Czar St (za) is our seasonal blend here at North Star – named after a street in Leeds we went to view a unit on when we first set the business up! Whilst the unit wasn’t quite right, we loved the name of the street which sounded perfect for a blend that is not anchored to the same components year round – instead showcasing the best coffees from the most recent harvests across the Tropics.

This version combines a beautiful washed coffee from pioneering producer Eraldo Garcia in Honduras with a rich and syrupy natural lot from the Ryamukona community in Burundi.

The resulting cup is full of summer fruits with notes of blackcurrant and cherry. There are buttery undertones contributing balance to the overall blend and, in milk, the character becomes distinctively blueberry-like with rich notes of shortcake. This is a coffee at its best in metal filter methods such as espresso (17g coffee to make 38-40g espresso in 26-28 seconds), stove top or french press.