Busan
Ships within 1 week of your roast date. 100% specialty arabica. This blend hits its peak 2 to 3 weeks after roasting.
A Smooth, Nutty Medium-Roast Blend for Everyday Brewing
Busan is a medium-roast coffee blend of natural and pulped-natural Brazil with a touch of natural Ethiopia, roasted fresh in Kuala Lumpur. Built for balance and sweetness, it leans into roasted-nut richness, caramel and dried fruit. An easy, comforting cup for home brewers who want depth without sharp acidity.
Tasting Notes
Roasted Nuts · Caramel · Dried Fruit
Full, rounded body with low acidity and a smooth, lingering sweetness that holds well black or with milk.
Coffee Details
| Origin | Brazil & Ethiopia |
| Blend | Brazil Natural 45%, Brazil Pulped Natural 35%, Ethiopia Natural 20% |
| Processing | Natural & Pulped Natural |
| Roast Level | Medium |
| Tasting Notes | Roasted nuts, caramel, dried fruit, well-balanced |
About This Coffee
Busan is named for Korea's great port city, and the blend is built around that history. Coffee has long been woven into the region's culinary culture: through the colonial and liberation eras, Brazilian coffee arrived through its harbours, and the influx was notable enough to make the newspapers — one 1946 article ran under the headline Prosperous Import of Brazilian Coffee.
This blend reimagines that moment in the cup. A Brazil-led base of natural and pulped-natural lots brings the body, nuttiness and caramel sweetness that defined those early imports, while a portion of natural Ethiopia lifts it with gentle dried-fruit character. We roast it to a medium level on purpose — just far enough to highlight that nutty richness and smooth, lingering sweetness without losing balance.
How to Brew Busan
Espresso
| Dose | 18g in |
| Yield | 36–38g out (1:2) |
| Water temperature | 92°C |
| Brew time | 28 seconds |
Filter
| Dose | 18g |
| Water | 280ml (1:16) |
| Water temperature | 92°C |
| Brew time | 2 min 20 sec |
If your shot runs too fast or tastes thin, grind a little finer; if it drags or turns bitter, grind coarser and keep everything else the same.
How Much Coffee Is in a Bag?
At about 18g per cup, a 200g bag makes roughly 11 cups (about RM8.18 per cup), a 500g bag around 28 cups (about RM6.43 per cup), and a 1kg bag about 56 cups (about RM5.36 per cup). The bigger the bag, the lower your cost per cup — handy for a daily brewer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Busan better for espresso or filter?
Both. It is built as an all-rounder: pull it as espresso for a sweet, nutty, caramel-forward shot, or brew it as filter for a smoother, more rounded cup. There is a tested recipe for each above.
What does Busan taste like?
Roasted nuts and caramel up front, with a soft dried-fruit sweetness and a smooth finish. It is well-balanced and low in acidity, so it stays comforting and easy to drink black or with milk.
How fresh is it when it arrives?
We roast to order and ship within one week of your roast date. This blend hits its peak 2 to 3 weeks after roasting, so it will be tasting its best as you work through the bag.
Does it work with milk?
Yes. The nutty, caramel sweetness and full body cut through milk well, making it a reliable choice for flat whites, lattes and home milk drinks as well as black coffee.
Do you offer free shipping?
Yes. Free shipping within Malaysia on orders over RM80. Every order is roasted fresh in Kuala Lumpur and sent straight to your door.
Want to try before committing? Explore the Taster Box. Buying for an office or café? See Bulk & Office Orders.
In the cup.
How Busan 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.
