Which Kukuwu Coffee? A Guide to Our Five
The coffee for an ordinary Tuesday is not the one for a birthday morning. Our five come from Caldas and Nariño, and each has an hour, and a method, that suit it best.
At a glance
| Coffee | When | In the cup | Brew it as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinchiná Harmony Roast | Every day | Artisanal roast, washed; bright, sweet, light body | Drip, French press or AeroPress |
| Tropical Dulce Dream | A rich cup, with or without milk | Medium roast, natural; coconut and caramel notes, full body | French press |
| Nariño Sweet Symphony | A morning with time to taste | Medium roast, washed; very sweet, chocolatey, almond | Pour-over |
| Caldas Geisha Harmony | The special occasion | Light roast, washed; floral, chamomile-like, citrus | Pour-over |
| Caldas Serenity Now | A change from the usual | Medium roast, washed, made with CBD; clean, sweet, herbal undertones | Drip or French press |
For every day: Chinchiná Harmony Roast
If you keep one coffee on hand, this is the one we would choose. Grown in Chinchiná, in Caldas, it pairs bright acidity with a pronounced sweetness, a hint of flowers over a light, creamy body, and it scores 85.5 on the Specialty Coffee Association scale. It is the most versatile of the five: a drip machine makes a good pot of it, the press gives it more body, and on a busy morning the AeroPress makes a short, concentrated cup. Take it black or with a splash of milk; it holds its balance either way. It also makes a fine tinto.
For a rich cup, with or without milk: Tropical Dulce Dream
Tropical Dulce Dream is the one to reach for when you want a cup with weight to it. Coconut and buttery caramel are its tasting notes; nothing is added. It is our one natural coffee, dried with its fruit on, which tends to bring sweetness forward, and it has a full body and a long finish. It takes milk well, and the French press suits its weight.
For a morning with time to taste: Nariño Sweet Symphony
Grown at 1,800 to 2,050 meters in Nariño, in the far southwest, this is the sweetest of the five, its chocolatey undertones and touch of almond carried on a creamy texture. A pour-over lets its sweetness and almond come through clearly. Taste it black first.
For the special occasion: Caldas Geisha Harmony
This Geisha from Villamaría and Risaralda, in Caldas, is roasted light so its florals, close to chamomile, and its juicy citrus stay intact. Keep it for a morning worth marking. Brew it as a pour-over with water just short of boiling, drink it black, and see our pour-over technique for how to pour.
For a change from the usual: Caldas Serenity Now
Caldas Serenity Now is a washed coffee from Chinchiná: clean and sweet, aromatic, with a quiet herbal edge, and made with CBD as an ingredient. Choose it when you want a cup set apart from the other four. A drip machine or a French press is all it needs.
Brewing all five
Our brewing guide gives the French press, pour-over and AeroPress recipes in grams, milliliters and minutes; a drip machine needs only your usual setting. For how processing, washed or natural, shapes the cup, read washed or natural.
Each comes as whole beans, and can be ground or packed in single-serve capsules on request. Start with the everyday cup, and keep the Geisha for the morning that asks for it. We will gladly tell you when they become available; for that, or for wholesale supply, write to us.