We want to wish you all a very merry one in the only way Has Bean coffee knows (in a video)

This is last years card, with Roland in the Roland cart. But I am sure many of you may not have seen it, so its brand new, shiny new

Well were here and this one is a bit special, a Christmas day kind of coffee? A tiny 80kg lot of the special reserve selection from Ernesto Menendez. He hand selects these lots to make sure the very best of his years production is offered under his special reserve brand. We are lucky to have this, we don’t know how much there is out there, but we know not a lot.

In the cup there is the big hit of spice tied with an underlying sweetness, think 100s and 1000s chocolate sweets and a super complex acidty of oranges and peaches.

It is a rare rare rare cup, and something you HAVE to try.

Made in the UK by craftsmen, these are available in 53 mm and 58 mm and in a light wood and a dark wood

You should really check them out here. I think they are not only lovely but great value too

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A new coffee a new day, its been a marathon ten days but this is an old favourite coming back for a very short time. Owned by Sergio who has become a good friend (and I hope to get the normal christmas email any day soon) who has made this micro lot “Parcela el Pollo” which I thought was packet of chicken but parcela can also mena small plot/area. The ‘chicken plot’ is situated at the very highest point of the farm which is 1770 metres above sea level. It’s a mix of Bourbon and Catuai varietals, which are hand picked, fully washed and sun dried.

In the cup expect big toffee sweetness and viscosity, paired with brown sugar and a super clean finish. Lovely grape like acidity, tight but complex. A great espresso and lovely filter brewed coffee.

you can buy it here

Todays is a DVD stocking filler for the home barista that wants to learn some more, priced at a stocking filler price.

If you have a small home espresso machine, chances are that you can make better coffee at home than in your favourite coffee shop! The Kitchen Barista film will teach you exactly how to do make it happen. It’s a 45 minute long DVD guide, designed to teach you all you need to know – in a 7-step, super-simple guide!

You can buy it here and you should a great 45 min watch that you will keep going back to, Torstein is a great host and a top guy and talented barista who uses his skills of presentation and as a coffee professional to show you how to get the best out of a home set up.

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Today we have a blast from the past, a bit of retro blend in retro packing for one week only. To find out more watch here

Has Bean Premium Espresso Blend consists of Brazil Fazenda Cachoeria for sweetness (33%), Guatemala El Bosque Red Bourbon for acidity (33%), and Celebes Torja Kalosi (33%)for body and mouthfeel.

But to say its an espresso blend that wont be around for long, and you can buy it here

This coffee I think is the foundation we have built has bean on. It was the first time that I truly understood what coffee could be. I made a video while I was on my only visit to the farm where I get all gushy, I don’t think I can watch it back, but you can if you wish to drown in smush

Its great to have this coffee back. but to counteract the serious video, there is one here thats a little more silly from the same farm.

But you can buy it here

The seven swans a swimming in a waterfall title just a play on Cachoeria meaning waterfall in Portuguese

So my trip to Ethiopia last month I learnt a lot about how the markets work there. In Ethiopia we have seen a centralisation of coffee exports through the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX). It is now virtually impossible to provide accurate information of the precise traceability of coffees as lots are anonymised upon arrival at the Exchange.

But what I did learn was some tricks and some ways you can use the tools to add some more information where the blanks are, to add some provenience to coffee. I also learnt the questions to ask,to the exporter/importer and this time it has paid off.

So this is a fully washed is from the Borena region of Sidamo, which is the very south of Sidamo, see map below

But more important than where it is from is how it tastes. This one is a little special. In the cup expect a fruit mixup of apricot and peach, its like a summer day in a cup light and bright. A creamy mouthfeel followed up by a super clean finish. Peaches and cream in a cup with a wicked hint of spice on the back end. A great example of what a sidamo should taste like.

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Like buses you wait 6 months for a good colombian and two come along Unlike yesterdays, this one is a little more floral and a little brighter, a fantastic cup all the same. I think the sunflower descriptor nails it.

A slightly smaller lot than the San Antonio its only 5 bags and wont be around for ever. So dive in quickly

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It’s called Colombia San Antonio, and is from the Tolima region. It’s a great example of a super Colombian. It seems so long since we last had one: this makes me very happy that they are coming back.

This fully washed beauty has a creamy and malted drink like mouth-feel, mixed with caramel and toffee sweetness. There is not too much acidity there, but what there is is clean and controlled. A great coffee that works super super well in a blend. Delicious espresso.

Want it in your Christmas stocking? then get buying here