Seven Seas Laos: Setapoung Village


   Here I have another great bean from Seven Seas Roasting Company. Seven Seas was started by Eric and Rob during their years in the armed forces. They randomly bumped into each other at a coffee bar in Bangkok and the real coffee journey began: the journey where coffee farmers are treated like humans and where the coffee they produce tastes damn good too. What they found out on their travels became the impetus for Seven Seas Roasting Co: what most call fair trade is nothing more than an airline calling economy seating comfortable. So, they set out to change that. The name Seven Seas Roasting Co. is a nod to past explorers and adventurers, who risked everything in the pursuit of reaching new lands in search of exotic rewards to return with.

   This is their washed Laos: Setapoung Village bean. Nestled in the backcountry of Lao’s Bolaven Plateau, few outsiders ever venture down this dusty path. Here, the remnants of the Vietnam War have been swallowed into everyday life: missile duds act as stilts to hold homes above the incipient floods and shrapnel was melted into kitchen cutlery. The Jhai Coffee Farmer's Cooperative is an organically assembled group of 298 families, in 18 different villages, from 4 different ethnic groups, working together to produce some of the finest specialty coffee in all of South East Asia. Seven Seas notes flavors of strawberry, black currant, & dark chocolate. I brewed this at my 1:12 ratio. Great cold brew for the winter months. Fruits & berries, stone fruit, chocolate, nice sweetness. 

   Thanks to Eric & Seven Seas for the awesome package they sent out to me. Great coffee with great company values & practices.

Go check them out:  sevenseasroasting.com



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