el salvador coffee
by gray squirrel coffee company · chapel hill, usa
you'll taste winey before black tea. this is el salvador aida batlle selection santa ana blend, a washed el salvador from gray squirrel coffee company.
it has a winey, tea-like character with black tea and cocoa notes, giving it a dry, structured quality rather than a fruity or sweet profile.
it is grown in the santa ana region of el salvador and processed using the washed method, which strips away the fruit before drying and results in a cleaner, more defined cup.
filter methods such as pour over or aeropress suit this coffee well, as they allow the tea-like and cocoa notes to come through clearly without muddying the clean washed-process character.
you're on east main street where carrboro meets chapel hill, and the line between college town energy and something quieter gets blurred. gray squirrel coffee company sits in this sweet spot, pulling single-origin shots for locals who've moved past the campus coffee phase. they take their sourcing seriously here. you'll find beans from specific farms and regions, not just "guatemalan" or "ethiopian" but coffee with actual stories behind it. the roasting happens in-house, which means what you're drinking was probably roasted this week, not last month. students mix with longtime residents at communal tables. professors grade papers next to freelancers typing away. it's the kind of place where ordering a cortado doesn't require explanation, and nobody's rushing you to finish your americano and leave. tuesday mornings around ten.
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