Ritual Coffee Roasters
ACE - Dual Purpose Espresso/ Drip

A sweet, sustainably sourced single-origin coffee, designed to be brewed any way you want to! About Ace: Ace is Ritual’s first true single-origin “Omni-roast.” What’s that, you ask? Well, historically we have developed roast profiles (let’s call them recipes) for each of our individual single-origin coffees based on the brew method associated with them, with most of the coffees geared toward filter roasts in our unique, lightly roasted, “let’s not get in the way of a good green coffee” style. This means most of our coffees are roasted specifically for drip or pour-over brewing methods- with the notable exception of our seasonal espresso blend and our “Sweet Tooth” line of single-origin espresso. These coffees are expressly earmarked and developed for espresso preparation (pressurized hot water forced through the grounds.) Being vastly different methods to prepare coffee, we haven’t been able to offer a single farm coffee that would perform amazingly as both a filter roast and an noteworthy espresso – until now. The lighter roasting style we’re known for often requires more care and precision during the brewing process, but we also realize that not everyone always has the time for that. This offering can be trusted to perform admirably no matter the method or level of precision – whether a scale or a scoop, you really can’t lose. The current Ace offering is: Bola de Oro, Guatemala Tastes like:dried fruits, toasted nuts, sugar cane About Bola de Oro: Bola de Oro lies just outside of Antigua, with a view of the Acatenango and Fuego volcanoes. Mario Barrera has been working his Caturra and Bourbón farm for 19 years now. An experienced 4th generation farmer, he has been working with veteran farm manager and exporter Luis Pedro Zelaya, of the renowned Bella Vista mill in Antigua. This work has given us the incredible fruited and floral coffee in this harvest!