Crossroads Blend

Tasting Notes: Dark Chocolate · Wild Berry · Floral Finish

Every life has a crossroads — a moment where paths converge, where the familiar meets the unexpected, and where something new and beautiful begins.

The Crossroads Blend is where two great origins meet. A generous 80% Brazil Cerrado forms the foundation: full-bodied, smooth, and deeply chocolatey, with a natural caramel sweetness that anchors every sip. Into this richness, 20% Ethiopian Sidamo adds its signature brightness — wild berries, delicate florals, and a gentle citrus lift that transforms the cup with elegance and life.

The result is a harmonious balance between the bold and the bright, the grounded and the expressive — a blend that speaks of convergence, of tension resolved into grace.

Blend Composition

• 80% Brazil Cerrado — Natural
• 20% Ethiopian Sidamo — Washed
• Region: Cerrado, Minas Gerais (80%) · Sidamo, southern Ethiopia (20%)
• Altitude: Brazil 900–1,200 m · Ethiopia 1,800–2,200 m
• Process: Natural (Brazil) · Washed (Ethiopia)
• Roast: Medium

In The Cup

• Body: Full, smooth
• Acidity: Low-medium, citrus lift
• Sweetness: Dark chocolate, caramel
• Finish: Floral, wild berry

About The Origin

An 80/20 blend of TCE's Brazil Cerrado natural and Ethiopian Sidamo washed. The Cerrado gives the foundation: full body, low acidity, dark chocolate and caramel from Brazil's first Designation of Origin coffee region. The Sidamo, heirloom coffee from 1,800-2,200 m in Ethiopia's southern highlands, adds wild berry, floral aroma and a citrus lift. A heavy, low-acid base carries espresso and milk, while a small share of bright washed Ethiopian adds aroma and definition without making the shot sharp, so the blend also works as filter.

How It Was Processed

The Brazil is a natural (dried in whole cherry), giving body and sweetness with low acidity; the Ethiopian is washed (fruit removed before drying), giving clean citrus and floral notes. See the Brazil Cerrado and Ethiopian Sidamo profiles.

Brewing Notes

Built for espresso and milk-based drinks, yet bright enough to enjoy as filter. A blend that bridges worlds.

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.

“You will make known to me the path of life.” — Psalm 16:11