CORE / Aroma Lab Coffee Compositions
CARAVAN №01
Coffee Composition
Milk chocolate · Hazelnut · Red fruit · Cocoa
Brazil Minas · Colombia · India
Personally curated by Dzenan Smajic
In development · not yet released
01 / Identity
A composition.
Developed in Sarajevo.
Origin, sensory character and the Sarajevo coffee ritual — composed together at Aroma Lab.
- Composition
- CARAVAN №01
- Origins
- Brazil Minas · Colombia · India
- Category
- CORE
- Style
- Rich · Balanced · Chocolate-forward
- Designed for
- Espresso · Copper džezva
- Developed at
- Aroma Lab Sarajevo
02 / Aroma Lab Sensory Map
Read the cup.
Four entry points into the composition’s intended character. A sensory direction, without numerical scores.
Aroma
Hazelnut · Cocoa
Fruit
Red fruit
Sweetness
Milk chocolate
Style
Rich · Balanced
Development profile. Final tasting notes will follow sensory validation of the released batch.
03 / The composition
Why these origins meet
CARAVAN №01 brings Brazil Minas, Colombia and India into one composition, with milk chocolate, hazelnut, red fruit and cocoa as its sensory direction. The work is in the relationship between those notes: depth that leaves room for fruit, and a familiar cup with its own character.
The recipe remains part of the Aroma Lab working archive.
Brazil Minas
An origin in the CARAVAN composition. Chocolate and hazelnut form part of the blend’s intended sensory direction.
Colombia
An origin in the CARAVAN composition. Red-fruit character forms part of the blend’s intended sensory direction.
India
An origin in the CARAVAN composition. Cocoa and depth form part of the blend’s intended sensory direction.
These are composition-level sensory intentions, not verified tasting claims for individual lots. Producer, variety, processing, altitude and crop details are published only when confirmed.
04 / Development practice
From green bean to cup.
The Aroma Lab development pathway. Batch-specific results belong in the notebook when recorded.
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Select
Origin and lot selection
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Roast
Small-batch roast development
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Compose
Sensory composition at Aroma Lab
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Grind
Preparation-specific calibration
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Brew
Espresso · Copper džezva
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Taste
Sensory evaluation and refinement
05 / Preparation
The Sarajevo Ritual
Choose the vessel. Give the cup your attention. CARAVAN is being developed for espresso and the copper džezva — two preparations with distinct rhythms.
Copper džezva
Serve in a small cup or fildžan. Allow a moment before tasting, then follow the changing aroma as the cup cools.
Espresso
Calibrate the grind for your machine and the coffee in front of you. Taste for balance; adjust the preparation to the confirmed roast and batch.
A validated brew guide will accompany a released batch. Grinder settings are preparation-specific.
06 / Aroma Lab interventions
Beyond the cup
Coffee becomes a starting point for botanical exploration. These editions are experiments in aroma, still in development.
Aroma Lab Edition
COFFEE PARFUME · BASIL
An exploration of green, floral and botanical aroma alongside coffee. The intention is interaction, rather than masking the cup.
In development · not yet releasedAroma Lab Edition
COFFEE PARFUME · CHERRY
A sour-cherry-inspired aromatic direction exploring red fruit, coffee and the aromas perceived after a sip.
In development · not yet released07 / In conversation
Pair the composition
CARAVAN №01 × Cherry Shrub
A pairing direction to explore: cocoa and red-fruit notes alongside sour cherry’s acidity and aromatic intensity.
Pairing concept · availability not confirmedCARAVAN №01 × Cherry Spritz
A contrasting second glass: a lighter cherry-led expression beside the depth of coffee. A future Aroma Lab pairing study.
Pairing concept · availability not confirmedServe separately. Taste together.
08 / Working archive · Public extract
From the Aroma Lab Notebook
- Development reference
- C01-A
- Current status
- In development · not yet released
- Designed for
- Espresso · Copper džezva
- Sensory direction
- Milk chocolate · Hazelnut · Red fruit · Cocoa
Roast. Measure. Grind. Taste. Repeat.
09 / A Sarajevo perspective
Coffee travelled before it became a ritual.
In Sarajevo, coffee can give a conversation its own pace. The cup is part of a setting: a table, a guest, a pause. CARAVAN takes that ritual as a creative starting point. Its name evokes movement and encounters; its stated origins are Brazil Minas, Colombia and India. At Aroma Lab Sarajevo, the aim is to bring those origins into a recognisable composition — one that feels at home in an espresso cup and beside a copper džezva.
This is the idea behind Coffee Compositions: to develop origin, roast, sensory character and preparation as a connected practice. CARAVAN №01 is the first Core expression of that work, currently in development.
10 / The next cup
Take the composition home
In development · not yet released
CARAVAN №01 is not yet available to purchase. Contact Aroma Lab about future releases and tastings.
For considered occasions
Coffee as a corporate gift
Discuss future limited corporate editions, tasting sets and curated Silk Road gift boxes. Coffee editions remain subject to development and release.