Café ZAB x Living Sisu

Le p'tit sportif

The athlete's coffee. Roasted in Montréal.

You get up early. You train. You don't have time for an ordinary coffee. A Brazilian natural roasted by our friends at Café ZAB: notes of brownie, hazelnut, creamy body. The kind of cup that starts a day right.

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Whole bean bag · Shipped from Montréal

Café ZAB x Living Sisu - Le p'tit sportif
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Why this collab

Sport starts early. Café ZAB roasts, Living Sisu lives it. We made the coffee for everyone who gets up before the sun for sport.

Iced coffee
Before the game

Iced coffee

Headphones on, locked in. The pre-game ritual of the athlete who wants to be dialed.

Hot coffee
At home

Hot coffee

A quiet V60 before the house wakes up. Your moment.

To go
6 AM

To go

The parent opening the gym: thermos in one hand, equipment bag in the other.

Also forThe coachesThe volunteersTournament weekendsThe Sunday run
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Where this coffee comes from

Origin
Origin Campo das Vertentes, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Producers
Producers Several producers from Sancoffee
Varieties
Varieties Yellow Catucai, Mundo Novo, Red Catuai, Topázio
Process
Process Natural
Altitude
Altitude 900 – 1200 m
Partner
Partner Crop to Cup
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Behind the bean

Sancoffee is an independent, B-Corp certified cooperative in the Campo das Vertentes region. 20 member farms, 600 smallholder producers, and a coffee heritage dating back to 1860.
Their Beyond Borders program gives smallholder producers tools and technical support to gain recognition for their work. Workshops, youth training: they invest in the future of their communities.
Carbon neutral since 2020. Restoring biodiversity, planting native trees, researching ways to cut the carbon footprint at the farm level. Pioneers, plain and simple.
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V60 Recipe

Ratio 1:15
Coffee 15 g · Water 225 g
Temperature 85 °C
0:00

Start the timer, follow the phases. The screen stays awake.

0:00 Phase 1 · BloomPour for 10 s. Let the coffee breathe. 35 g
0:30 Phase 2Pour for 30 s (+135 g). 170 g
1:30 Phase 3Pour for 15 s (+55 g). 225 g
3:00 Full drawdownYour cup is ready. ☕

Tip: shorter total time? Grind too coarse. Longer? Too fine.

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Transparent pricing

We believe good coffee starts with a fair price. Here's what was paid for this lot.

Volume purchased96 600 kg
FOB price$2.40 USD/lb
Delivered price$4.55 CAD/lb
Relationship2 years
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From the Journal

The 6 AM Ritual: Why Every Athlete's Morning Starts With Coffee
Sisu Journal

The 6 AM Ritual: Why Every Athlete's Morning Starts With Coffee

First in a series on the small rituals that carry athletes through the early mornings. This one starts with a...
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Frequently asked

Is it whole bean or ground?

Whole bean. The bag ships unground to keep it fresh; grind at home for your method (V60, espresso, French press).

What does it taste like?

Notes of brownie and hazelnut with a creamy body. A Brazilian natural, roasted in Montréal by Café ZAB.

How much is it and what sizes?

$22 for 300 g, $50 for 808 g. Shipping is $7.99 across Canada, shipped from Montréal.

Is it a good pre-workout coffee?

That's the point: a clean, naturally sweet cup with no bitterness, made to be drunk black before the gym, practice or a game.

Where does the coffee come from?

Campo das Vertentes, Minas Gerais, Brazil, grown by the Sancoffee cooperative (B-Corp, carbon neutral since 2020), sourced through Crop to Cup.

How should I brew it?

Ratio 1:15, 15 g of coffee to 225 g of water at 85 °C. The full V60 recipe with a timer is on this page.

Fuel up. Show up. Sisu in the cup.

Café ZAB x Living Sisu - Le p'tit sportif
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