Honduras Single Malt Scotch & Bourbon Barrel Aged (Peach Infused)

Limited Edition – Welcome to our Limited Edition Barrel Aged coffee! We are actively trying new methods and iterations with these short runs, so join in the fun and try something different with us. From here on, we will be numbering each batch so we can track our iterations and develop new techniques. For this run, we added a new element – Peach Infused Single Malt Scotch. We purchased one of the finest single malts (we can’t share which one for licensing reasons, but it starts with an M) and infused it into the wood of a bourbon barrel. Once the scotch fully absorbed into the wood, we added our Honduras La Esmeralda to the barrel for aging.

The coffee we chose for this experiment comes to us direct trade - straight from one of De La Finca’s family farms, Finca Santa Lucia. We’ve processed this coffee in several different ways (all featured here on our site) but for this experiment we chose our fully washed version. It’s clean yet flavorful with lots of body, so it seemed like the perfect candidate to see how the barrel aging process impacted the cup. Before aging, we got sweet and clean notes of peach, pear, florals and cocoa powder.

After aging, it definitely took on some of the flavors you’d expect from the wood as well as the scotch and bourbon flavors that soaked into the wood. The cup is still sweet but now it’s a more caramel character along with that sweet and boozy oak tone. There’s a dark chocolate to bittersweet chocolate tone depending on your roast level along with a touch of vanilla. It’s exactly what you’d imagine: a tasty coffee with scotch and bourbon notes but without the alcohol! So give it a try and let us know what you think - This is a very limited run, but we plan to keep iterating this process and trying new things so tell us what you think of this batch!

Reminder! This coffee is raw, you must roast it before brewing