加糖无罪

Adding Sugar is not Crime

——Espresso Set

年初我们在墨尔本与 Manta Ray 团队一起进行烘焙和品控交流时，探讨到深烘焙意式浓缩咖啡与糖结合后的风味加成效果，继而引出一个话题，“为什么如今说糖色变？”

“为什么我们不试试在浅烘焙风味爆棚型咖啡上加糖？”

“为什么我们不试试一起烘焙几个咖啡，来一次加糖的咖啡快闪？”

一旦开始问为什么，就停不下来。

“人类一思考，大家都开始笑。”然后就有了这次快闪的油头。

糖与咖啡的搭配几乎是人类与生俱来的选择，咖啡饮用普及的地区它俩几乎是天然搭档的关系。在这种关系中，糖不仅仅是起到修饰作用，它与一杯咖啡的结合，更能带来风味的奇妙体验。

这次的 Adding Sugar is not Crime Espresso Set 就试图让大家感受这层美妙。

作为两个烘焙品牌，Manta Ray 与治光师合作烘焙三支咖啡：

Ethiopia is Halo Beriti Washed G1

Tabi Las Flores Thermo Shock Washed

Dark Substance Blend—Manta Ray X FEW Edition

再从 Manta Ray 所在的墨尔本 Yara 河谷地区挑选出两款本地优质糖—-黑砂糖和果酱红糖。

黑砂糖（Muscovado）与 Ethiopia Halo Beriti Washed G1 的结合，它未经精制的、保留了原汁中的糖蜜赋予了这杯咖啡水洗触感之外更加粘腻、浓郁的水果风味。

同时，我们根据这款糖的特点把它用在萃取Dark Substance Blend 的咖啡上，经典的枫糖浆味道。

而手工果酱红糖的特点是带有明亮的酸质，加入 Tabi Las Flores Thermo Shock Washed 这支咖啡中反而平衡了风味强度与甜感。

三支咖啡在融合糖蜜的过程中，会加入30g左右冰块，咖啡温度的瞬间下降到0度左右，Halo Beriti 和 Tabi Las Flores 入口更像冷冻果酱茶，Dark Substance 则有着冰糖红水的风味。

What is sugar?

Sugar is a form of carbohydrate. As with other carbohydrates, sugars are a source of energy for your body. Like all carbohydrates, sugars are broken down by the body into glucose, which cells use for energy.

This was our inspiration for this coffee experience. Sugar brings energy, intensity and vibrancy when paired for food and drink.

The pairing of sugar and coffee is almost an instinctive choice for humans. In regions where coffee drinking is common, the two are naturally inseparable. In this relationship, sugar is not merely decorative — its union with a cup of coffee can create a wonderfully surprising flavor experience.

The "Adding Sugar is Not a Crime" Espresso Set aims to let you experience this magic.

As two roasting brands, Manta Ray and Beamtimer have collaborated to roast three coffees:

•Halo Beriti Washed G1 Heirloom - Ethiopia

•Las Flores Thermo Shock Washed Tabi - Colombia

•Dark Substance Blend — Manta Ray X FEW Edition

From the Yarra Valley in Melbourne, where Manta Ray is based, we have also selected two exceptional local sugars — Dark Muscovado and Jam Setting Sugar.

These sugars were chosen because we discovered that they bring a transformative expression from our coffees, lifting the original flavour and overall tone with nuance and clear contrast.

We have chosen these sugars to pair with our coffees to highlight the transformative nature they have when combined.

Dark Muscovado Sugar is used in both sweet and savoury dishes, ideal for baking and making marinades. When paired with our Halo Beriti Washed Ethiopian G1, it brings a dense, syrupy fruitiness to the clean, crisp profile of the washed process — thanks to its unrefined nature and the molasses retained from the original cane juice.

We’ve also matched this sugar with the Dark Substance Blend. The result? A classic maple syrup note.

Handcrafted Jam Setting Sugar on the other hand, has a bright acidity. This sugar is used for making jam, chutneys and jellies, as it contains citric acid and apple pectin. When added to our Las Flores Tabi, it balances both the intensity of flavor and the sweetness, enhancing the floral and confectionery notes.

In all three coffees, the sugars are reduced into a syrup and stirred together with 30g of ice, instantly dropping the coffee temperature to near zero. Halo Beriti and Las Flores Tabi transform into something resembling frozen fruit jam tea, while Dark Substance takes on the comforting and familiar sweetness of iced rock sugar syrup.

Sugar in coffee often comes with a negatively attached stigma. In most cases, it is considered to diminish the overall coffee experience.

We hope to change this perception and show that sugar can elevate the way we drink coffee, rather than take away from it.

Sugar is not a crime.

We hope you enjoy this coffee experience.

9月5日至12日，Manta Ray 与治光师将在广州咖势、合肥少数派咖啡馆、苏州麻雀咖啡与 Tommy Coffee 进行第一期“加糖无罪”主题快闪。如果说咖啡要喝点甜的喝点经典的，加糖就加点真糖。

线上也将同步上线 Manta Ray 与 治光师联合烘焙限定暗物质拼配咖啡以及本次快闪 Halo Beriti 意式限定烘焙咖啡。

限定暗物质

限定 Halo Beriti 挂耳咖啡

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