7 most frequent questions about coffee
We have received several questions from you about our coffee in the last year. So, we have prepared a selection of the most frequent ones.
What are you most curious about our coffee?
Which coffee is the strongest?
Well, the answer depends on what do you mean by ‘strength’? If we’re talking about the taste, that is about a coffee that’s remarkably bitter, has a full, complex body with a long aftertaste: then we definitely recommend our winning blend Intensivo, or our single origin Cuba Serrano Superior.
However, if you by ‘strength’ mean high caffeine content, then we would recommend our two Arabica/Robusta blends: Gurmano and Duetto. As you surely know, a 100% Arabica has a naturally lower caffeine content than a Robusta, so the blends of these two always have higher caffeine content.
You can read more about the differences between Arabica and Robusta here.
Which coffee is the strongest?
Well, the answer depends on what do you mean by ‘strength’? If we’re talking about the taste, that is about a coffee that’s remarkably bitter, has a full, complex body with a long aftertaste: then we definitely recommend our winning blend Intensivo, or our single origin Cuba Serrano Superior.
However, if you by ‘strength’ mean high caffeine content, then we would recommend our two Arabica/Robusta blends: Gurmano and Duetto. As you surely know, a 100% Arabica has a naturally lower caffeine content than a Robusta, so the blends of these two always have higher caffeine content.
You can read more about the differences between Arabica and Robusta here.
Which coffee makes a good capuccino?
Choosing the right coffee depends on whether you like a classic, more conservative capuccino, or the modern type.
Many of our customers praise Brasil Santos for capuccino, which is also our bestselling single origin coffee. But also our coffees with remarkable chocolate, tobacco and nutty tones Cuba or Piano go well with milky coffee drinks.
In case you prefer a more modern capuccino, which boasts with higher sweetness and aromas, then we recommend our coffees Guatemala, Colombia or El Salvador.
Do you offer decaf coffee?
Yes, we do – and not only that! You can find a decaffeinated coffee ZERO in our line-up, but also a unique low-caffeine coffee SIESTA.
Both coffees are designed for:
- coffee afficionados, who drink more than 3 coffees a day
- people, who like to enjoy a coffee also in the evening
- people affected with cardiovascular diseases
- people with high blood-pressure
- people sensitive to caffeine
- pregnant and breastfeeding women
How do I know if a coffee is ground or whole beans? Can I ask you to grind my order?
Most of the coffee we offer are in whole beans for a very simple reason: we want you to have the best possible experience from our coffee. It’s only possible if you grind your coffee just before using it. Fact is that ground coffee oxidizes very quickly, and thus loses its aromatic and flavor attributes.
We still have a few coffees offered ground in our e-shop – these are 220g packaging of our blends Intensivo, Gurmano, Harmonelle, Duetto, Piano, Zero and Siesta. You can even buy ground Zero in a 500g packaging.
No matter if it’s a 220g, 500g or 1kg packaging, we can grind it for you on request. You only have to put a comment in the comments section of your order and specify, which coffee and to which usage (e.g. Please grind my Brasil Santos for mocha).
Use our filters to find ground coffees in our e-shop more easily, it also helps choosing the right coffee for your taste or method.
Which coffees are lightly roasted?
We roast our coffees to different degrees based on their specific profiles. Our coffees with very light, light and medium light roast are Ethiopia Dimtu Tero, El Salvador La Joya and Guatemala Acatenango.
Which coffees are suitable for filter or mocca?
Again, it depends on the preferences of the coffee afficionado. Would we have some recommendations, they would be these:
- we recommend lighter, fruity roasts for Aeropress, like the Ethiopia Dimtu Tero
- for French press we offer darker roasts or fresher single origin coffees, like our Brasil Frankenstein
- the V60 asks for lightly roasted single origin coffees, e.g El Salvador La Joya
- blends from darker roasts are the best for moka, e.g. our Gurmano or Duetto
- and if you prefer a good old “black mud coffee” reach out for a Robusta blend.
Any further questions about our coffee? Feel free to ask!
Feel free to write us if you have any further questions about coffee, its roasting or preparing. You can do it directly via e-mail to ebenica@ebenica.com or through our Facebook page. We are thrilled to answer your questions.