BETTY ESPRESSO IS NOW SOLD OUT
This year's Betty Espresso had notes of blood orange with maple syrup sweetness, softening to buttery baked apples in milk. If you missed out this time around, here are some recommendations for more delicious coffees to try.
- If you like discovering new single origin coffees, check out our Roaster's Choice Espresso subscription where we send you a new coffee to try each month.
- If you're after a single origin espresso with vibrant fruit note, try Dr Strangelove, a washed coffee with notes of apricot and honey from a carbon neutral farm in Costa Rica.
- Mbili Twiga PB is a delicious peaberry microlot from Tanzania. It's got spiced berry compote and dark chocolate flavours, softening to gingerbread in milk.
- We love the vibrant fruit notes in El Indio Espresso. This natural coffee from Colombia has flavours of passionfruit jam and tarte tatin with vanilla custard in milk. Delicious.
ABOUT BETTY ESPRESSO
Each year, we release Betty, our limited edition espresso for International Women's Day to highlight the global experiences of women in coffee and to champion inclusivity and equity.
For Betty Espresso 2024, we’ve sourced an absolute belter of a washed espresso from the Terra Rosa programme in Huila, Colombia, a regional blend from 40 women-owned farms.
Known as the birthplace of speciality coffee in Colombia, Huila is full of rich volcanic soil and the perfect coffee growing environment. It’s here that the amazing Terra Rosa Women’s Project operates.
ABOUT TERRA ROSA
Working as a coffee farmer is challenging for Colombian women. Lack of access to funds, time and space leads to women feeling less able to speak up, ask for help and participate.
The Terra Rosa is a family run coffee sourcing programme that creates a safe space for these women to get together and support each other, giving them a mechanism to be able to sell their coffee and have something to be extremely proud of.
As well as this, Terra Rosa also organises cuppings to continue to educate and promote increased quality in the coffee they grow.
We are so happy to showcase the amazing work the Terra Rosa programme carries out to support the women in coffee, creating an inclusive supportive space for all.
How to brew Betty Espresso
Using an espresso machine we recommend 18g finely ground coffee in, for 34g coffee out, with a shot time of 30-32 seconds.
MEET THE ROASTER
Betty Espresso is roasted on Betty, a 1955 cast iron, Probat coffee roaster. We found Betty in Cardiff in 2010 and lovingly brought her back to life through a series of restorations by Extract Coffee co-founder, David Faulkner.
Her most recent restoration throughout 2018 and 2019 made further improvements on her efficiency and will keep this iconic machine running for many more years to come.
