Black Gold No.3
Black Gold No.3 is the coffee that started it all. Our first blend, this seasonal espresso was crafted to be a crowd favourite and quickly became the foundation of everything we do.
Notes: Nutty Milk Chocolate / Biscuit
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Grind Information
Please note, our espresso grind is suitable for most home coffee machines. If you have a commercial grade coffee machine, E.g. Linea Mini, then please add an order note in your basket, requesting commercial espresso grind.
We would always recommend that you use a grinder at home in order to achieve the grind suitable for your particular brewing equipment, but we appreciate that this is not always possible, so we do offer our coffee as ground. We offer grind options that we think would achieve the best results from the numerous variations of machines and equipment that are available to consumers, but we cannot guarantee that our ground options will work with every unique set up.
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Black Gold No3
We serve Black Gold daily at our Espresso Bar alongside our other sensational coffee offerings. It’s favoured by many and part of people’s daily routines, and we couldn’t be more proud of it. Over the years Black Gold has been featured in many Great taste awards and become the coffee of choice within cafes across the UK.
Black Gold is hand-roasted to just beyond first crack to give it a rich espresso zing while still retaining the natural flavours gained at origin. Its rich chocolate and biscuit base make it very drinkable. It’s a post-blended coffee, currently made up of Fazenda do Salto and Finca El Parisio.
01. Brazil
Fazenda Do Salto
A family owned farm, with a history that goes back 100 years!
The name of the farm is related to the other passion of the family, namely horses. ‘Salto’ means ‘Jump’ in Portuguese and the family achieved many prizes in competitions.
Otávio’s parents have been in the coffee business for over a century so coffee was in his blood even before he was born. Otávio and the team have developed a static drying technique which they believe helps develop flavour, body and aromas in the cup. At fazenda do salto Almost all of the energy is generated from natural methods, either solar energy or through recycled by-products from the farm itself.
Process
Natural
Varietal
Catuai
Altitude
1000 - 2000 Masl
Regions
Fazenda Do Salto / Sul de Minas
02. El Salvador
Finca Serbia
An active volcano in western El Salvador, Ilamatepec (Santa Ana) provides fertile soils and a unique microclimate of dry winters and warm summers, ideal for coffee.
Located near Lake Coatepeque, Finca Serbia was founded in 1930 and has been dedicated to coffee ever since. The farm grows coffee under shade trees, including cedars, oaks and balsam, helping protect against rising temperatures. Leaf-rust-resistant varieties have also been introduced, helping the farm withstand the region’s 2012 coffee leaf rust outbreak.
Today, Finca Serbia is owned by Fernando Lima, with its wet mill located right on the farm.
Process
Washed
Varietal
Bourbon
Altitude
1000 Masl
Regions
Ilamatepec
Brew Recipes
Grind Setting: fine
extraction Time: 28 - 32 seconds
dose / yield: 18g / 36g
Grind Setting: Medium Fine
brew Time: 4 - 5 minutes
Ratio: 100g / Litre
Grind Setting: Fine
brew Time: 2:30 Mins
Ratio: 55 - 60g / Litre