Brazil, Rwanda
The Ballroom Blend
The Ballroom Blend
Natural / Dry Washed / Wet
Regular
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What to Expect
The Ballroom Blend from Dear Green is built for balance. You get the comforting weight of cacao and caramel with a lift of red fruit acidity that keeps things interesting without demanding too much attention.
The Cup
This is a medium-bodied coffee with a rounded, smooth mouthfeel. The acidity sits in the moderate range — juicy rather than sharp, more like red apple or cherry than citrus. It's clean and straightforward, with no funky ferment character. The cacao and caramel notes provide a sweet, chocolatey base, while the red fruit keeps it from feeling heavy or one-dimensional.
Who This Is For
This suits drinkers who want something reliable and easy to dial in across multiple brew methods. It's a solid everyday coffee that works well with milk but holds its own black.
If you're chasing bright, complex single origins or experimental processing, this won't scratch that itch.
Best for: Home brewers who want a versatile, crowd-pleasing coffee that works morning to afternoon.
How to Brew This Coffee
The medium roast profile makes this flexible. Try it as espresso where the cacao and caramel shine through with good body and crema. It works beautifully in an Aeropress, giving you control over strength while preserving the red fruit brightness. For a fuller-bodied cup that emphasises the chocolate notes, reach for your French Press.
Brazil, Rwanda
The Ballroom Blend
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Description from Roaster
Our Ballroom Blend is a combination of 50% Brazil and 50% Rwanda to create a balanced cup. This coffee blend brings together the best of both origins. Brazil’s classic chocolatey body and Rwanda’s bright fruit character resulting in a smooth, well-rounded profile with notes of...Description from Roaster
Our Ballroom Blend is a combination of 50% Brazil and 50% Rwanda to create a balanced cup. This coffee blend brings together the best of both origins. Brazil’s classic chocolatey body and Rwanda’s bright fruit character resulting in a smooth, well-rounded profile with notes of cacao, caramel, and red fruits.
Roasted for versatility, Ballroom Blend is ideal for espresso and works beautifully across all brew methods, including filter, cafetière, and stovetop.
Originally named as a nod to our former roastery location near the iconic Barrowland Ballroom, the name remains part of our story as we continue roasting great coffee in our new space.
What's the blend?
50% Brazil Fazenda Pantano
50% Rwanda KCRSDetails
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Tips
All our coffee beans are roasted fresh and are best consumed within 6 weeks of roast date. Always reseal in our airtight bag and store at ambient temperature.Giving back
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Ways to Brew
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Espresso
An intense, concentrated brewing method that forces hot water through finely-ground coffee under high pressure. This produces a small, powerful shot with rich crema, serving as the foundation for countless coffee drinks while delivering bold flavors and aromatic complexity.
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Aeropress
An innovative, portable brewing device that uses air pressure to extract coffee quickly and efficiently. This versatile method allows for experimentation with brewing times and techniques, producing anything from espresso-style concentrates to smooth, full-flavored cups with remarkable consistency.
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French Press
A French Press (or Cafetiere) is a simple, manual coffee maker that brews rich, full-bodied coffee by steeping coarse grounds in hot water, then separating them by pressing a mesh filter down with a plunger, allowing the coffee's natural oils and sediment to remain for a bolder flavour.
Dear Green
Dear Green Coffee Roasters is a Glasgow-based speciality coffee roastery founded in 2011 with the ambition of bringing exceptional, responsibly sourced coffee to Scotland. Named after the Scots Gaelic nickname for Glasgow, "Dear Green Place," the roastery has grown from a single coffee roaster into an award-winning Certified B Corporation while remaining true to its founding values of sustainability, ethical sourcing, and community. Today, Dear Green works closely with trusted producers worldwide, carefully roasting seasonal coffees that celebrate quality, provenance, and craftsmanship, while its Glasgow roastery, training space, and showroom continue to share knowledge, champion positive change across the speciality coffee industry, and reflect a genuine passion for both coffee and the people behind it.
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