ECUADOR COE

ECUADOR COE

This award-winning coffee from Finca Lugmapata was a revelation for our coffee team — an uncommon variety (Bourbon Sydra) from a region not known for specialty coffee (Chimborazo) in an origin that hasn't been on our menu since 2015 (Ecuador).

We recommend starting with a 1:18 coffee-to-water ratio, which provides an excellent total extraction level and maximizes flavor pulled out of the bean. For our special selection coffees we recommend a pour over method either on a Chemex, V60 or Kalita Wave.

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