Allegro | 50 paper pods
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Description
Allegro — 70% Arabica, 30% Robusta Blend | Compostable Paper Pods
Five carefully selected coffees: Colombia (washed Arabica), Brazil (natural Arabica), India (speciality honey-processed Arabica), Tanzania (natural Robusta) and Indonesia (washed Fine Robusta). This is the signature blend served at our coffee bar on Corso Buenos Aires in Milan for decades.
Tasting notes: opens with a light citrus acidity, mellows into red berries and hazelnuts, and finishes with the rich, enveloping bitterness of cocoa.
Perfect for you if: you’re after a full-bodied, intense espresso without any harshness, with that classic Italian coffee bar character, all with the convenience of paper pods.
Allegro is the flagship blend of Torrefazione Ernani at Corso Buenos Aires 20, Milan, served and loved for decades.
Technical data sheet
- Aromatic notes: cocoa, hazelnuts and citrus fruits
- Intensity: 7/10
- Body: 5.5/9
- Sweetness: 3.5/9
- Bitterness: 3.5/9
- Acidity: 6/9
- Aromatic intensity: 6.5/9
- Roasting: medium
- Composition: 70% Arabica – 30% Robusta
- Origins: Colombia Finca la Meseta washed arabica, India Kalledevarapura semi-washed arabica, Brazil Bom Chocolate natural arabica, Tanzania Superior natural robusta, Congo Mombasa natural robusta
History of coffee
Today we travel to five different countries with our Allegro blend: Colombia, India, Brazil, Tanzania and Congo.
You've already tasted single-origin coffees, now try them as a blend and discover how they enhance each other, creating a unique and complex flavor.
Colombia
Let's start with Colombia, one of the most evocative coffee-growing regions in the world, so much so that its landscapes are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Eje Cafetero is a rural area that extends across several departments toward the south of the state, beyond Medellin. The best known are Caldas, Quindio, Risaralda, Tolima, and Valle del Cauca.
Here, life flows slowly, in contact with and respect for nature, made of simplicity and centuries-old cultural traditions.
Coffee has influenced the economy, lifestyle, traditions, habits and customs of the small historic villages of coffee growers, who pass down knowledge and skills from father to son.
When I drink a cup of Colombia Supremo Finca la Meseta, I imagine myself among the beautiful thermal areas, immersed in vast plantations of an intense emerald green, embraced by cloud forests, among steep valleys and glaciated peaks, kissed by the sun and overlooking the National Parks of the Andes.
Here is the hacienda from which we buy our Colombian coffee, from the Finca called La Meseta.
A region dotted with Andean forest, with a climate ranging from 8° to 24° Celsius, altitudes between 1,100 and 2,000 meters, and constant rainfall year-round. All this makes the land perfect for growing a top-quality coffee.
And to honor their product, the recognedores, or pickers of the red berries, always work by hand, making a careful selection and picking only the perfectly ripe cherries.
The flavor is smooth, fresh, fruity, floral, and almondy. Sniff a cup of Blue Diamond and you'll sense this intense almond note!
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India
We move on to India, among the Baba Budan Giri hills, below the Tropic of Cancer, which constitute the main region for the production and consumption of the dark drink.
In particular, with our Kalledevarapura, we are located in the region of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
These regions are cool year-round and enjoy abundant rainfall. The soil is deep and fertile. Furthermore, this area is characterized by the presence of tall trees, which allow coffee plants to be grown in the shade, protecting them from the strong, hot direct sun.
These conditions create fertile ground for growing great coffee!
The same plantations grow not only coffee, but also pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and 45 other plant species. This botanical diversity gives the beans a wide aromatic variety and intense flavor.
In short, I imagine a trip to the Indian plantations with my eyes closed and my nose in the air, ready to capture all the imaginative automatic nuances and the intoxicating scent of flowers, fruits and spices.
Overall, Indian Arabica coffees have good acidity and creaminess, rich in aromas: from tea leaves to chocolate, from ripe fruit pulp to red berries, from chocolate to honey, and from nuts to spices and tobacco. In short, a triumph of flavor.
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Brazil
We end our world journey by returning to Brazil, the world's leading country in terms of coffee production and sales, and therefore one of the most widely consumed and well-known coffees!
Brazil boasts a multitude of coffee farms, both sprawling, industrially farmed coffee farms that produce low-quality coffee, and micro-farms specializing in specialty coffee. In short, the coffee-growing region is vast and diverse.
The two departments known for producing quality coffee are the Cerrado region, where our Bom Chocolate comes from, and the Minas Gerais region to the southeast of the former.
The Cerrado region obtained the IP (Indication of Provenance) label in 2005 and the DO (Protected Designation of Origin) label in 2014. As mentioned, this region is characterized by the quality of its raw beans and its unique climatic conditions. Furthermore, the coffee plants have intense flowering, with uniform ripening of a concentrated crop, combined with perfectly defined climatic seasons, with hot, humid summers and mild, dry winters.
A set of perfectly synchronized variables that create unique and ideal conditions for our beloved plant with bright red fruits.
Authentic Cerrado Mineiro coffee has intense aromas, a caramel flavor and hints of dried fruit, with a delicate citrus acidity and a predominantly chocolatey flavor that is very persistent.
I imagine Brazil as vast, made up of hills and plateaus between 900 and 1600 meters above sea level. Greenery and fields as far as the eye can see, with a clear sky contrasting with the land.
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Africa
We conclude our journey in Africa, the cradle of human civilization, birthplace of the coffee plant, the only land that seems to tell us the beginning of every story.
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