Caravela: Special Feature

This drop we are doing something a little different and featuring Caravela, a business core to ethically sourced specialty coffee in Australia. But if they aren't a roaster, what are they? Caravela is an importer / exporter. What sets them apart is they source their coffee direct from farms and pay based on quality. This gives the farmers an incentive to improve their product and supports them with living wages and all the local economic benefits that come along with that.

Caravela also publishes transparency reports for all the coffees they buy. A big thanks to Legend Coffee for roasting this batch up for us. Read more here.

Natural vs Washed

You will notice that the two coffees we have featured this drop are from the same region in El Salvador. In fact, the only major difference between the coffees is the processing method. We did this intentionally so you can explore and understand the difference between washed and natural coffees! So, what is the difference?

Well, simply put, a washed coffee bean is removed from the coffee cherry before drying, whereas a natural is left inside. These are the two ends of the coffee processing spectrum, and it produces a wildly different flavour profile. 

Washed coffees tend to taste clean, unique and identifiable. Natural coffees on the other hand are more complex, stewed and tend to taste more like 'coffee'. Let us know in the comments which you prefer!

Feedback

If this is something you enjoyed, let us know! We would love to do more special features like this. Whether its importer/exporters like Caravela or particular farms! As always, the coffee will be roasted by our partnered Australian Local roasters.