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Brass Knuckle Blend
Molasses/Fig
A rich syrupy concoction made from coffees from all around the world. This blend makes a fantastic espresso, french press, or filter coffee that may remind you of the flavors or molasses and fig.
$13 for 12 oz.
$15.60 for 1 lb.
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China Yunnan Black Sheep Double Fermentation
Exciting new offering from China, an origin we are big fans of, but have never been able to offer before. Amazing double fermented coffee!
"Torch Black Sheep is an experimental coffee that features a 30-day anaerobic fermentation, an initial drying period to 35% moisture, an additional sealed 20-day fermentation and a final drying to 10-12% moisture. Complex and extreme, you’ll find a new horizon of flavor possibilities if you follow this Black Sheep."
"Every family has a wild child who won’t conform or take the traditional path, if coffee were people, this would definitely be the wild child. If you have the courage to get to know one of the wild ones, they’re usually a lot of fun.
Been a long time since we found some awesome Chinese coffees. Here in the USA, its easy to think of tea from China but few have had their coffee. On the rare side even though they have been growing it for 100+ years! Mostly purchased by domestic and closer markets, with only a recent emphasis on specialty offerings. An origin you should not overlook on your drinking journey around the globe"
"This is one exotic coffee even for natural fans. A wonderful example of strong anaerobic fermentation, but keep in mind, strong fermentation is not for everyone. A high rated, super complex cup: fruit, booze, spice, oak, nut, cocoa. Best served at the light to medium roast level. Sweet edged, fuller bodied with a creamier mouthfeel and unlike most naturals, it’s fairly low acidity. Nothing can quite prepare the tongue for the tastes on strong natural processed coffees, but if your a fan, do not miss this one. Very complex cup and not as overly fruity/winy as the open air natural."
$17for 12 oz.
$21.50 for 1 lb.
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Zambia Kateshi Anaerobic Natural
Lime / Molasses / Pineapple
"Abnormal Offerings for Coffee Lovers."
The Skeleton Key Series is a new set of small batch single origin offerings from Brass Ring Coffee. These are coffees that we find to be special or "abnormal" in some way or another. Some of these coffees may come from special farms, use experimental processing techniques, unique typicas, or just have an extremely special flavor or character. You can always count on a Skeleton Key coffee to transport you to somewhere special when you close your eyes to take the the first sip.
$16.75 for 12 oz.
$21 for 1 lb.
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"This Zambian lot is an anaerobic natural. Anaerobic fermentation is a borrowed processing method from the wine industry, in which the whole grapes are fermented for a few days without direct contact of oxygen before mashing into grape juice for fermentation. In the coffee industry, cherries are enclosed in a tank, and the tank is tightly sealed to prevent the entry of oxygen.
With the high initial water activity and sugars in the fruit pulp, yeast fermentation leads to the production of metabolites that initiate the production of unique aroma compounds during roasting.
Kateshi coffee estate, as one of the first coffee estates in Zambia, was established in 1972 close to Kateshi village. Back then, its wet processing facilities represented the heart of coffee production in northern Zambia having been the central mill for all coffee produced in the region. It is also award-winning; its natural and honey placing both 1st and 2nd in Zambia's annual Taste of Harvest competition.
Local Community is at the heart of the estate's vision. Covoya provides daily access to safe drinking water to over 20,000 locals and supports 3 schools that provide 1,500+ students with primary and secondary education. Also on site is our health clinic, the only such facility for 30km. Complete with a pharmacy and delivery room, the clinic provides free basic healthcare to over 4,000 community members and sees an average of 95 visitors per day.
Kateshi has been recognized for boldly challenging gender stereotypes in Zambia, being the first and only coffee estate to employ women for traditionally male-dominated roles such as driving tractors, bull-dozers and road graders."
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Guatemala Tres Cruces Honey Process
Banana Bread / Orange Blossom
"Abnormal Offerings for Coffee Lovers."
The Skeleton Key Series is a new set of small batch single origin offerings from Brass Ring Coffee. These are coffees that we find to be special or "abnormal" in some way or another. Some of these coffees may come from special farms, use experimental processing techniques, unique typicas, or just have an extremely special flavor or character. You can always count on a Skeleton Key coffee to transport you to somewhere special when you close your eyes to take the the first sip.
$16.25 for 12 oz.
$20.30 for 1 lb.
Wholesale pricing available (Contact us for pricing)
"FECCEG has had associates in San Martin Jilotepeque since 2013 and since then has known the production area of 13 municipalities surrounding Joyabaj where the commercial tradition is mature for coffee. The initiative to implement a wet mill for the purchase and processing of ripe coffee was validated positively by the production of quality coffees. The Joyabaj Wet Mill is located in a central area of the mill and is accessible to the services necessary to operate. The first year of operation was in 2021 and it operated from January to April, processing 5,000 quintals of parchment coffee.
The harvesting, collection and selection of coffee beans are carried out by family members of each producer. Not all members of the communities have the means of transportation to transport their coffee, therefore there are people in charge of transporting the cherry coffee to the Joyabaj Wet Mill. In the Joyabaj Wet Mill the process begins with the washing of the cherry coffee, followed by a selection process that eliminates floating coffee beans. The next step is the fermentation of the coffee with the husk, which takes an average of 8 hours, followed by the transfer process to the drying patios or African beds. The drying process takes approximately 8 to 10 days. Manual movements are made so that the drying process is uniform and daily checks are made to ensure that the drying process is properly controlled."
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Rwanda Huye Mountain - Natural Process
Strawberry/ Lemonade/ Bubblegum
"Abnormal Offerings for Coffee Lovers."
The Skeleton Key Series is a new set of small batch single origin offerings from Brass Ring Coffee. These are coffees that we find to be special or "abnormal" in some way or another. Some of these coffees may come from special farms, use experimental processing techniques, unique typicas, or just have an extremely special flavor or character. You can always count on a Skeleton Key coffee to transport you to somewhere special when you close your eyes to take the the first sip.
$16.25 for 12 oz.
$20.30 for 1 lb.
Wholesale pricing available (Contact us for pricing)
"A very fun and tasty natural processed coffee from Rwanda, a different spin on tastes, more similar to an Ethiopian or Yemen Mokka coffee.
Huye Mountain Coffee is a private washing station established in 2011 to provide farmers in the region with access to international markets and buyers of specialty coffees.
Around 1,330 producers deliver their freshly picked coffee cherries to 26 collecting stations around the Huye community, where a truck visits daily to collect the farmers’ coffee during harvest season. This unique coffee comes from the Huye Mountain in the Huye District, in Southern Rwanda and grown above 1,900 meters. The natural process employed at Huye Mountain involves meticulous cherry selection and hand sorting prior to drying. Drying is done on raised African beds for between 14 and 28 days, depending on the weather, and the coffee is turned regularly."
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Tanzania Nsoga Iwezya Washed
Nutmeg / Cocoa / Raisin
"Abnormal Offerings for Coffee Lovers."
The Skeleton Key Series is a new set of small batch single origin offerings from Brass Ring Coffee. These are coffees that we find to be special or "abnormal" in some way or another. Some of these coffees may come from special farms, use experimental processing techniques, unique typicas, or just have an extremely special flavor or character. You can always count on a Skeleton Key coffee to transport you to somewhere special when you close your eyes to take the the first sip.
$16.75 for 12 oz.
$21 for 1 lb.
Wholesale pricing available (Contact us for pricing)
"In the past, Tanzanian coffee faced several hurdles. Farmers in the Mbeya region typically processed at home, with a depulping style akin to Indonesia’s wet hulling process. Unfortunately, this approach led to rapid aging of the coffees. The combination of less than ideal processing and unfavorable conditions at the hot, humid port city of Dar presented many challenges.
Thankfully, times have changed. Tanzanian coffee producers have embraced innovation, transitioning from the old depulping method to a clean washed process. This shift involves using Penagos ecopulpers and meticulously maintained clean washing channels, mirroring methods you’d find in coffee-producing regions like Kenya or Ethiopia. These investments in agronomic best practices combined with the unique varieties grown (mainly Kent, alongside hybrids and Bourbon mutations rarely found elsewhere) offer immense potential for speciality offerings out of Tanzania. ."
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Honduras MWP Decaf
Cocoa/ Fig / Tobacco
$16.25 for 12 oz.
$20.30 for 1 lb.
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"Hondurans coffee really tend to shine with the decafs – smooth, rich and chocolaty while naturally being lower acidity. The water process: The green coffee is pre-soaked in water to expand the beans for caffeine extraction. The hydrated green coffee is then introduced to a unique solution of concentrated coffee solubles that draw out the caffeine while minimizing the loss of flavor compounds. Once the caffeine has been removed the green coffee is re-dried and re-bagged for transport, and the extract solution is filtered of its caffeine and recycled to be used again.."
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Gift Card
Coffee & Mug gift Package
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Need a last minute gift? How about one of our new mugs, handmade by local Iowa City ceramicist Alea Mae Pottery, and throw in a 12 oz. bag of freshly roasted beans! We'll even wrap it up nice in a gift bag with a ceramic Brass Ring Coffee stamped ornament.
Brass Ring Sample Pack
(If you'd like specific roasts included, or would prefer all samples to be of the same roast, let us know in the comment section of your order.)
(For a perfect gift, try pairing with a handmade mug!)
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