Samurai Shoelace

Bean Candy Capsules

1 box contains 10 capsules

The incredible taste of specialty coffee, housed in coffee capsules compatible with Nespresso* machines.

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TASTING NOTES

Sweet citrus. Honey. Soft body.

VARIETY
  • Bourbon
PROCESSING METHOD

Washed

ORIGIN

Concepción de Ataco, Ahuachapán

ALTITUDE

1100

ABOUT THE COFFEE

For those who enjoy the taste of milk chocolate, Samurai Shoelace offers Bean Candy - a coffee that feels almost like a sweet treat. With its pleasantly sweet-citrus and honeyed notes, soft body, and balanced finish, it pairs wonderfully with a little milk, creating a flavor experience reminiscent of a snack. Interestingly, when tasted first as an espresso and then with added milk, the cup reveals such different sides that it feels like drinking two distinct coffees. (These are the coffee’s natural flavors - no additives, just high-quality beans.)

Among all Samurai Shoelace coffees, Bean Candy is the lightest roast. This means it avoids bitter, burnt aftertastes and preserves the coffee’s natural sweetness and acidity. Countless experiments went into perfecting the roast profile, which has helped make Bean Candy one of the brand’s most popular capsules.

While its soft flavor might suggest a “lighter” coffee, the caffeine content matches that of the other Samurai Shoelace capsules. The beans come from El Salvador, the smallest country in Central America, yet one with an outsized influence on global coffee production. Despite its size, the country exports significant amounts of coffee, and all of it belongs to the higher quality segment.

In El Salvador, most coffee is shade-grown, hand-picked, and cultivated on family-owned farms. Since the Civil War, legislation has limited the maximum farm size to 245 hectares, with 90% of farms being smaller than 20 hectares, making large-scale plantations impossible. Several Arabica varieties are grown, but Bourbon dominates, representing around 60% of the crop and it’s Bourbon beans that make up Bean Candy.

These beans are sourced from the Concepción de Ataco region, located 1,100 meters above sea level. The combination of abundant sunshine and up to 1,900 mm of annual rainfall creates ideal conditions for developing coffees with a distinctively light, citrusy, and sweet flavor which is the very character that Bean Candy captures in every capsule.

ABOUT Samurai Shoelace

Samurai Shoelace emerged from the passion and expertise of the team behind Steamhouse Café, a renowned specialty coffee hub in Budapest since 2016. Faced with the challenges of the 2020 pandemic, they innovated by bringing the specialty coffee experience directly into homes through meticulously crafted coffee capsules. Prioritizing quality from bean selection to roasting and packaging, Samurai Shoelace ensures that each capsule delivers the rich and nuanced flavors characteristic of specialty coffee. Their commitment to excellence makes premium coffee accessible, allowing enthusiasts to enjoy a superior brew conveniently at home.

OUR COFFEE SELECTION

With Drekka , we embark on the adventure of roasting specialty coffee with a lot of enthusiasm and desire. As always, we will be uncompromising with selection and quality. #88pointsandabove

Every month we present one or more guest bakeries , because we believe that one should constantly try new coffees and roasting profiles from the best bakeries in Europe.