This dark roast blend combines 100% Arabica varietals from India and Mexico. The Indian component features Selection 795 variety from Navilumane Estate in Baba Budangiri, Chikmagalur region, Karnataka, grown at 1,350 meters elevation. These shade-grown, hand-picked beans are both wet and dry processed. The Mexican component includes Bourbon, Sarchimor, and Oro Azteca varieties from Monteperla farm in Union Juarez, Chiapas, grown at 1,250 meters and washed processed. The coffee offers delicate and smooth chocolatey, nutty, and earthy flavors with notes of lime and sugar cane. It has a balanced, silky body with mild to citric acidity and a creamy, smooth finish.
William Murad, a Brazilian coffee farmer, and roasting partner Valerian Hrala founded Unleashed Coffee in late 2016 after meeting at a Specialty Coffee Association event in Seattle. Kelly Abbott, an SCA trained coffee professional and certified Q Grader, acquired the business in January 2021 and now runs it as a woman owned operation. Unleashed sources specialty grade coffee exclusively from Guatemala and Brazil through direct trade relationships built on personal connections with the farmers. The roastery uses low emission equipment at its Berkeley facility. Abbott brought formal sensory training and quality credentials to an operation that was already grounded in direct farm relationships.
