties like SL 34 and SL 28 have been mainstays until the emergence of more recent hybrids like Ruiru 11 and Batian. It is not uncommon to graft the new varieties to older SL rootstock due to their deep root system, allowing for less water and nutrient demands. Source: caffefantastico.com (roaster’s own copy).

Full-bodied and smooth. Dark chocolate and spicy, with a brown sugar sweetness and a hint of smokiness. Caffe Fantastico has proudly offered coffee from this distinctively northern terroir for over 25 years. Starting with exceptional coffee from the small community of El Malinal, we now support a collective of several communities, thanks to our long standing supplier Gruppo Terruño Nayarita ( GTN ). Source: caffefantastico.com (roaster’s own copy).

Caramel, golden raisin with soft berry, gum drop and  stonefruit notes.  Silky, creamy, honey-toned  mouthfeel . Caffe Fantastico has proudly offered coffee from this distinct northern terroir for almost 20 years. Starting with exceptional coffee from the small community of El Malinal, we now support a collective of several communities, thanks to our long standing supplier Gruppo Terruño Nayarita (GTN).   Source: caffefantastico.com (roaster’s own copy).

Warm caramel, nuttiness, dried fruit undertones. Your daily go-to cup that is sure to satisfy with the perfect balance of flavour and value. Versatile for all brewing methods. Source: caffefantastico.com (roaster’s own copy).