Signature Espresso · Blend
Quiet Prophet Espresso
Espresso Roast · Flagship
"The Mona Lisa of Coffee." The flagship espresso blend — built to pull clean, extract evenly, and hold up through milk without disappearing. Rich and complex on its own. A completely different beast with a little oat milk.
Roasted to order in Altadena. Ships within 2 days of your order.
The Coffee
Quiet Prophet is the espresso that UCR built its reputation on. A blend designed to do what a great espresso should — pull clean, taste balanced, and hold its character whether you're drinking it straight or buried in 8oz of oat milk.
It's been called "the Mona Lisa of Coffee" and that's not marketing copy. It's a coffee that rewards attention.
How to Brew It
Dialed for espresso at 18–20g in, 36–42g out, 27–32 seconds. Works beautifully as a 1:2 or 1:2.5 ratio. High enough extraction without going thin.
It's also genuinely good as a pour-over — V60 or Chemex, medium-coarse, ~3 minutes. You get a different coffee: cleaner, more nuanced.
Subscription
If you're pulling shots every day, the subscription is the move. Same coffee, same freshness, automatically. Most people go through 12oz in 2–3 weeks depending on how many shots you're pulling.
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- Type: Espresso blend
- Roast: Espresso
- Available: 12oz, 5lb, monthly subscription
- Grind options: Whole bean, Espresso, Drip, Chemex, V60, French Press, Cold Brew
- Roasted: To order in Altadena, CA