Southpaw

$15.00

A rich, balanced blend with caramel, chocolate and citrus notes

Medium roast

Remarks: We roast our coffee every Monday and Wednesday to ship every Wednesday and Friday. PLEASE note the cut-off time for placing orders will be 10am every Monday for Wednesday shipment, and 10am on Wednesday for Friday shipment

Southpaw

12 oz Whole Bean

Tasting Notes: A rich, balanced blend with caramel, chocolate and citrus notes
Producer: Blend
Roast Level: Medium
Origins: Colombia, Central America, South America, Africa, Indo-Pacifc

Southpaw’s Perfection

Southpaw is one of the first blends that Silver Cup coffee developed over twenty years ago. It has gone through several renditions, claimed a couple titles along the way and has always kept its balance – unlike Kurt Cobain’s notoriously front-heavy offset Fender Mustang. Read our story, Out of Left Field, a tale of the guitarists who changed the music scene of Seattle forever.

Southpaw is an Icon

Southpaw is an icon – with great balance and a delightful Colombian coffee in its mix. Monserrate, a conical mountain peal, is an integral fixture in the skyline of Bogota, Colombia. On summer solstice, the sun rises directly above Monserrat, fully illuminating the city on the longer day of the year.

The people of Colombia are attuned to nature and harness its patterns to cultivate their crop. Since its introduction here the coffee bean has taken off – it’s a plant ideally suited to grow in these equatorial mountains. Coffee is Colombia and Colombia is coffee. For many global consumers, the very picture of coffee farmers is a stylized man in indigenous Colombian garb.

Colombian coffee. So good. A rich, balanced blend with caramel, chocolate, and citrus notes brought out by a medium roast.The Bourbon, Caturra, and other coffee varietals produced from the same cooperative add citrus to the chocolate flavor, creating a unique sweetness. The result is a beverage that’s representative of the region yet still exceeds expectations of “typical” Colombian coffee.

The Southpaw blend also includes coffees from Central American, Indonesia, East Africa, and South America.

Brewing Guide

Below are some basic recipes outlining what we found produced the best cup with this coffee, however we encourage each home brewer to experiment and modify these recipes to suite their own tastes.

French Press Brewing Guide

Coffee: 40g
Grind: Medium coarse (Slightly finer than sea salt)
Water: 600g 93°C/199°F
Total Brew Time: 15 Minutes
Yieldes appx. 2 cups

PREP

1. Preheat the French press by filling it with hot water
2. After heating the French press, dump the water out and fill with ground coffee.

IMMERSE

3. Pour all of the hot water over the ground coffee. Start the timer and stir for 30 seconds.
4. Secure the top with the filter pulled up. Wait for the coffee to brew.
5. When the timer reaches 5:00 remove the top, stir briefly, and secure top back on.
6. Wait an additional 10 minutes. Press the filter down and decant the coffee into mugs to serve or another vessel.

Discover the Inspiration Behind the Blend

Below are some basic recipes outlining what we found produced the best cup with this coffee, however we encourage each home brewer to experiment and modify these recipes to suite their own tastes.