Brazil, Ethiopia
Moonshot
Moonshot
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What to Expect
Moonshot is a natural-processed blend of Brazilian and Ethiopian coffees roasted by Moon Roast to deliver a full-bodied, milk-friendly cup. This is chocolate and nuts first, with a whisper of dried fruit sweetness in the background.
The Cup
The body here is substantial and creamy, built for texture rather than delicacy. Acidity sits low and rounded, never sharp or citric. The natural processing brings sultana sweetness without any funky ferment character — it's clean, moreish, and leans heavily into malted chocolate and toasted nut territory. Think smooth rather than complex.
Who This Is For
This is for drinkers who want a reliable, full-flavoured coffee that works beautifully with milk or milk alternatives. It's approachable, balanced, and built for everyday drinking without fuss.
If you're chasing bright, fruity filter coffees with high acidity and floral notes, this isn't that.
Best for: Espresso drinkers who love milk-based drinks and anyone after a smooth, chocolatey cup with body.
How to Brew This Coffee
Espresso is where this blend shines — the medium roast and full body make it ideal for flat whites and cappuccinos. French Press amplifies the creamy texture and lets the chocolate and nut notes sit front and centre. Aeropress offers versatility, giving you control over strength while preserving that moreish, rounded character.
Brazil, Ethiopia
Moonshot
We enhance these descriptions ourselves and check them by hand, but mistakes can happen. The roaster's own wording is shown below. If anything arrives not as described, contact us and we'll put it right.
Description from Roaster
Blend Composition 70% Brazil Bossa Nova30% Chelbesa Roast Profile: Medium Taste Notes: Malted Milk Chocolate / Toasted Nuts / Sultana The roasting philosophy behind the Moonshot blend is to amplify the textural experience, bringing you a moreish, full bodi...Description from Roaster
Blend Composition
70% Brazil Bossa Nova
30% Chelbesa
Roast Profile: Medium Taste Notes: Malted Milk Chocolate / Toasted Nuts / Sultana
The roasting philosophy behind the Moonshot blend is to amplify the textural experience, bringing you a moreish, full bodied cup. Designed with milk, or milk alternatives in mind, we have created a balanced, smooth coffee with a flavour that is intense, yet easy-going.
Brazil Bossa Nova/ Cerrado | natural | 950 masl | mixed varietals
Bossa Nova regional blend comes from Cerrado, a vast tropical savannah in the centre of Brazil that spans across almost 2 million square kilometres. It is recognized as the most biodiverse savannah in the world with approximately 10,000 different plant species.
The land was long considered unsuitable for agriculture, until advances in science in the late 1990’s discovered the correct land management and fertilisation techniques for industrial agriculture in the region. Today, Cerrado is one of the most productive coffee regions in Brazil for consistently high-quality coffee.
Many of these farms are part of ‘Volcafe Way’, a unique, responsible sourcing strategy run by our importer Vocafe, focused on generating profitable sustainability to farmers, support on social and environmental challenges and a focus on data and best practices for measurable results.
Ethiopia Chelbesa | natural | 1950 - 2200 masl | Medium
Ethiopian naturals are always a highlight of our offering and very popular for a reason. This one is particularly special. Packing a fruity punch, this bold and beautiful natural is full bodied enough to be versatile- Brew as a filter or espresso, black or with milk, Chelbesa really delivers.
Chelbesa is one of the finest coffee producing areas within the famous Gedeb Woreda. Known for its dense layered semi-forest vegetation, encompassing false banana trees as well as shade-grown coffee trees, Chelbesa is a great example of excellent coffee growing agro-ecology. The soil In this area is particularly fertile, iron rich, red brown in colour and with high acidity content.
In 2019, SNAP Specialty Coffee built their new wet mill in a small hamlet called Danche within the wider Chelbesa Village with the hope of exclusively purchasing red cherries from the local farmers. Their ambition became a reality after completion of the project. The fermentation tanks of the wet mill were built using ceramic material which will help bring clarity to the flavour of the coffee that they process, as well as help speed up the fermentation through the heat retained by the ceramic.
This lot consists of the produce of 495 smallholder farmers delivering their cherries to the mill. This particular lot has been processed as a traditional natural from the cherry deliveries that constitute the second part of the harvest.
Cherries are received and sorted with the help of a series of floatation tank that separates all floaters (under ripe cherry) and immature cherry, during the process of flotation the cherry gets cleaned with fresh water before being placed on raised African drying beds for a period of 28 to 35 days.
Espresso Recipe:
Dose 18g
Yield 36g
27-31 seconds extraction time
This description comes from Moon Roast Coffee, who roasts this coffee. For the fullest product detail, you can also see their own listing at Moon Roast Coffee
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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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.
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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.
Moon Roast Coffee
Moon Roast was founded in 2012 by Fran Bradshaw in Hampshire, building on a rich family heritage in the coffee trade that spans generations. What began as small-scale roasting in a garden shed quickly evolved into a respected speciality coffee roastery, driven by a passion for quality and craftsmanship. Set on a repurposed farm in the Hampshire countryside, Moon Roast reflects both its rural surroundings and its deep-rooted connection to coffee history, from Fran’s great-grandfather, a London coffee broker in the early 1900s, to his father, who developed iconic coffee blends. Through daily cupping and a relentless focus on quality, Fran continues this legacy, ensuring every roast embodies precision, care, and a commitment to exceptional coffee.
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