For this year’s spring blend, Haru Kochi, we selected coffees from Rwanda, Burundi, and Indonesia.

For the base of the blend, we chose washed Rwandan coffee- which has somewhat become our spring blend tradition. The soft sweetness reminiscent of red apple and honey sets the core profile. We usually allocate 70% of the blend to this base element, but we are tuning it down to around 50%, and increase the share of Burundi highlighting some of its flavors similar to the Rwandan. Burundi’s Dekopon orange like concentrated sweetness amplifies the core sweetness and add more layers of complexity.

This almost completes a delicious cup, but to make it more dynamic and fun throughout the temperature shift, we added natural process coffee.

For that, we selected an Indonesian lactic natural. It is a process that involves lactic acid fermentation, and it adds a fermenty sweetness that gets more prominent as the cup’s temperature lowers. Since its natural flavor can be quite dominant, we tuned it down to 17% to add just the right amount of grape and herb like aroma.

Overall, Haru kochi is a sweet and floral blend. To make the flavors nicely bundled together, we are giving it a good body- it’s delicious on its own, but pairing it with baked sweets takes it up a notch.

Conical Dripper:

・Dripper: Hario V60 Dripper
・Coffee : Water Ratio: 14g : 200g
・Water temp.: 91℃
・Grind: Coarse

Step by step:

00:00~ 40g（Total: 40g）
00:40~ +60g（Total: 100g）
01:10~ +50g（Total: 150g）
01:40~ +50g（Total: 200g）

Finish brew: Approx. 02:30

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Flat Bed Dripper:

・Dripper: Kalita Wave Dripper
・Coffee : Water Ratio: 14g : 200g
・Water temp.: 92℃
・Grind: Coarse

Step by step:

00:00~ 30g（Total: 30g）
00:40~ +30g（Total: 60g）
01:10~ +140g（Total: 200g）

Finish brew: Approx. 02:05 to 02:15

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Conical Dripper:

・Dripper: Hario V60 Dripper
・Coffee : Water Ratio: 14g : 150g
・Water temp.: 91℃
・Ice cubes: 70g
・Grind: Medium fine

Step by step:

00:00~ 40g（Total: 40g）
00:40~ +60g（Total: 100g）
01:10~ +50g（Total: 150g）

Finish brew: Approx. 02:10

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