
Product Details
The Essential is our signature everyday coffee — crafted for those who want café-level coffee at home and for coffee bars that need a reliable, high-quality espresso and filter option. Balanced, sweet, and consistent, it delivers a smooth, rich experience in every brew.
Why it stands out
Most darker supermarket coffees hide their flavor behind roast. The Essential is different — a roast profile built for clarity, sweetness, and comfort. It bridges classic and modern: caramel depth, soft red-fruit sweetness, and a milk-chocolate finish that keeps you coming back.
Current Coffee
Origin: Antioquia, Colombia
Producer: Juan Felipe Ocampo, Finca La Reserva
Variety: Caturra | Process: Washed | Elevation: 1 900 m
Cup profile: Apricot, yellow plum, milk chocolate, red-fruit acidity, clean structured finish
Each season, we update The Essential with fresh harvests from trusted producers, ensuring the same sweet, balanced cup all year while celebrating the best of each origin.
Perfect for
• Home espresso machines, moka pots, or filter brews like V60 and batch brew
• Coffee bars seeking a smooth, easy-to-work-with espresso or house filter that everyone enjoys
• Milk-based drinks where sweetness and structure shine
In short
• Seasonally refreshed, always consistent
• Works beautifully for espresso, filter, and milk drinks
• Sweet, balanced, and easy to dial in
• Loved by home users and coffee bars worldwide
Roast level
Medium — developed for comfort, light enough to keep clarity and sweetness intact.
Standout Coffee roasts work beautifully as both filter and competition-style espresso — sitting between specialty and competition coffees. For custom roasts or details about our roast philosophy, leave a note at checkout.
Available formats
The Essential comes in 50g sample packs, 250g jars, 1kg bags, and Nespresso®-compatible capsules (10 or 50 per box) — so whether you brew at home, at work, or in a café, there’s an Essential for you.
