Shaka

At Bad Hand we roast blends with purpose. There’s a reason Shaka tastes the way it does, why it’s our signature blend, and why it’s our most popular coffee.

From our time spent on the front lines serving coffee in our cafes, we paid attention to the coffees that made people come back for a second cup. The second up benchmark had to be something that was knock-out in a flat white, but also amazing as a stand alone espresso.

We created this blend to be thick, sticky and syrupy. With a marmalade-like quality to it and a warm toasty finish. The journey to get there wasn’t an easy one though. As well as finding the coffees that have the qualities we were looking for, we also had to roast them each in just the right way to achieve these flavour profiles.

Shaka is currently a blend of Peruvian and Colombian coffee. The Peru is there to bring body and heft as well as the big chocolate flavours. Meanwhile the Columbian lifts everything with a bit of brightness with its citrussy Seville orange characteristics. The result is a coffee that just hits all the right spots. It’s our go-to, and arguably the most satisfying coffee we do.