Mulu Espresso
An all-Ethiopian espresso: orange, cran-apple and cherry.
Prodigal's seasonal espresso blend is made only from fresh Ethiopian coffees, washed and natural, roasted a touch darker than their filter roasts. The washed coffee brings citrus and florals and the natural brings rich cherry. Punchy and ripe as a straight shot, and it holds up in an americano.
Coffee Details
- Tasting notes: Orange, Cran-Apple, Cherry
- Origin: Ethiopia
- Variety: Ethiopian heirloom varieties
- Process: Washed and natural
- Roast level: A touch darker than Prodigal's filter roasts, for espresso
- Best for: Espresso · Americano
- Roaster: Prodigal Coffee, Colorado
About Prodigal Coffee
Prodigal is Scott Rao and Mark Benedetto's roastery in Colorado. Rao wrote The Coffee Roaster's Companion, and the roastery releases at least one new coffee every week alongside two house blends, Boulder Blend and Milk Blend Espresso.
Pre-order for the 2 November roast
Order by 1 November to be on this batch. Prodigal roast our order on Monday 2 November, the beans reach us about a week later, and your bag ships that same week. We never promise a delivery date; the final courier leg is not ours to guarantee.
In the cup.
How Mulu Espresso shows up — flavour profile, body, finish — graded on our internal cupping rubric.
Brew it
like this.
- Ratio
- 15g : 250g
- Time
- 3:00
- Temp
- 93°C
Bloom 30s. Four pours of 60g, 30s apart.
- Ratio
- 30g : 500g
- Time
- 4:00
- Temp
- 92°C
Plunge slow. Decant immediately to avoid over-extraction.
- Ratio
- 18g : 36g
- Time
- 28s
- Temp
- 93°C
Distribute, tamp level, pull. Adjust grind to hit time.
