Nouveau

About the Coffee

Nouveau is a three-origin espresso blend built from farms in Brazil, Guatemala, and Ethiopia. The Brazilian component comes from Santa Helena, a farm in the Cerrado Mineiro region known for its consistent, low-altitude production at around 1,000 meters. Guatemala's share is sourced from Carrizal, a producer in Huehuetenango farming at elevations between 1,600 and 1,900 meters on steep, mineral-rich slopes. The Ethiopian portion comes from Gigesa, a washing station in the Sidama zone that works with smallholder farmers delivering cherry from plots averaging 1 to 2 hectares each.

The blend combines both natural and washed processing. In natural processing, coffee cherries are dried whole with the fruit intact, which draws sugars into the bean over several weeks. Washed processing removes the fruit before drying, which tends to produce a cleaner cup. Using both methods across the three origins gives the blend a layered character without leaning too far in one direction. No6 works exclusively with specialty importers who track moisture content and water activity at origin and on arrival, and store green coffee in sealed GrainPro bags under controlled humidity before roasting.

The 40/30/30 split between Brazil, Guatemala, and Ethiopia was designed to work both as a straight black espresso and with milk. No6 roasts in small weekly batches to keep the coffee fresh from roast to bag.

About No6 Coffee Co.

No6 Coffee Co. was founded in 2015 in Nelson, British Columbia. The roastery was built around the idea that good relationships across the supply chain, between importers, producers, and farmers, are what separate consistently good coffee from inconsistent commodity buying. They work with importers who maintain long-term direct relationships with the farms they source from, and they pay above fair-trade premiums to encourage producers to keep improving quality at the farm level.

Every coffee they buy is traceable back to a specific farm or cooperative. Green coffee is stored in sealed GrainPro bags in a low-humidity environment and roasted in small batches each week. Their sourcing covers a range from approachable everyday drinkers to more unusual single origins, and the blend lineup reflects that same range of intent.

"I sat with Denis, owner of No6 Coffee Co, this past January. One of the more memorable moments from our conversation was when he explained that No6 is is not looking to roast the most unusual or headline-worthy coffee, but to master the technique of coffee roasting and produce simply great cups of coffee for just about everyone."

- Dean, Director of Coffee