🎄 Day 24: The Last Temptation of Tuna
Sprout Coffee Roasters - Colombia Finca Las Flores Java Competition
The Christmas tree smelled of tuna.
It turned out to be a scented candle.
I hope human karma tastes similar.
— Teodor, scent expert and professional skeptic.
☕ Coffee of the day — Sprout Coffee Roasters • Candy Shop
The last day of the calendar features a coffee with a name that sounds like a promise of dessert - Candy Shop. This is a Competition Lot from Sprout Coffee Roasters from Eindhoven in the Netherlands — a coffee that originally bore this very name, but after optimizing the roasting profile, the roastery team noticed that the flavors reminded them more of a different combination of aromas, so the coffee was renamed Solero Exotic. Despite this, "Candy Shop" still functions as the same lot — just under a new name.
🌱 Coffee details
- Process: Competition Lot - Double Anaerobic With Thermal Shock
- Variety: Java
- Producer: Johan & Diego Vergara
- Farm: Finca Las Flores, Acevedo, Huila, Colombia
- Altitude: approx. 1750 m a.s.l.
🍬 Flavor notes
The roastery describes this lot as intensely aromatic and fruity — with accents that give the impression of sweetness and lightness, reminiscent of:
- purple hard candies,
- creamy sorbet,
- raspberry mille-feuille,
- a fancy, lavender-violet note in the finish.
This is a coffee profile that not only stands its ground in sensory competitions but also tells a "sweet and juicy" story without adding sugar.
🎁 Teodor's Epilogue — final reflection
The tuna turned out to be a candle.
And the coffee?
It turned out sweet like dessert. Because even though the name Candy Shop changed to Solero Exotic, the cup still exudes an energy that makes even the most skeptical cat wonder if life isn't just one big tasty experience after all.
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