As we have grown as a roastery, we have become more and more interested in the idea of blends and what they can do both logistically and for flavor improvements. There are often coffees we receive that just don't quite live up to our expectations, or don't quite fit our "ultralight" standard roast profile. As a way to ensure the hard work of producers doesn't go to waste, we've decided to funnel those sorts of coffees into a discounted, bulk quantity blend roasted omni-light to better suit the green. For this first iteration, we chose Rwanda Jirama Red Bourbon Washed and Kenya Muinami Estate Ruiru Natural, and chose to blend them at an exact 50/50. The Rwanda washed component delivers very clean stonefruit, a lovely lemonade acidity, and a silky body. The Kenya Natural is bursting with clean red fruits, oolong tea and cola spices. Together, we find notes of strawberries, raspberry lemonade, and a lovely specialty dark chocolate bass note that carries this very well as a 1:2 classic espresso or batch brew.