Fire Watch (Dark Roast)

Description

‘Firewatch’ is a dark roast version of a classic Moka Java blend. Moka Java often is referred to as the first coffee blend. Between 1400 and  1600, the majority of Europe’s coffee came  from the Port of Mocha [Makha or Mokha]. This coffee was grown in the country of Yemen, but was referred to by the name of the port from which it came. In the Pacific Islands, it was the same story. Most Indonesian coffee was coming out of a port on the island of Java, controlled by the Dutch East India Trading Company. This led to the term “java”, which has remained as slang for coffee to this day. Ships passed through both these ports on the same trip. Although 5,000 miles separated them, coffee from Java and Yemen shipped together on the sailing vessels that made their way across the Indian Ocean and back to Europe; the decision to mix the Ethiopian with the Indonesian beans was as brilliant as it was obvious. This blend combines a rich, earthy and smooth bean  with a  wine-like and  spicy one. The dark roast version of this is a richer, more full-bodied coffee, with a toasted, smokey finish.