When Baristas Blend: The Auld Tram Coffee Blends

Auld Tram is an original Dundee & District Tramways Horse Drawn Tram and one of the oldest examples in existence today. Auld Tram is passionate about the city of Dundee and the preservation of its historical identity. Auld Tram has its coffee developed by Blendly and has made use of Blendly’s distributor program to distribute their coffee to other coffee lovers throughout Dundee. In our original article on Auld tram, we focused on the Blendly features they use. Today we focus on their artistry of blending coffee for their market. Here are some of their delicious blends:

 

Auld Tram Mocha Djimmah 

This whole bean coffee has rich, fruity and winey undertones. The aftertaste can almost be described as chocolatey. A great coffee for blending, but on its own, it is often used as the basis of Turkish style coffees. This is a light-medium roast that originates from Ethiopia.

 

Auld Tram Brazilian

This whole bean coffee has a specific individual flavour. It is lightly nutty and pleasantly sweet and is a great base for a coffee blend. This is a light-medium roast grown in the San Paulo Region of Brazil.

 

Auld Tram Indian Monsoon Malabar

This whole bean coffee is directly exposed to the monsoon winds in open warehouses. This increases the full-bodiness and reduces the acidity of the coffee. This is a light-medium roast that originates from India.

 

Auld Tram Indonesian 

 This whole bean coffee is bold and intense, that is deep, full-bodied and packing an earthy aroma. This is a light medium roast that originates from Indonesia.

 

Auld Tram Guatemalan  

This whole bean coffee has a lovely mellow taste with a slight acidity that is much admired by connoisseurs. This coffee is sometimes considered to be smoother and richer in flavour than the standard beans. This is a light-medium roast that originates from Guatemala.

 

Auld Tram Artisan Blend 

 This whole bean coffee is blended to create a perfectly balanced flavour; strong aroma, and long aftertaste rich crema when served as an espresso. This continental roast originates from Ugandan, Brazil, Ethiopia, India and Vietnam.

 

Auld Tram Colombian Swiss Water Decaf  

This decaffeinated Colombian coffee has a mellow body with fair acidity and a simple rich flavour. This dark Italian roast originates from Columbia.

 

 

Auld Tram is one of many baristas that have joined Blendly on the journey to distribute their brand. Their roasts are mostly light-medium, and they have shown that coffee is so much more than a drink, it’s a community.

Our New Blendly Rockstar Series Blends

Blendly is always keeping up with the times and offering you top quality coffee that is fast, fresh, and convenient. We are proud to introduce to you our new series of coffee blends… The Rockstar Blend Series. This coffee series is based on British Rockstar’s intertwined with different beans and flavours that compliment the blends. If you are a rock and roll fan and you want a coffee blend that will rock your day, try one of these rocking blends and get music in a cup.

Abby Roast

Get ready for a hard day’s night with the Abby Roast Blend, inspired by the Beatles song Abby Road. This whole bean blend is full-bodied, fruity, strong and acidic, perfect for those who prefer a smoother and less bitter espresso. This has a distinct fruity, acidic taste with hints of chocolate and a mild earthiness. It is a Connoisseur roast which originates from Brazil, Colombia, Uganda, India, Kenya and Indonesia.

Bohemian Blend

Is this real life, or is this just fantasy? It’s real alright. The Bohemian Blend is inspired by the Queen song Bohemian Rhapsody. This is a whole bean coffee blend with rich and strong aroma. The cup has a strong fruity body with hints of nuts and caramels, which is finished by a strong back taste of chocolates mixed with spices. It is a connoisseur roast that originates from Colombia, Brazil, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

Hero Blend

This Blend will leave you feeling like a king and queen. The Hero Blend is inspired by the song Hero by David Bowie. This whole bean coffee has a mild and earthy aroma, which develops on the taste buds. This coffee blend has a strong earthy body with hints of woods and caramels, which finishes with a mild lemony/turpeny aftertaste. It is a light Italian roast which originates from Indonesia, India, Colombia, Ethiopia.

Rolling Roast

With this blend you will get satisfaction. The Rolling Roast is inspired by the band Rolling stones. This whole bean blend is full of rich caramel which mellows on the palette to reveal a touch of spices. Hidden in the rich caramels, you will also detect notes of herbs and grasses. To finish, you are left an aftertaste of dark chocolate. It is a connoisseur roast which originates from Uganda, India, Brazil and Costa Rica.

 

The Rockstar Blends come together to bring excitement and gusto to the coffee industry. Blendly enjoys having fun with coffee and sharing that fun with coffee lovers. There are many blends to choose from in the Rockstar series, each with their own unique flavours that are sure to satisfy all taste buds.

Now that you have had an inside look at all the Rockstar Blends and what they have to offer, why not try the Abby Roast and release your inner Rockstar.

 

Create your own Coffee Blends with Blendly.

Have you found yourself wondering what it would be like to take a sip of coffee that you created and blended? A sip of your own handcrafted dark roast with just enough of the right flavours to create a sinfully tasteful cup of coffee where you are savoring every sip? Well, you will be delighted to know that Blendly allows you to create your own brands and blends from the comfort of your home. With taste matching where you can match the taste of any of your favourite coffee brands and cupping notes that allows you to use a taste chart to see which flavours you want in your blend, combined with the technology we offer; you can create and blend as many coffees as your heart desires.

Create your own

You can  create your own coffee blend from coffee beans harvested around the world. The process is simple and easy to manage on the Blendly website from the comfort of your computer. You get to pick what goes into your favorite coffee with the click of a mouse. First you will start by selecting your beans, then you will select your preferred grind or roast, select your barista plan and just like that you will have a unique creation of coffee sent straight to your doorstep. Simple, effective, and convenient. We will discuss the cupping notes and taste matching and how these come together in creating your own coffee blend.

Cupping notes

Cupping Notes allows you to see what the flavours you have put together will taste like and what flavour is more prevalent in your blend. Simply go to our website and select one of the blends to see what flavours go into it and you can pick the one that’s right for you.

Taste matching

If you are a person that enjoys your local coffee brands and flavours, no problem, try our taste matching. This allows you to match the taste of any coffee brand, you can even chat to a roaster through our website, and they can help you with any questions you might have. Just type in your beloved coffee brand, your name and email address and send your request through to us to make the magic happen.

Technology

All the above would not be possible without the coffee technology that we have available to us. This technology gives us the ability to provide customers with fresh coffee on demand every time. One of the features is the Blendly Community Builder, it allows a greater number of customers to access the coffee blending process. This increases access to traceable coffee, as well as creates new ways of allowing coffee blends to be sold to the growing market of you the consumer.

Blendly brings coffee and coffee lovers together to create, blend, choose or replicate coffee in a way that is so simple and effortless. Our goal is to ensure that you the customer receives the best coffee fresher and quicker than anywhere else.

Now that you have the just on how to create, blend, choose or replicate your own blends, why not visit the Blendly website and start your journey of creating a coffee that is unique to you.

Ready to try Blendly’s top 10 July Blends

Coffee is not just a hot drink that keeps you warm, it is so much more than that. The variation in flavours, created by the different bean cultivars, will ignite your taste buds and send your brain into a sensational whirl. The many different blends and flavours mean that each person out there can find the right coffee that suits their personal preference and gets their tastebuds excited! Here are our top 10 picks for July, blends that are sure to kick start your day off the right way.

1. Blendly Bad Boy Big Blend Espresso 

 

This filter blend is a superb, well-balanced, and a great all-round coffee that works as an espresso and a straight black coffee. This is a continental roast, originating from

Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Kenya and Ethiopia. Buy this blend here

 

 

2. Blendly Crema Blend

This whole bean blend is full-bodied, fruity, strong and acidic, perfect for those who prefer a smoother and less bitter espresso. It has a distinct fruity, acidic taste with hints of chocolate and a mild earthiness. This is a connoisseur roast that originates from Brazil, Colombia, Uganda, India, Kenya and Indonesia. Get this blend here

 

3. Blendly Magic Blend 

This is a whole bean delicate blend of five coffees from around the world – a real globe trotter blend you could say – which is ideally suited to the cafetiere/filter coffee drinkers. It is a light Italian roast that originates from Indonesia, India, Colombia and Ethiopia. Get this blend here

 

 

 

4. Blendly Lezet Blend

 This a whole bean blend of five coffees from around the world that deliver a well-rounded drink, perfect for all times of the day. The aroma is strong and rich, the cup has a strong fruity body with hints of nuts and caramels, which is finished with a strong taste of chocolates mixed with spices. This a connoisseur roast that originates from Colombia, Brazil, India, Indonesia and Vietnam. Get this blend here

 

 

5. Blendly Standard Dark Italian Espresso 

 This is a whole bean Italian style blend, well-balanced espresso with a good strong body to punch through milk. Lots of body with lively overtones and fruity undertones with bitter caramel and lasting aftertaste. Bold, strong flavours in the Italian style. Lots of body with lively overtones and fruity undertones with bitter caramel and lasting aftertaste. This is a dark Italian roast that originates from Brazil, Colombia, Uganda. Get this blend here.

  

6. Blendly Caledonia Best Espresso

Our best most popular whole bean espresso. A delicious selection of beans roasted in the traditional continental fashion. That creates an espresso with great balance, a fragrant chocolaty taste and aroma, smooth and creamy. delicious and a select combination of coffee beans, this is our best and most popular espresso blend, perfect for creating an espresso with great balance, a fragrant chocolatey taste and aroma, and a luxuriously smooth and creamy texture. This is a continental roast that originates from Ethiopia, India, Brazil and Papua New Guinea. Get this blend here

 

7. Blendly Espresso Extra 

Four top-quality Arabica whole beans are blended and roasted to perfection to make this delicious espresso, packed full of flavour and loads of extras. Tastes of chocolate, tons of crema, spicy undertones and a sweet finish make this coffee a must. This coffee is winey, earthy, sweet and spicy rich, bursting with flavour, creamy and sweet. This is a dark Italian roast that originates from Indonesia, Ethiopia, Uganda and Colombia. Get this blend here

 

8. Blendly Sweet Espresso

 A superb whole bean espresso blend made up of four different coffee beans which come together to deliver a truly satisfying taste. For those of us who want a sweet coffee without adding sugar, look no further. The aroma hits you with dark chocolates and caramels. The body is full of rich caramel which mellows on the palette to reveal a touch of spices. Hidden in the rich caramels, you will also detect notes of herbs and grasses. To finish, you are left with the aftertaste of dark chocolate. This is a connoisseur roast that originates from Uganda, India, Brazil and Costa Rica. Get this blend here

 

9. Marks Blend 

 This is a sweet whole bean blend of two great coffees, lightly roasted and super for a filter coffee, it has a fruity and floral flavour that goes with all food and is best enjoyed black.
This is a great coffee to have around the house all-day; it is very light with complex flavours. Grind it yourself from whole beans. Best enjoyed as a black coffee, with a splash of cold water. This is a light Italian roast that originates from Kenya and India. Get this blend here

 

10. Cupcake Coffee Box Artisan Blend

This whole bean coffee was developed from Brazilian, Indian, and Ugandan speciality grade coffee beans which creates a beautiful rounded Italian espresso with a long lasting aftertaste. This coffee was developed for Cupcake Coffee Box as a signature blend. We developed our Italian style coffee from a selection of Brazilian, Indian, and Ugandan coffee beans. This coffee was also developed as a perfect companion for lovers of sweet profiles. This is a dark Italian roast that originates from Colombia, India and Uganda. Get this blend here

 

These brands are created by coffee experts and coffee lovers like yourself to allow you to indulge in an array of flavours, blends and smells that will get your caffeine addiction pumping.

After sampling our month’s selection, why not try edit them to suit your pallet with our Blend Creator or learn more about how the variations create the various delightful flavours with our cupping notes.