When specialty coffee meets whiskey, a truly fascinating romance unfolds! And that’s exactly what Peru Barrel Kiss from the Liberec-based roastery Jedno Kafe is all about. This unconventional specialty combines chocolatey sweetness, dried fruit, and the gently warming notes of whiskey. In the cup, you’ll find a fuller body, pleasant sweetness, and a long finish. Thanks to its versatile omni roast, you can enjoy it as an espresso with a more intense character and fuller body, or as a milder, aromatic drip coffee with a long finish. Whichever option you choose, you’re in for plenty of interesting flavor surprises.
The foundation of this coffee is Arabica from the mountainous regions of Peru, where small local farmers tend to the crops. They grow the beans on small plots at elevations of 1 ,200–1,600 meters, where traditional coffee varieties such as Bourbon, Caturra, Typica, Pache, and Catimor thrive. It is precisely these carefully selected Peruvian beans that form the foundation with which the Jedno Kafe roastery decided to experiment a bit—and they even enlisted the help of whiskey.
The coffee first undergoes a washed processing method, which gives it a clean and balanced flavor profile. But the most interesting part comes next! At the Jedno Kafe roastery, the beans are left to macerate together with whiskey in a stainless-steel barrel. Unlike traditional aging in oak barrels previously used for whiskey, the coffee comes into direct contact with the spirit, giving it a distinctive aroma. This is complemented by the coffee’s natural sweetness, lending every sip an unmistakable character.
- Producers: small-scale farmers from the mountainous regions of Peru
- Elevation: 1,200–1,600 m above sea level