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2024 Advent Calendar
Los Tongos SL28 Fuglen
Dec 16
Fuglen
Los Tongos
From Oslo, Norway, today’s advent surprise is a rarity, an SL28 from Honduras, expertly roasted by Fuglen Coffee.
Coffee Details
Coffee Name
Los Tongos
Tasting Notes
Cherry, Orange blossom & Honey
Origin
Honduras
Variety
SL28
Process
Washed
Producer
Israel de Jesus Castillo
Altitude
2024
How to brew
Recipe 500 ml 30 g coffee – Kalita Wave 185 Medium (TIP: find optimal grind size by adjust grind size until target draw down time is achieved)
1. Pour in 90 g water and let bloom (flow rate 5.2)
2. at 30-1:10 pour inn slowly up to 300 (flow rate 5.2)
3. at 1:45-2:00 up to 400 (flow rate 6.6)
4. at 2:15-2:30 up to 500 (flow rate 6.6)
5. Done dripping at 3:30 Recipe 300 ml 18 g coffee –
Kalita Wave 155 Medium (slightly finer than the 500ml recipe)
1. Pour in 45 g water (flow rate 5.2)
2. at 30-1:00 pour inn slowly up to 200 (flow rate 5.2)
3. at 1:20-1:27 pour in 50 g water (flow rate 6.6)
4. at 1:40-147 pour in 50 g water (flow rate 6.6)
5. Done dripping at 2:30
Fuglen
Fuglen Coffee has been a staple of Oslo’s specialty coffee scene since 1963, blending quality products with memorable moments. In 2012, they expanded internationally with their first coffee and cocktail bar in Tokyo. By 2018, Fuglen established their own coffee roastery, built on Direct Trade principles, with locations in both Oslo and Tokyo.
Today, Fuglen’s unique vibe can be experienced at seven locations worldwide, and their light-roasted coffee is enjoyed in trendy bars, restaurants, and homes across the globe.
As juicy as coffee can be! That striking quality, alongside a cherry fruit with intensity that jumps out of the cup, makes this clean washed coffee a delicious experience. Tasting blind, one is confused, because the milk chocolate/clean earth foundation of the cup (typical of Central America) holds such unusually prominent fruit (which one tends not to find with such intensity in Central American beans). The reason? It turns out that the bean is the fruity Kenyan SL28. The finish is dry earth with only a hint of bitterness. It is interesting that Fuglen themselves recommend the flat-bottomed Kalita brewer. While I prefer the flat-bottomed April over the Kalita, it is definitely the case that the cone-shaped Origami does not work as well with this bean, as it over-emphasizes the bright fruitiness and brings our more clearly the mild bitterness that was noticeable only on the finish with the April. Hats off to the folks at Fuglen who show that one need not resort to processing tricks to produce a fruit bomb – a clean one at that!