The Art of Blending in Service of Harmony
A coffee blend is the thoughtful assembly of multiple single-origin coffees, each contributing specific qualities to create a balanced, complex, and consistent profile. Unlike single origins that express the character of a single terroir, blended coffee seeks harmony, where the sum becomes greater than its parts.
At 94 Celcius, our specialty coffee blends are crafted as true taste compositions. We carefully select origins that complement each other, adjust proportions, and calibrate the roast to reveal the best of each component. The result: balanced, accessible, and delicious profiles that excel in their preferred extraction method.
This approach also ensures consistency from batch to batch, while giving us the flexibility to incorporate the best available harvests according to seasons, all while preserving the signature profile of each blend.
Our Signature Blends
Our coffee blends are developed according to different philosophies to meet all preferences. Some embody the classic, indulgent approach with notes of dark chocolate, almond, and brown sugar, specifically designed for espresso with a velvety texture and comforting sweetness. Perfect for cappuccinos and flat whites, these assemblies often celebrate the complementarity between South American origins, creating accessible and memorable profiles.
Blends Designed for Every Method
Our espresso blends like Covalent and Orbitales are developed specifically for pressure extraction. They offer balance, generous body, natural sweetness, and silky crema, while pairing perfectly with milk in your favorite milk-based beverages. Their roasted profile also forgives small preparation inaccuracies, making them particularly suitable for beginners making espresso at home.
Supernova and other assemblies are designed to reveal their full complexity in gentle methods, with aromatic clarity and mouthfeel roundness that unfold progressively. Discover optimal preparation techniques to get the best from these coffees in V60, Chemex, or French press.
Certain blended coffee options excel in all extraction methods, offering you the flexibility to adapt your preparation according to your mood, time of day, or simply the equipment you have available.
Why Choose a Blend?
Specialty coffee blends seek a profile where no single note dominates excessively, creating a balanced and pleasant experience cup after cup. This harmony ensures the coffee remains enjoyable from the first to the last bean in the bag, without tiring the palate with an overly pronounced note or too sharp acidity.
Unlike single origins that can vary noticeably from harvest to harvest depending on climatic and agronomic conditions, our blends maintain a consistent signature profile. Even if component origins evolve with the seasons to incorporate the best available lots, the distinctive character of each blend remains recognizable and true to itself.
Ethical Sourcing for Every Component
Each origin that composes our coffee blends is selected according to the same strict quality and ethical criteria as our entire collection, whether it's our single origin coffees, our espresso coffees, our filter coffees, our decaf coffees, or our Women Coffee Producers collection. We work directly with producers engaged in sustainable and equitable practices.
This rigorous approach guarantees complete traceability for each component of our assemblies, fair compensation that reflects the exceptional quality of the work accomplished, and lasting relationships with our producer partners based on transparency and mutual respect. To learn more about our origins and understand the influence of terroir on aromatic profiles, explore our guide to coffee-producing countries.
Receive Your Favorite Blends by Subscription
Never run out of your favorite blend ground coffee again by subscribing to one of our coffee subscriptions. Receive your signature blends freshly roasted at your preferred frequency with 5% discount on each recurring order. You maintain complete flexibility to modify your selections, temporarily suspend deliveries, or cancel anytime without fees or penalties.
Perfect Your Extraction
To reveal the full potential of our specialty coffee blends and achieve optimal extraction with every preparation, equip yourself with our carefully selected accessories and equipment: conical burr grinders, residential espresso machines, precision drippers, temperature-controlled kettles, and dosing scales. Also consult our complete guide to making good coffee where we share our best techniques and practical tips.
FAQ – Coffee Blends
What exactly is a coffee blend?
Why blend multiple origins rather than sell pure coffees?
Blended coffee offers several distinct advantages: balance and harmony where no single note dominates excessively, consistency from batch to batch even if individual harvests vary according to climatic conditions, and controlled complexity that remains accessible to all palates. That said, we love blends as much as single origins—they're simply two different philosophies that meet distinct expectations.
Do your blends change composition over time?
Our specialty coffee blends maintain a constant and recognizable signature aromatic profile, but component origins may indeed evolve according to available harvests and their quality. For example, Covalent will always retain its characteristic notes of dark chocolate, almond, and brown sugar, but we might adjust Brazilian or Peruvian farms to integrate the best lots of the season, while scrupulously preserving the distinctive character of the blend that built its reputation.
Are blends lower quality than single origins?
Absolutely not! Our coffee blends use exactly the same premium specialty-grade coffees as our single origins, selected with the same rigor and the same level of quality standards. The difference lies solely in the philosophical approach: blends seek balance, harmony, and consistency, while single origins celebrate singularity and pure expression of a specific terroir. Both approaches require the same roasting expertise and the same rigorous ethical sourcing.
Which blend should I choose to start making espresso at home?
We highly recommend Covalent, our most popular blend, for its remarkable versatility and balanced indulgent profile. Its indulgent notes of dark chocolate, almond, and brown sugar create a naturally sweet and accessible espresso, perfect for learning extraction and developing barista skills. It forgives small preparation inaccuracies while offering a delicious and rewarding experience. For more adventurous palates seeking a bolder profile from the start, Orbitales offers a fruitier and more vibrant blend.
Can I use an espresso blend in filter method?
Yes, absolutely, particularly Supernova which is specifically designed to excel as filter coffee while also working very well as espresso. Espresso blends like Covalent and Orbitales can also be prepared as filter with excellent results, although their roast profile is optimized for pressure extraction. The result will generally be fuller-bodied, rounder, and less acidic than a coffee specifically roasted for filter, offering a different but equally enjoyable experience.
How are blends created at 94 Celcius?
Creating a coffee blend is an iterative and meticulous process that can span several months. We start by selecting origins with complementary profiles, then test different proportions and roast levels through numerous cupping sessions. We progressively refine the assembly by adjusting ratios and roast curves until achieving a balance where each component plays a precise role, creating a harmonious, memorable, and reproducible profile. The goal is for no single origin to dominate, but for all to contribute to a taste experience superior to the sum of parts.
Do you offer a subscription to receive your blends regularly?
Yes, absolutely! Our coffee subscriptions allow you to receive your favorite blend ground coffee or whole bean at your desired frequency—weekly, biweekly, or monthly—with an automatic 5% discount on each recurring order. You can select a single blend for reassuring consistency or rotate between several of our signatures to explore different profiles according to your moods. Management is entirely flexible with no long-term commitment: modify, pause, or cancel anytime.