The Flavor Profile
Hair Bender relies on coffees from Latin America, Indonesia, and Africa to achieve a complex flavor profile with notes of sweet citrus, dark chocolate, and raisin.
BLEND
Hair Bender
$19.00
Citrus
Dark Chocolate
Raisin
The sweet and balanced coffee that started it all. Hair Bender is our most celebrated blend with a flavor profile that shines no matter how you brew it.
B Corp Certified
Direct Trade Sourcing
Sustainable Practices
Tasting Notes
Citrus
Dark Chocolate
Raisin
Roast
Light & Bright
Dark & Bittersweet
Acidity
Soft & Subtle
Crisp & Bright
Intensity
Mellow
Bold
"I've been making espresso drinks with Hair Bender for well over a decade, and I never tire of its flavor profile and I look forward to getting a cappuccino at one of our cafes when I've been away traveling."
Quality Assurance
Choose Your Brew
Espresso
- Grind and dose coffee Remove the portafilter, wipe and dry the basket. Zero the scale. Grind ~19.5 g of coffee to confectioners’ sugar consistency directly into the portafilter. Tap once or twice to settle, distribute evenly with your finger, tamp until it resists, and ensure a level bed.
- Prep the machine Purge water through the grouphead to make sure everything is hot, then lock the portafilter into place.
- Pull a shot Engage the grouphead and start the timer. Put a cup under the portafilter and watch for a steady stream like tiny mouse tails. The extraction should run ~23–28 seconds for about 1.5 oz of espresso. If it’s too slow or long, grind coarser; if too fast, grind finer.
- Serve and Enjoy! Cheers.
Drip Coffee
- Grind your beans to medium coarseness (similar to table salt).
- Add water aim for good preheated water in the reservoir if your model allows, but don’t exceed the machine’s recommended fill.
- Add filter and coffee Use a clean paper filter. Add your ground coffee to the filter and level it gently.
- Start the brew and let the machine do the work.
French Press
- Warm up the press by rinsing it with very hot water.
- Measure and grind Measure out 56g (about 8 Tablespoons) of coffee and grind it as coarse as breadcrumbs.
- Add water discard the hot water and add coffee into the empty press. Start your count-up timer as soon as you add hot water. Fill it up halfway to the top saturating all the grounds.
- Stir At 1:00, use a wooden spoon or spatula to break the top layer we call the crust.
- Add more water Now, fill it all the way to the top with water. Put the top on and allow the coffee to brew without pressing it down.
- Press At 4:00, you are ready to press. Firmly push the press all the way down.
- Serve and enjoy Serve it up. Pour coffee into a carafe immediately to avoid over extraction.
The Story
Hair Bender takes its name from a long-shuttered beauty parlor that was home to the first Stumptown cafe. It was the initial blend founder Duane Sorenson introduced and the structure hasn’t changed. To this day, we have the original Hair Bender sign hanging in our headquarters, watching over as we roast.
Hair Bender is our most complex blend, featuring coffee from three major growing regions; Central and South America, East Africa, and Indonesia. Through the work of our quality team and our roasters, its complexity yields a harmonious flavor profile of jasmine, orange, cherry, caramel, and dark chocolate. It’s the go-to espresso in all of our cafes and an all-around great cup of coffee.
