Shadow Rider Medium-Dark Espresso Blend

Liquorice | Dark Chocolate | Prune | Raisin | Deep & Lingering

Shadow Rider goes where Basejump and Mini-love don't. A medium-dark Brazilian and Colombian blend with a genuine dark side: liquorice, prunes, raisins, and dark chocolate — the kind of profile that espresso drinkers from Melbourne's older café tradition would recognise immediately. For the drinker who finds “bright” and “delicate” insufficiently interesting.

Details

• Origin: Brazil (50%) · Terra Dourada · Natural & Colombia (50%) · La Constancia · Washed
• Process: Natural Brazilian + washed Colombian — dark fruit sweetness from Brazil, structure and clarity from Colombia
• Roast: Medium-Dark · Espresso
• Best for: Espresso, Long Black, Flat White, Latte
• Subscription: Available — never run out

The Story

Terra Dourada from Brazil — a natural-processed lot from Minas Gerais, rich in dried fruit character — pairs with La Constancia from Colombia, which adds the structural clarity and brightness that stops the blend becoming one-dimensional. At medium-dark roast, the fruit compresses: fresh cherry becomes prune and raisin; orange becomes a distant memory behind liquorice and dark chocolate.

This is deliberately a blend for drinkers who want more — more body, more depth, more lingering aftertaste. The name is not metaphorical.

In the Cup

Long black: Liquorice leads, followed by prune and raisin depth. Dark chocolate on the finish. Full-bodied, bold, and long.

Flat white: Dark fruit softens into milk chocolate. Smooth, creamy, and indulgent — the dark character carries through to the last sip.