Nektar Roaster | The Sap - 300g

COFFEE DESCRIPTION

A wealth of sweet aromas

Origin: Brazil and Colombia
Cultivar: Mixed blend
Tasting notes: Nuts - Caramel - Chocolate - Creamy

TASTE

When Nektar launched their roastery in 2018, they wanted to create a flagship blend. An espresso blend that would be their best seller. After 10 years of selling other roasters' coffees in their stores, they knew what they wanted. They were looking for notes of caramelized nuts and milk chocolate. An easy-to-love espresso, without bitterness. Smooth, not too full-bodied, slightly bold. Equally at home in the mainstream and third wave.

Mission accomplished, it's been their best-selling coffee for over two years!

You'll get a beautiful texture in the cup; it's designed to produce plenty of crema. The taste: a nutty opening, sweetness, and a chocolatey finish.

ORIGIN

This coffee is a blend of two origins: Colombia and Brazil. Nektar works closely with two producers to achieve results that meet their expectations.

The Colombian coffee gives it its characteristic sweetness. It comes from a Quebec farmer who has a coffee farm in the Huila region.

The natural Brazilian coffee provides the texture for the crema, the caramelized sugar, and the chocolate. Grower Jose Maria supplies them with his naturally dried beans.

ROASTING

This blend is not dark roasted. We want to maintain complexity, to recapture the sweetness, without the smokiness or bitter cocoa notes.

It's a bit more complex than their Récolte series coffees. Enough to make the coffee porous, for maximum texture.

TASTING

Specially designed for espresso, from a simple espresso to a large latte. It's the Nektar Caféologue's regular coffee. The everyday coffee that lets you start the day pleasantly energized.

It's also the coffee they use for their cold brew recipe.

It's an easy-to-extract blend. You'll get a great result, regardless of the quality of your machine.

Parameters:
Ground coffee quantity: 18.5 grams
Coffee quantity in cup: 32 grams
Extraction time: 30 seconds
Temperature: 200° F (93° C)

NEKTAR ROASTER

At the very beginning of their adventure, in 2009, Nektar set out to introduce the world of specialty coffee to the general public. They offered more than twenty third-wave roasters in their small shop in the St-Roch district of Quebec City, but they felt something was missing. They wanted to share their knowledge and discover all the new developments in the world of coffee cultivation, but they had to navigate through the offerings of their roasting partners, which didn't fully meet their aspirations.

This is why, in 2018, they chose to take the plunge into the world of roasting, to offer you more exploration, their vision, their DNA.

The world of coffee is evolving at breakneck speed, and many drying techniques, terroirs, and coffee growers deserve to be more prominent than they currently are.

They therefore decided to offer you an unbiased discovery experience, with a traceability approach from farm to cup. This allows them to actively participate in the sustainable development of producing countries. More and more of you are discovering their coffees, and this allows them to exchange ideas and build relationships with more than twenty producers each year.

They are as passionate as they were in 2009, and their curiosity is undeniable. If a new technique is being used, a new crossbred cultivar is being developed, or a farm is experimenting with its harvest, they've likely reserved a portion of this batch. Exploring and sharing the fruits of their research with you is their greatest pleasure.

This enthusiasm is accompanied by a crucial element: respect for all the people behind every farm, every harvested and roasted bean, and every cup of coffee you hold in your hands.

Let's explore together, with respect.