Salawara Estate

Blue Tokai. Light roast, anaerobic natural. Hassan, Karnataka. Drink it black.

Notes

Pineapple and molasses on the nose, then red apple, pear, almond. Medium body, zesty finish. Rest the bag ~12 days from roast. Water straight off the boil (light roast, 94–96°C). Fruit notes show as it cools. Sour and hollow means grind finer. Bitter and drying means coarser.

The bag · Pourover guide

Prep

16g coffee · 240ml water · V60. Rinse the paper, discard the rinse. Grind, level the bed.

Steps

1. 0:00 — pour 60ml. Stir 3 times.

2. Wait 30 seconds.

3. 0:30 — pour 60ml (120 total).

4. Wait 30 seconds.

5. 1:00 — pour 60ml (180 total).

6. Wait 30 seconds.

7. 1:30 — pour 60ml (240 total). Swirl once.

8. Wait until 3:00.

9. Lift the cone.

AeroPress, same bean: 18g, 230ml, 93°C, 2:30.