Supernova

Supernova is our flagship single origin selected and roasted to shine on espresso. You'll notice the coffee rotate with the harvest calendar, so it's always fresh and always interesting. We select and roast to make sure Supernova always delivers a sweet, satisfying cup of coffee genuinely suited for all brewing methods.

This rotation comes from El Cipres in El Salvador. We chose it for its satisfying velvety texture, its generous natural sweetness, and the balance created by notes of raspberry.

Producer: EL Cipres

Origin: El Salvador

Variety: Red Bourbon

Processing: Washed

Altitude: 1,100-1,800m

Flavour notes: Raspberry, dark chocolate, brown sugar

Recommended brewing methods: Espresso (with or without milk), cafetierre, pour over / filter.

Located on the north slopes of the Picacho Volcano in the Balsamo-Quezaltepec coffee region, in the municipality of Nejapa, Department of San Salvador. The estate has been in the family since 1880 after being bought by Dr. Emilio Alvarez Lalinde when the family migrated to El Salvador from Colombia bringing with them their ancestral knowledge in coffee production. The estate is now run by the Alvares Gallardo family who took over in 1992 bringing a new passion and dedication to the farm working hard to achieve RFA certification as well as improving all aspects of the estate.

There is a strong family and social aspect to the El Cipres Estate as the family works hard to ensure all workers are treated with respect and dignity. There is a permanent staff who live on the farm whose food is subsidised all year round. In the houses they have also provided new efficient reduced smoke cooking stoves as well using volcanic stones as a filter of wastewater to reduce pollutants reaching the soils. During the picking season the workers also receive meals and coffee each day as well as a nutritional drink every other day to help promote worker health. The farm also supports the local school which neighbours the farm subsiding the teaching assistant at the school. They have also helped with the supply of a computer and as well as provide sporting clothes for the game’s classes.

Our recommended brewing recipe

Rules are made to be broken, but we wanted to give you a leg-up in getting a great result with Supernova at home - below is our recomended brewing recipe.

Using a cafetierre? Try this video from James Hoffman and you'll be delighted!