BUTTER KNIFE ESPRESSO

Tastes like: Peanut Butter, Berry Jam + Toffee

Medium Roast, 5LB bag, Whole bean only.

To receive a ground Butter Knife, please see the 12OZ bag option.

The coffee mug is not included; you can purchase one here

BRAZIL 80%

Region: Pedralva + Carmo de minas
Farm: Furnas
Varietal: Yellow Bourbon
Altitude: 945-1350 m.a.s.l
Processing: Natural

COLOMBIA 20%

Region: Cauca 
Farm: Various smallholder farmers
Varietal: Castillo + Colombia
Altitude: 1400 - 2000 m.a.s.l 
Processing: washed

Butterknife is rich, thick, sweet, and sticky.

Butter Knife is the blend that puts us on the map. It is our house espresso blend and is used in our shops daily. It's our most popular coffee for a good reason; it's a classic coffee with a modern approach. This medium roast has been perfectly developed and used in our shops for over ten years. It embodies the traditional approach to the espresso profile, a real crowd-pleaser. 

It's a workhorse for the everyday coffee drinker and comes in a 340g and 5lb bag. Butterknife espresso is the coffee you can drink a million of and want another—an easy-to-use and drink espresso.

The best part about Butterknife is you don't need expensive equipment to get the most out of these beans.

The roast is developed with a wide range of use. You can enjoy this espresso in your filter machine or Aeropress. The result of the brew is always a rich, sticky sweet, low-acidity coffee, versatile enough for any use.

Suggested espresso recipe of 1:2 coffee to water ratio in 28-32 seconds. For filter coffee, try a 1:16 coffee-to-water ratio.

For over a decade, Butterknife has been Toronto's coffee of choice. Secure a bag if you want the taste of downtown in the comfort of your home.

WATCH OUR FRIEND JOEY BREW A DOUBLE SHOT OF BUTTER KNIFE ESPRESSO AT HOME:

ABOUT THE BLEND

BRAZIL:

The main component of our Butter Knife Blend comes from Brazil. Serra Negra, or "black mountain," is a Brazilian profile that captures the most classic flavour profile from Minas Gerais, the growing region including Carmo de Minas. This coffee is a reasonably priced workhorse, making it a staple blend component. We cup for nuttiness, low acidity, and a heavy body.

Due to the climate, growing varieties, and picking and processing styles, Brazilian Naturals also tend to express different flavours than naturally processed coffees elsewhere.

While they often show prominent fruit characteristics, the taste is closer to a coffee-cherry pulp than the blueberry and strawberry notes we see from the finest Ethiopian Naturals.

Brazil Naturals also tend to have lower acidity and heavier body or texture in the cup.

The natural process of the Brazilian beans makes a difference here. The fruit is not removed until after the beans are thoroughly dried. Microorganisms present in the fruit and the environment will create fermentation in the coffee until it is completely dried, which takes 15–25 days on average.

COLOMBIA (ARGCAFEE)

ARGCAFEE (Association de Transformadores y Comercializadores de Cafe Especiales de Argelia Cauca) is an association that started in 2014 with only 17 member producers. As Argelia is relatively remote, it had been hard for the small farmers in the area to reach the marketplace and have leverage in their selling. Through their work, however, the association grew to over 230 members, about 150 of whom are presently active in farming and delivering lots to the association.

ARCAFEE partnered up with Banexport in 2017, and the group now has a warehouse and a cupping lab. The lab is staffed full-time by five professionals, all of whom are young members of multigenerational coffee families who have decided to stay in the family business.

The result is a rich, sticky-sweet, low acidity coffee, versatile enough for any use.
Suggested espresso recipe of 1:2 coffee to water ratio in 28-32 seconds.