First established in December 2014, the idea of 'The Nutcracker' was designed and conceptualised for Dutch Colony to have her first festive blend in what would be, the company's second Christmas celebration. We were unsure as to what will make the blend but speaking to the partners of the business, we had a head start; it should carry the flavours of the season and with that we start working and ever since then, have never looked back!

Quoting Veronica Phua, a level 10 Burppler who wrote in the internet in 2014, "A festive blend that features notes of sweet peppercorn, raisins, figs, walnut and baker's chocolate. This resulted in an intense, complex tasting cappuccino that sat well with me." Upon its inaugural launch, we saw how it was well received, how quickly it moved out of the shelves and it was in so much demand that we remembered extending its availability well into the month of January 2015. Ever since that, The Nutcracker have been made available every month of December.

Let's take a walk down memory lane and reminisce on all the coffees that made the first five editions of The Nutcracker:

We have never hold back when it come to sourcing and creating goodness and this year, we present The Nutcracker #006...

 
Taking inspiration from the traditional flavours of festive season, this year's blend combines three great micro-lot coffee, a Latin American-based blend, with an Asian twist. Together reminding one of a festive fruit cake with sprinkles of chocolate, big doses of selected stone fruits and delectable baking spices.

Available at all Dutch Colony three shops main coffee grinder from the 4th of December onwards, serving as an espresso based beverages and available in 300gm retail bags online and store-wide for all the home barista to take home or as a gift exchange with your coffee enthusiast buddies. We cannot promise that it will be available for long given that we have very limited availability of the Pa-O Tribe to make the blend, so fastest finger wins as the coffee are already available on the internet for you to splurge on.