This espresso blend combines 80% Brazil Bossa Nova and 20% Uganda Rwenzori Kisinga. The Brazilian component comes from Cerrado and Sul de Minas regions at 950 meters altitude, featuring Mundo Novo and Catuai varieties processed naturally. The Ugandan component is from Kasese, Rwenzori at 2000-2500 meters altitude, featuring SL-14 and SL-28 varieties, also naturally processed. The flavor profile is sweet and rich with notes of stewed black cherry, red wine, brown sugar, and Brazil nuts. Designed for espresso or long black, it works well in milk-based drinks and is compatible with stovetop moka pots and prosumer espresso machines.
Origin
Cerrado (Brazil) • Sul De Minas (Brazil) • Rwenzori (Uganda)
Pharmacie Coffee Roasters was founded by Rick Curtis, who spent over five years running specialty coffee shops in Brighton and Hove before opening the roastery in Lewes, East Sussex, in 2021. The name was inspired by a 1970s French pharmacie sign Rick kept behind his couch and the "drugs" signage at Stumptown in Portland, which had shaped his coffee thinking. The move to Lewes came at the suggestion of Danny Tapper from Beak Brewery, who pointed Rick to an old warehouse at the Cliffe Industrial Estate. Rick roasts on a Giesen W15 and also offers a co roasting service, hiring out the equipment to other coffee professionals. The space hosts a seven day brew bar, social bike rides, live music, art exhibitions, and training sessions.
