Bali Kintamani is a total fruit bomb with all kinds of wild flavors. The first whiff of strawberry leads to a silky lush flavor of plum juice. There is a distinct boozy background and as it cools it just keeps getting sweeter. The complexity has a lot to do with the way the villagers in Bali process this varietal. You need to enjoy fruity flavors in your cup to truly appreciate this offering.
Nathan Wyss and Josh Magnani founded Contraband Coffee in San Francisco, opening their original Larkin Street location on Christmas Eve 2010. SF Weekly named it Best New Cafe in 2011, and a second San Francisco location followed in the SoMa district in 2017. Roasting takes place at a facility on 81st Avenue in Oakland, where a vintage Probat and custom built equipment allow each coffee to be approached with its own specific profile. The name carries through to the lineup, with blends like Black Market, Smuggler's Blend, and Sub Rosa alongside single origins from Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala, and Rwanda. Contraband sources exclusively through cooperatives, small farmers, and ethical organizations, refusing to work through middlemen.
