Coffee Description
The subtle hints of flavor we taste are the perfect combination of chocolatey goodness and nuttiness with a mild, approachable acidity. It’s reminiscent of one of our favorite chocolate, peanut, and nougat-filled candy bars. (You know the bar.)
This blend is delicious served as a drip coffee or as an espresso. Drink it black or however you like it. This is a judgement-free zone. ;)
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Medium
Roast Level according to Crema
Refers to the roast level in comparison with all the coffees on Crema.co.
Light/Medium
Variety
Bourbon
Process
Washed
Elevation
1500 masl
Region
Jinotega
About Lopez Family of Nicaragua
Candy Bar is a chocolatey, nutty blend of coffees from Brazil and Nicaragua. These two coffees combine beautifully to create a crowd-pleasing, all-day every day sipper.
A little about each farm:
Brazil Fazenda Sertão: The second half of our Candy Bar blend is a delicious Brazilian coffee from Fazenda Sertão. This is our second year offering this coffee, which is a customer favorite. This family owned farm has been handed down for generations, each generation carrying on the family tradition of excellence.
Nicaragua Los Papales: This year marks our 5th consecutive year of partnership with the folks at Finca Los Papales. We’ve chosen to partner with them over the years because, in addition to their consistently stellar coffee, they share our values of giving back to their local community. In addition to paying fair wages to their employees, they provide a school for their employees’ children, and fund medical clinics for the local community.
Jinotega, Nicaragua
Our coffee expert
Aubrey Mills
6+ years experience as Coffee Taster, Wholesale Director, barista and Coffee Quality Director.
Aubrey Mills is steeped in coffee. Not literally, of course, but since 2013, she’s been preparing and tasting coffee for a career. Initially as a barista at the Portland, OR Insomnia Coffee and Dapper & Wise, her job was to stay on top of quality and help customers find coffees they were excited about. This involved tasting all the coffees they’d be serving that day, dialing in espresso or approve a drip recipe.
She soon became Director of Wholesale at Dapper & Wise, where she regularly cupped at quality control cuppings with the team, hosted cuppings for the public and trained wholesale partners on proper coffee preparation. In the role of helping to maintain Dapper & Wise’s menu of diverse flavor profiles, roast levels and processing methods, Aubrey also visited coffee producing countries. She says, “Traveling to origin and experiencing the beginning of the coffee journey has given me greater perspective for how many variables can impact flavor in the final cup.”
Along with her on-point palate and killer coffee know-how, Aubrey brings creativity, sparkle and grace to everything she does, actively looking for opportunities to showcase the value of specialty coffee and address sustainability issues in the industry.
had this to say:
Aubrey Mills is steeped in coffee. Not literally, of course, but since 2013, she’s been preparing and tasting coffee for a career. Initially as a barista at the Portland, OR Insomnia Coffee and Dapper & Wise, her job was to stay on top of quality and help customers find coffees they were excited about. This involved tasting all the coffees they’d be serving that day, dialing in espresso or approve a drip recipe. She soon became Director of Wholesale at Dapper & Wise, where she regularly cupped at quality control cuppings with the team, hosted cuppings for the public and trained wholesale partners on proper coffee preparation. In the role of helping to maintain Dapper & Wise’s menu of diverse flavor profiles, roast levels and processing methods, Aubrey also visited coffee producing countries. She says, “Traveling to origin and experiencing the beginning of the coffee journey has given me greater perspective for how many variables can impact flavor in the final cup.” Along with her on-point palate and killer coffee know-how, Aubrey brings creativity, sparkle and grace to everything she does, actively looking for opportunities to showcase the value of specialty coffee and address sustainability issues in the industry.
"Delightfully similar to the taste of a Milkyway bar, I taste nougat, caramel and dark chocolate. With just enough roast to caramelize the sugars, this coffee is easy to share and easy to enjoy!"
Square One Coffee
Since 2007, Square One Coffee has become a nationally known name in specialty coffee, wholesaling to quality-focused shops up and down the east coast, and opening two retail locations in Philadelphia (2012 & 2014). Owners Josh and Jess Steffy and their talented team of coffee professionals take their passion for people and coffee seriously. This means partnering with coffee producers and communities, paying premium prices for their hard work and reinvesting into those communities whenever possible. It also means paying all of their employees a living wage with opportunities to learn and grow in their craft.
