$26

  • Seasonal

01

Roast Level: Bright

  • 3

    Bright

  • 0

    Comforting

  • 0

    Traditional

The Sapsucker is a migratory bird with a sweet tooth. Just like our coffee team, it is programmed to seek sweetness. We think it would find this espresso blend, bursting with flavors of tart cranberry, sweet tangerine, and juicy plum, as irresistible as we do.

Tangerine

Cranberry

Plum

The details

Origin story

  • Country Ethiopia
  • Producer Smallholder Farmers
  • Region Oromia
  • Elevation Range 1900-2250 m
  • Processing Method Washed
  • Drying Method Raised Bed
  • Harvest November 2023 - February 2024
  • Direct Trade Partner Since 2015
  • Country Guatemala
  • Producer Gildardo Perez
  • Elevation Range 1650-1850 m
  • Processing Method Washed
  • Drying Method Raised Bed
  • Harvest January - March 2024
  • Direct Trade Partner Since 2018
  • Direct Trade
The Sapsucker is a migratory bird with a sweet tooth. Just like our coffee team, it is programmed to seek sweetness. We think it would find this espresso blend, bursting with flavors of tart cranberry, sweet tangerine, and juicy plum, as irresistible as we do.
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How To Brew

We recommend your finished espresso should weigh 2.5 times as much as your coffee dose., which provides an excellent total extraction level and maximizes flavor pulled out of the ground coffee. For espresso we recommend a fine grind, setting 1 if you are ordering from Intelligentsiacoffee.com

Recommended Method Espresso Machine

  1. 01.
    Weigh Coffee 18g of coffee yields 45g
  2. 02.
    Grind Coffee
  3. 03.
    Make an even bed of coffee in the portafilter and pull the shot
  4. 04.
    Enjoy
Espresso in cup
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    Why We're Different

    • Intelligentsia coffee buyers travel year-round working with a network of farmers. From the farm, coffee arrives at the roasting works in Chicago, where coffee professionals cup, grade, and release over 50 single-origins and blends annually.

    • Intelligentsia Direct Trade means partnering with people who obsess about quality as much as we do, and building meaningful relationships with farmers. Today, the Intelligentsia Direct Trade community includes more than 50 partners in 14 countries.

    • A quarter-century of obsession with quality, more than 15 years of sourcing great coffee the right way, and an authoritative point of view on how to elevate coffee make Intelligentsia a trusted partner on your coffee journey.

12oz bag of Sapsucker Espresso
Sapsucker Espresso