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Rubiela Velazquez La Esmeralda, Sey Coffee
Sey Coffee, Brooklyn, NY

Rubiela Velazquez La Esmeralda

Mainly fruit, some sugar

Sold out at Sey Coffee.

$23.25250g bag
Last listed price

About Rubiela Velazquez La Esmeralda

What do we know about it?

The listing names
Producer, farm, region, process, variety, altitude and harvest

About Sey Coffee

Trade press
1 article

What we know about this coffee and its roaster, and where each fact comes from.

What will it taste like?

Mainly fruit, some sugar.

  • Fruit50%
  • Sugar and spice50%

The roaster’s notes: dark fruit, yellow tropicals, excellent sweetness.

Acidity
Body
Sweetness
Balance
Clean

Profile estimated from the roaster’s tasting notes.

See these notes on the flavor wheel

Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel: our reading of their notes, not the roaster’s own categories.

Back of the bag

What Sey Coffee publishes about this coffee.

Farm or co-op
La Esmeralda
Process
Washed
Variety
Castillo
Altitude
1900 m
Harvest
2021
Roast
Light
Bag
250g

Green coffee from La Esmeralda

Unroasted lots for home roasting. This listing and each lot below name La Esmeralda in Colombia.

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The variety and the origin

About Sey Coffee

The roaster’s page

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded

Two live Reddit sources present SEY positively, with qualifications. A detailed brewer found one rested coffee fruity, juicy, delicious, and special, but said it was not always easy to brew and reported inconsistent cafe pourovers. Another commenter describes SEY beans as well roasted, without burnt or toasty flavors, and says they keep well.

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Threads cited (2)

Meet the roaster on camera

9 videos

About the roasterInterview

My Favorite Coffee Shop and Roaster (SEY Coffee, New York)

Brian Quan · 19.4K views on YouTube

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This video covers Sey Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.

Cherrybook summary of the video

The video features a tour and interview with Tobin, a co-founder of Sey Coffee in Brooklyn. He discusses the roaster's philosophy of focusing on high-quality raw ingredients and their approach to sourcing and roasting.

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Across the coverage of Sey Coffee

Reviewers and industry channels consistently characterize Sey Coffee as a pioneer of ultra-light roasting with an uncompromising focus on raw ingredients and maximum extraction. Outside coverage highlights their minimalist, intentional cafe aesthetic in Brooklyn, often comparing their counter-cultural and rebellious ethos to punk rock. Reviewers frequently emphasize that brewing Sey coffees requires specific techniques, such as very fine grinds, high extraction targets, and precise water ratios, to properly unlock their distinct flavor clarity.

Ultra-light roast profile · Raw ingredient focus · High-extraction brewing techniques · Punk rock counter-cultural ethos · Brooklyn cafe destination · Precise extraction parameters

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