SANCTUARY BLEND

SANCTUARY – OUR BESTSELLING COFFEE

Tasting Notes: Milk Chocolate – Praline – Caramel
Roast Degree: Medium
Process: Natural – Washed
Origin: Brazil
Varietal: Mixed
Elevation: 800- 1650 masl

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BRIGHTON’S FAVOURITE COFFEE 💃

Find Refuge in our Sanctuary blend. Created with carefully selected single estate Central & South American coffees. We’ve been roasting this blend to the same flavour profile since 2000, it’s our best selling coffee and always has been.

This is the blend that you may have been drinking in cafes right across Brighton & Hove.  Direct to us from the farm and a great all rounder with a taste profile that remains consistent year in, year out. Simply a smooth easy drinking cup of joe.

The coffees that make up Sanctuary change from year to year. Currently, Sanctuary is a blend of 3 different Brazilian coffees.

Afonso Donizetti Silva – This coffee comes from a new partnership with Minasul, a medium-sized cooperative. Minasul cleverly uses coffee contracts to empower producers beyond just themselves. Moving forward, we’ll be collaborating with another local roaster to purchase a couple of full containers of coffee from Minasul each year. This new partnership will help provide more stability for both producers and us, especially given the significant rise in coffee prices over the past two years, which have doubled or tripled per sack. This current lot is from Afonso in Minas Gerais, Elói Mendes. The history of the farm began with Afonso’s father, Jaci, who always saw farming as a way of life. From an early age, Afonso fell in love with farming and this passion encouraged his father to get started. His journey began with a small property with just 145 coffee trees, producing 4 bags (2 for him and 2 for his wife). Over the years, Afonso invested in new land and improved the quality of his production, reaping the rewards of his hard work and dedication. In 2001, he became a Minasul cooperative member. Today, Afonso works side by side with his wife, Jaísa, continuing the legacy started by his father. Together, they dream of passing on this tradition to their children, ensuring that the passion for agriculture lives on in their family for many generations to come.

Welton Itamar Da Silveira – Welton is also a member of the Minasul Cooperative and a neighbour of Afonso Silva. He’s a family man who is very proud of his farm. His life is dedicated to growing superb, consistent coffee and then processing it himself on his land. The farm’s history began in 1940, when Tião, Welton’s grandfather, decided to cultivate a parcel of land in Minas Gerais with care and dedication. Welton grew up admiring his grandfather’s legacy and decided to continue the work. In 2009, in search of new opportunities, he joined Minasul. This decision was a milestone in the farm’s trajectory, allowing it to evolve financially and invest in more modern technologies and practices. With this new perspective, he diversified the plantations and improved productivity, always honoring Tião’s learning.

Veloso Essência –  The Veloso family has been producing coffee in the Cerrado Mineiro for three generations. From the beginning, Sr. Paulo Veloso committed to producing high-quality coffee and set a benchmark in Brazilian specialty coffee through disciplined agronomy, a motive for tradition, and a mindset grounded in integrity. Sustainability practices are integrated into every area of how Veloso does business, from preserving native vegetation and committing over 500 hectares to reforestation, to reusing 5.6 million litres of water annually. They also run a number of community initiatives, such as technology access and education for local communities and long-term investment in community infrastructure and growth. This coffee offers rich chocolate and caramel notes and a smooth body to sanctuary.

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HOW TO BREW

Espresso

Dose: 18g
Yield: 38g
Time: 19-23 seconds

Cafetiere

Coffee: 30g
Water: 500g
Time: 8 minutes
Add your coffee to the cafetiere – Pour Over 500g of boiling water – Wait 4 minutes – Stir the crust on top so the grounds sink to the bottom & scrape off the crema (foam) from the top – Wait 4 minutes – Place your plunger so it is level with the water (do not plunge) and pour.

Pour Over 

Coffee: 18g
Water: 360g
Time: 3 minutes
Put your coffee in your brewer of choice – Pour over 30g of water for a bloom – Wait 30 seconds – Over 1 minute pour 330g of water – Wait for the water to drip through – Enjoy!