Sons of Vulcan
Brazil | Colombia | EthiopiaThis is our lightest, most complex blend. We use three different, independently-delicious coffees to create a truly unique and complex espresso blend. We wanted this espresso to taste like a chocolate blueberry cupcake, so we used a well-balanced Colombian for the cake, a naturally-processed Brazilian for the deep chocolate/toffee flavors and a lively Ethiopian for the blueberry crumbles on top. Perfect for espresso drinks and delicious as a pour-over as well.
Orders received by 5pm Thursday will be delivered or ship Friday. Orders received after that will go out the following Friday.
Free Delivery & Shipping: We offer free delivery for all of Pittsburgh and many surrounding neighborhoods for orders of 2 bags or more ($30+). Shipping is free anywhere in the US for orders of $45 or more. Otherwise, we share shipping and you pay $5 flat rate anywhere in the US.
NOTE: If you choose “French Press” grind, expect it to be finer than usual, so you’re guaranteed good extraction. Some ultra fine coffee particles will make it through the screen and create a flavorful, albeit slightly opaque cup. In other words, we choose flavor over aesthetics. 
If you want to keep your cup looking cleaner, choose a pour over grind.
CUPPING NOTES
Dark Chocolate, Blueberry, Toffee
ABOUT Sons of Vulcan
Named for the Roman god of fire, the Sons of Vulcan was one of the first steel-industry labor unions in the United States. Officially called ‘Iron City Forge of the Sons of Vulcan,' the union was founded on April 12, 1858, at a secret meeting of a group of iron ‘puddlers’ at a hotel bar in downtown Pittsburgh. Puddlers had one of the most skilled, dangerous and physically demanding jobs in the steel making process—having to stand over molten pig iron and stir with iron bars in order to infuse air into the molten mixture, which will allow the carbon in the iron to oxidize and burn off—thereby refining the pig iron into steel. Predating chemical testing—it was up to the puddlers to rely on experience and expertise to know when the right level of carbon had been removed. Puddlers were also responsible for removing slag and draining and moving molten steel out of the furnaces. It’s easy to see why by the 1870’s, there were one of the strongest unions in the US, eventually merging with the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steelworkers—which would eventually become the United Steelworkers Union—the largest labor union in North America with over 1.2 million members today.
You may also like
WE LOVE OUR PARTNERS.
At De Fer, we believe that coffee and tea are as much about the people as they are the product. We support and partner with cafes, artists, grocers, restaurants – you name it – to create amazing custom roasts, beautiful art, and exclusive products. If you’re interested in becoming a bigger part of your brand’s coffee or tea offerings, crafting a proprietary roast, or having your art showcased, hit us up!