Cornerstone Blend

Tasting Notes: Chocolate · Banana

Cornerstone is the foundation we build upon — a 78/22 blend (35 kg to 10 kg in every roast batch) of Cerrado, Brazil (Natural) and Mt Otto, Papua New Guinea (Alchemy processed). Two origins, two stories, brought together to form one unshakeable cup.

This blend honours those who have been overlooked yet hold quiet strength within them. Sweet chocolate richness meets a soft banana finish — comforting, grounding, and full of second-chance hope.

Blend Composition

• 78% Brazil Cerrado — Natural
• 22% PNG Mt Otto — Alchemy
• Region: Cerrado, Minas Gerais (78%) · Mt Otto, Eastern Highlands (22%)
• Altitude: Brazil 900–1,200 m · PNG 1,500–1,800 m
• Process: Natural (Brazil) · Alchemy, washed (PNG)
• Roast: Medium

In The Cup

• Body: Medium-full, round
• Acidity: Low, gentle
• Sweetness: Chocolate, ripe banana
• Finish: Soft, cocoa and banana

About The Origin

A 78/22 blend, 35 kg of Brazil Cerrado to 10 kg of PNG Mt Otto in every roast batch. The Cerrado natural is the base: full body, low acidity and dark chocolate, nut and caramel from a high, flat plateau with a dry harvest season. The washed Mt Otto, grown by smallholders on the slopes near Goroka in PNG's Eastern Highlands, adds cocoa, butterscotch and a cleaner, tea-like finish, lifting the Brazil without adding sharp acidity. The result is a sweet, chocolate-led cup with a soft banana finish that works black or in milk.

How It Was Processed

Two processes in one cup: the Brazil is dried in whole cherry (natural), which builds body and sweetness and keeps acidity low; the PNG is washed, which gives clarity and a clean finish. See the Brazil Cerrado and PNG Mt Otto profiles for each.

Brewing Notes

Excellent as espresso, plunger, or filter — a versatile daily companion that shines in milk and black alike.

Brewed With Purpose

Roasted in small batches at our Maxwell Road roastery by baristas writing a new chapter. Every bag helps fund barista and life-skills training through The TCE Academy — because marginality is not destiny.

"The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone." — Psalm 118:22