el salvador coffee · cup of excellence
Black Gold
by west berkshire roastery · thatcham, uk
expect caramel. this is black gold, a washed el salvador from west berkshire roastery.
the bean
- origin
- el salvador
- region
- santa ana
- process
- washed
- varietal
- bourbon
- roast
- medium-dark
- status
- in stock
common questions
What does Black Gold taste like?
black gold leads with caramel sweetness, shaped by the washed process and medium-dark roast into a clean, fuller-bodied cup without a lot of fruity or floral complexity.
How is Black Gold grown and processed?
it's a bourbon varietal grown in the santa ana region of el salvador, processed using the washed method, and was selected as a cup of excellence lot, indicating it met a high competitive standard at the time of harvest.
How should I brew Black Gold?
the medium-dark roast and fuller body suit espresso, moka pot, or french press well, where the caramel character and weight can come through clearly without being thinned out.
about west berkshire roastery
freshly roasted coffee is the whole point here, so if you're visiting west berkshire roastery at lower way farm in thatcham, go straight for whatever they've roasted most recently. roasteries that also sell direct tend to offer something the average café can't: beans at their peak, before any of the nuance has had time to flatten out. the people who return here regularly do so with clear intent, not habit. thatcham isn't a place most people detour through for coffee, which means this spot draws from a crowd that's actively seeking it out. that alone shapes the atmosphere in ways that matter. if you can, get there in the morning when a fresh roast is still close to its date. lower way farm is the kind of address you screenshot before you go.
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