Monarch

Bag Size: 10 oz or 2 lbs

Origins: Ethiopia, Colombia

Elevation: 1,800 masl

Varietal: N/A

Process: Natural, Washed

Tasting Notes: Dark Chocolate, Molasses, Red Wine, Dried Berries, Thick + Syrupy

Onyx started telling each other to “Never Settle for Good Enough.” It felt perhaps like a piece of branding or a slogan, but over the years this mentality has developed into a mantra of its own that permeates every thing that Onyx does.

AeroPress® Recipe

We recommend brewing Monarch with AeroPress® to enhance its rich smooth texture, citrus notes, and syrupy dark chocolate sweetness.

Water: 200 g at 205 °F

Coffee: 15 g ground fine Saturate grounds and stir for 30 seconds.

Let rest for a minute and 30 seconds, then plunge slowly, finishing at 2 minutes flat.

Espresso Recipe

Dose: 19 g

Yield: 55 g

Brew Time: 25 seconds 55g is large for an espresso but there’s so much soluble material in this coffee that you’re able to extract a larger volume and it should have a fairly thick crema.

Special Notes: We love using Monarch in our large lattes at our cafes, as its sweetness carries well through milk: the dark chocolate notes turn to milk chocolate notes, and the molasses notes turn to caramel!