"Can I call you rose? 'Cause you're sweet like a flower in bloom."
This line from the song Can I Call You Rose by Thee Sacred Souls has been stuck in my head non-stop (thanks to instagram).

With thoughts of flowers in bloom keeping us going through winter, we figured what better way to bring some lightness into the cold season with these two delicious and floral coffees.

Florality in coffee was something I didn't understand for a long time. I would see floral taste notes but never understood how to taste them. That was until I tasted a coffee with such prominent floral qualities while the acidity and sweetness sat in the background, which is exaclty how we feel about Coffee 02 in this months subscription.

Coffee 01 from Hacienda La Papaya leaves an aftertaste that reminds us of rose florals. We used to make our own kombucha, and we'd used dried rose petals and fruits, so that's where I learned to taste rose florals.

Florality is delicate aroma, slightly drying, and a little sweet. To exaggerate florality in a pour-over, try the cold-bloom recipe below. It works to capture a lot of early aroma molecules that escape easily with hotter water.

That's all for this month. We hope these coffees remind you that spring is just around the corner... (I'm an optimist.)

Sending love,
Sage + Aija.