04/13/2026
What a weekend! The coffee flockÂź team is still buzzing from our incredible collaboration with at .
Sharing the bar with their team and their iconic machines was an absolute blast. For this showcase, we brought something truly special: our Nicaragua Finca Libre.
The Bean: Kenya Cultivar (SL-28)
The Process: Carbonic Maceration
The Roast: Precision Light Roast
To honor the complexity of this coffee, we didnât just pull a standard shot: we crafted a signature Slayer Flow Profile.
We used a 19.5g dose to hunt for that perfect balance of tropical acidity and syrupy body.
The Pre-Brew: We started with a low-flow saturation, allowing the water to gently soak the puck. This lets us use an ultra-fine grind that unlocks deep sweetness without the bitterness. The Peak: We moved to full 9-bar pressure to build the âheartâ of the espresso.
The Taper (The Secret Sauce): About 10 seconds before the finish (around the 28g mark), we switched the paddle back to Pre-Brew flow.
Why go back to Pre-Brew at the end? As the coffee puck extracts, it loses its structural integrity. By dropping the flow for those final seconds, we prevented âchannelingâ and over-extraction. This allowed us to stretch the total yield to 33.1g, capturing the heavy, viscous mouthfeel of the Carbonic Maceration process while keeping the finish incredibly clean and balanced, a shot that tasted like boozy cherries and tropical silk.
The Refresher: We prepared a concentrated extraction of a washed Yirgacheffe cascara and topped it with chilled S.Pellegrino sparkling water: a stunningly sweet tamarind profile that perfectly cleansed the palate after the intensity of the espresso.
The Sweet Finish: We rounded everything out with a classic Almond Roca chocolate from Seattle. The buttery toffee and almond crunch tied the whole tropical and fruity experience together. It was more than just a coffee, it was a conversation.
Huge thanks to the Slayer team for the partnership and to everyone who joined the flock in San Diego!
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San Diego, you were amazing!
