Coffee know-how
New Zealand’s under-the-radar, but preeminent coffee roaster.
The new Robert Harris fresh coffee packs we designed last year are hitting supermarket shelves now and we are hyped to see them. Now in a new flat matte finish the big change is the way Robert Harris’ range is clearly defined by coffee-making method.
One of the amazing things about Robert Harris – New Zealand’s under-the-radar, but preeminent coffee roaster – is that they have actually tailor-made all their blends for the coffee equipment us average Kiwi Joes have at home. So a plunger grind blend is deliberately more complex in flavours because plungers allow the subtleties of a coffee’s taste profile to come through. Conversley an espresso grind needs a bit more grunt in its bean blend to survive the hammering through the machine.
It’s a bit of a radical shift for a category that, frankly, befuddles a lot of us when it comes to choosing a good coffee off the shelf. Luckily Robert Harris’ master roaster, Scott Pepler, knows a hell of lot more about it than us. And now that know-how is ours for the tasting.
