Anthem Blend

Anthem Blend is our gateway into specialty coffee. Easygoing and familiar at first sip, but with enough complexity to keep even the coffee-curious (and the coffee-obsessed) happily surprised. Sweet, balanced and seriously versatile, it’s built to shine as espresso, but holds its own beautifully as a full-bodied filter or French press.

This current version brings together three coffees from two brilliant origins: Brazil + Colombia. Blended for comfort, sweetness and a properly juicy finish.

In the cup, Anthem is all about balance with character: a subtle floral lift on the nose, then milk chocolate, nougat and maple syrup, with a syrupy texture and a very sweet, lingering finish. Expect homemade strawberry jam and tropical pops like tangerine + passion fruit as it cools. As espresso, it’s a full-on fruit-bomb. In milk? Think extra creamy, milkshake vibes.

This is the blend you reach for every day, but it never tastes boring.
This is Perky’s “everyone’s invited” coffee.

MORE ABOUT THE COFFEE

Brazil, Cerrado Mineiro (Regional Blend, Natural Process)
For the foundation of Anthem, we start in Brazil’s Cerrado Mineiro region with a naturally processed regional blend sourced through the wonderful Emma and Bruna at Bossa Coffee. Bruna (from a family of producers in Minas Gerais) works closely with her family farms and also with Expocacer, a major exporter representing over 700 producers across Cerrado Mineiro.

Because this component is a regional blend of multiple local varietals, it delivers that classic Brazilian comfort: a chocolatey aroma, dark berry-like sweetness, mellow citrusy fruitiness, and a whole-nut finish with a clean, pleasant aftertaste.

Colombia, La Estrella del Ostro (La Plata, Huila)
To complement that Brazilian sweetness, we layer in a vibrant Colombian lot from La Plata in Huila: La Estrella del Ostro, “the Star of the Southern Wind,” named for the bright star that appears above the mountain range where this coffee is grown. What began with a handful of small-scale producers from Belén has grown into a thriving contributor network in a region where agriculture is everything, coffee, plantain, rice and cacao, supported by the Aguacatal, La Plata and Páez rivers along the western slopes of Colombia’s central mountain range.

This lot is a mix of Castillo, Caturra and Colombia varieties, sun-dried on parabolic covered patios and raised beds. It brings layers of caramel and cocoa, with bright fruit notes like red apple, orange, kiwi and cranberry.

Colombia, El Diviso (Caturra, Double Anaerobic Fermentation)
This season, we’ve added a third component, and it’s a familiar face in the Perky family. El Diviso is produced by Nestor Lasso and his brother Adrian, third-generation farmers who’ve always put quality over quantity, keeping coffee growing a viable and respected livelihood.

At just 25, Nestor helped transform the family approach, focusing on micro-lots and refining post-harvest processes, part of a youth-led movement in coffee-producing nations pushing quality and environmental sustainability. Their coffees are now recognised globally and have even appeared in competitions.

Finca El Diviso, a collaborative project led by neighbouring producers, sits in Pitalito at around 1,800m, an ideal altitude for specialty coffee. This Caturra went through double anaerobic fermentation:

• 20 hours anaerobic fermentation after harvest

• then a further 16 hours in smaller batches

• after depulping and washing, it was submerged in water and leachate from previous harvests for 18 hours

• then mechanically dried

This is the component that brings Anthem’s “wow” factor: jammy sweetness, tropical sparkle, and that syrupy mouthfeel that makes the whole blend feel extra lush.

WHY WE LOVE IT

• A true “gateway” specialty blend: friendly, familiar, never dull

• Three coffees, two origins (Brazil and Colombia) for comfort and complexity

• Built for espresso but brilliant across filter and French press too

• Brazil (Cerrado Mineiro) for chocolate, nuts and mellow fruit

• Colombia (Huila) for bright, layered fruit and caramel-cocoa sweetness

• El Diviso micro-lot energy: floral lift, jammy sweetness and tropical finish

• Espresso: fruit bomb. Milk drinks: creamy, milkshake vibes

Anthem Blend is the one you can serve to anyone, and still feel quietly smug about how good it tastes.