NERO KING OF ESPRESSO COFFEE

Every company protects the recipe for their own special blend of beans believing it to be the perfect combination to make the ultimate ‘Espresso’ coffee. We are no different! This blend was created in 1996 when the received wisdom was that blends should be made only of coffee beans from Brazil and perhaps some ‘Robusta’. Famous brands ruled the market and whilst some certainly knew how to make a good espresso, the major difference was one of quality rather than taste profile. We started to experiment with some of the phenomenal Grand Cru coffees we were roasting, and enjoying in cafétieres and filter equipment, in an espresso machine. Whilst it was clear that ‘espresso’ coffee seemed to benefit from a certain roast profile, there was a wholly unappreciated world of flavour profiles that could be enjoyed when using different origins. Some of the world‘s best coffee’s finer qualities are lost when made as an espresso but many survive. After much experimentation, we settled on what we still believe holds up as a truly Grand Cru espresso, and we named it Nero. We love the sweet body, blackberry, chocolate, walnut, black treacle and hazelnut character of this speciality. It is the go-to blend for our customers and Baristas alike when making an espresso. It's also delicious made in any other form of equipment!