This coffee comes from farmer Blanca Rubys Lopez, who focuses on precision work with the Bourbon Pink variety. The farm emphasizes purity of processing, consistency, and detail at every stage from harvest to fermentation. The coffee is characterized by delicate florality, with notes of coffee blossom, honey, herbs, lemongrass, and dried fruit. It is balanced in the cup with pleasant sweetness, a clean profile, and an elegant finish. The lot achieved a cupping score of 87 points.
Spojka Roastery was founded in December 2022 in Prešov, filling a gap for a dedicated specialty roastery in eastern Slovakia. Head roaster and owner Viktor Štefančík is a former barista who regularly represented Prešov coffee shops at the Slovak national championship and competed at the world level, bringing that competition trained palate to his selection and roasting of green coffee. The team targets coffees scoring around 85 points on the SCAA scale and has been steadily sourcing higher scored lots as the operation grows. Their modern cafe near the Torysa river doubles as a roasting space where visitors can watch the process, taste the results, and take packets of freshly roasted beans home.
