Out with the Old in with the New...

Fifth Battery Seasonal Blend
Sweet choc-malt flavours complimented by a distinct and complex citrus aroma. Notes of caramel, lime and cherry are found in this blend which enthralls the palate with its sweetness. With the addition of milk, the chocolate and malt flavours shine through giving a sweet, medium bodied coffee combined with clarity and brightness.
Country... Ethiopia, Nicaragua and Honduras

Feature coffee Panama Santa Teresa Estate...

Panama Santa Teresa Estate
Origin: Panama
Altitude: 1400-1550mts
Crop Year: 2010
Varietal: Catuai Caturra & Bourbon

Cocoa like aroma, nuts, mild citrus acidity and a caramel and chocolate sweetness. This coffee has a medium body, and a sweet and nutty aftertaste.

About Panama Santa Teresa Estate:
La Finca Santa Teresa is located in the micro region of Piedra Candela, specifically high in the area known as Santa Clara. The property contains approximately 450 hectares in total, with 120 hectares of coffee production. Their varieties consist of Catuai, Caturra, and Typica and all production is above 1500 meters.

Panama borders Columbia and Costa Rica. Panama’s coffee producing areas are located in the regions around one of the highest inactive volcanoes of Central America, the Volcan Baru (3,475 m. / 11,400 ft.); Boquete, Volcan, and Renacimiento.

The uniqueness about Panama’s Coffees are the microclimates present, and its surrounding land full of rich nutritional and fertile soils, making these high lands perfect conditions to cultivate and harvest a great variety of special coffees.

Current feature coffee....

Ethiopia Limu
Origin: Ethiopia
Region: Oromia
Altitude: 1800-2000mtrs
Crop Year: 2010
Varietal: Heirloom Ethiopian

Clean, juicy sweetness, soft citrus acidity, rounded body, notes of dark fruits, berries and spice.

This coffee is from within the broad Oromia region and likely from a special location within Djima, close the Kaffa region. The coffee is grown at good altitudes ranging from 1750-2100meters and will be processed through one of the many excellent cooperatives such as Kenteri, Babu or Gera.

All these coffees are special preparation unwashed; which means only the ripest cherries are picked, sorted through flotation then hand sorted. The best cherries are then laid out on raised woven drying beds for 2-3 weeks and slowly and evenly dried.

About Oromia:

Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia. Covering 353,632 square kilometers stretching from the western border in an arc to the southwestern corner of the country, its one of the largest states in terms of both population and area.

The huge region includes some of the smaller coffee sub-regions such as Bale, Illubabor, Kaffa, Sidamo, Welega and Jimma.

Enjoy!

News from the front line...

Our intelligence tells us…

The demand for greens continues to grow, supply is short and prices are high. Short-term prices have been swayed by external factors like the Japanese earthquake & Middle East situation.

Coffee which we bring into play and how it will effect us….

Brazil: The 2011 crop is short, some suggesting BIG time short. We believe that the new crop this year will be outrageously expensive right through 2012.

Ethiopia: Traceability, sourcing and securing top lots has been difficult for some time, this will exacerbated even further in the future. Any decent quality or specialty lots landing into Australia in the second half of 2011 are going to be expensive.

In summary…

Wholesale & retail prices are going to increase and by a good amount and prepare for the possibility that we might need to do it again!

This weeks Roast Summary straight from the mouth of our very own ‘Master General Roaster’…

Brother Espresso House Blend:

Upfront there is a strong berry/cherry sweetness from the Indonesian and Ethiopian.

A quicker roast of the Ethiopian is bring out wine/cherry notes at the start of the cup.

The Nicaraguan is highlighting orange and lime notes in the aftertaste.

Fifth Battery Seasonal Blend:

Very toasty and caramel at the start of the cup.

Mild acidity in the aftertaste with a peanut like finish.

Easter's here, so let's go play!

Fifth Battery will be closed from Good Friday 22nd April and re-open on the ANZAC public holiday Tuesday 26th April.

Rolling Pitchers

Ladies & Gentalmen,
Rapha have reported on our event;
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Davids' Cold Brew Coffee Extract

Enjoy Davids' cold brew at home now on sale in-store.

Gently brewed from Fifth Battery roasted beans. The cold-brew process extracts the coffee bean's delicious flavour producing a bold, super-smooth coffee extract.

See website for serving instructions.