espresso Guide
tips:
Consider water temperature, bars of pressure, and water quality.
WATER TEMP: Brew our World Tour and Decaf World Tour espresso at 201°F and Pompadour and Single Origin Espresso at 199°F.
PRESSURE: We recommend 9 bars of pressure.
WATER QUALITY: Filtered
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This blend is designed to create a complex balance of coffees from the world's four largest coffee producing regions. Originally designed to be pulled as espresso, this blend holds up well to some milk, as when used in a latte. That having been said, this coffee has become a crowd-pleasing favorite and is also enjoyed by many who brew it by all other brew methods.
AROMA: vanilla, honey, cinnamon
FLAVOR: chocolate, hazelnut, winey fruit
BODY: rich (typical of dry-processed coffees)
FINISH: spice, lingering cacao
REGION: africa, indonesia, central america, and south america
PROCESS: natural, washed, wet-hulled
CERTIFICATION: organic
When Noble Coffee Roasting shifted from an idea to a reality about 20 years ago, founder Jared Rennie developed Pompadour {Elegant Espresso} as one of our 4 staple blends. Pompadour has sweet and delicate flavor notes, such as raspberry, honeysuckle, jasmine tea, and macadamia nut. Pompadour was designed to contrast World Tour {Classic Espresso}. Where the boldness of World Tour cuts through milky drinks like lattes, Pompadour shines on its own and in drinks with little milk.
Pompadour is comprised of a combination of washed coffees from high altitudes, often sourced from Ethiopia, Colombia, Peru, and Guatemala. Higher altitudes cause coffee plants to take more time to mature, which leads to refined acidity and complex flavors in coffee, like black tea and champagne.
This blend gets its name from a landmark on the outskirts of Ashland, Pompadour Bluff, which is now a nature preserve to protect the land and rare species of flora and fauna. This landmark, among the rest of the surrounding landscape, was a source of inspiration for Jared, as he came up with the very beginnings of Noble Coffee Roasting, overlooking the views of the valley.
AROMA: maple, honeysuckle
FLAVOR: sugar browning, raspberry
BODY: soft, silky
FINISH: orange zest, macadamia
REGION: africa, central america, and south america
PROCESS: washed, then sun-dried
CERTIFICATION: organic