Nestle’s Nespresso has launched its first - and one of Australia’s first - aged coffee products as a limited edition.
Like cheese, meat and wine, coffee can be aged for a unique vintage result. Nestle’s Selection Vintage 2014 is one of the only aged coffees available in Australia and has been crafted over three years.
Selection Vintage 2014 has been derived from fresh Arabica coffee sourced from high altitudes in the Colombian Highlands, says Nestle. The coffee was harvested three years ago and then aged in specially-designed bags.
According to Nestle, traditional coffee ageing began in the 1700’s when coffee harvested in Indonesia would take a number of months to sail by ship to Europe. Whilst packed in the wooden boat hulls, the coffee would be exposed to the wet sea air and salt water causing the beans to swell. These beans then dried in the sun which altered the taste of the final coffee.
Selection Vintage 2014 was aged using a completely new method pioneered by Nespresso experts who wanted to benefit from the effect of ageing by using specialised and controlled conditions. This included regulating the time, oxygen, moisture in the air, light and atmospheric pressure. A rotation system was also implemented for the bags of harvested coffee to ensure the ideal ageing process.
Karsten Ranitzsch, global Head of Coffee at Nespresso said, “With the launch of Selection Vintage 2014, we wanted to introduce an entirely new flavour with unique qualities. To age the coffee we needed to start with beans of an exceptional quality and then store them in specialised conditions that we regulated constantly.
“Any miniscule change in the moisture, temperature, time, atmospheric pressure, light and oxygen conditions would affect the final taste. This carefully tailored process has resulted in an outstanding coffee with a very distinct flavour profile.”
A set of two Reveal Intense Espresso glasses will be sold in special gift boxes priced at RRP $50.00. Selection Vintage 2014 will be available for a limited period from Nespresso Boutiques, at www.nespresso.com or by calling The Club on 1800 623 033.
