Coffee Circle Timemore C5 ESP Holiday Roast Set

C5 Pro or ESP Pro: Which One Is Right for You?

While the standard C5 Pro is an excellent grinder designed for filter coffee, the C5 ESP Pro was specifically developed to meet the demands of espresso preparation. The abbreviation “ESP” stands for “Espresso” and offers a significantly finer grind setting. This gives you the precision you need to unlock the full potential of your beans, even at the finest grind settings.

The Heart of the Machine: The S2C-042-III Grinder

The Timemore C5 ESP Pro features a highly advanced stainless steel grinder (Spike-to-Cut). What makes it special: In the first step, the beans are “cracked” at the top and only then precisely “cut.” This significantly minimizes fines (microscopic coffee particles that cause bitterness) and produces a particularly clean flavor profile.

Precise Adjustment: The New ESP Level

To find the optimal grind size for your espresso – so that water flows through the coffee grounds neither too fast nor too slow (“dialing in”) – you need maximum control. That’s exactly what the ESP upgrade offers:

• Twice as precise (0.015 mm per click): While the C5 Pro version adjusts the grind setting by 0.031 mm per click, the ESP version halves this value to a minuscule 15 micrometers (0.015 mm). This allows you to make adjustments in the finest increments.
• Finer increments: With 10 macro steps per rotation and a total of 50 clicks, the adjustment wheel on the ESP version offers you immense control in the delicate espresso range.

Design Meets Ergonomics

The C5 ESP Pro features a sturdy aluminum housing with a special anti-slip texture. With a slim diameter of just 53 mm, it fits perfectly in your hand. Another highlight of the Pro series is the foldable handle. Thanks to the high-quality spring mechanism, the crank folds away in a single motion. This not only saves space during transport but also ensures stability.

The Right Tools for your Coffee

A good cup of coffee isn't a science – but the right tools make a real difference. Our hand-picked selection of coffee and espresso accessories will help you get more out of your beans.

Radiant Unity

Like a plate of orange biscuits that brings a festive atmosphere on cold days: Turihamwe combines the sweetness of cane sugar with fresh orange to create a distinctive and delicately spiced espresso. Seven female coffee farmers from Burundi have pooled their ideas to create this comforting, warm Arabica, perfect for cosy festive moments.

Seven Women, a Shared Heritage

Our Turihamwe winter espresso comes from the province of Ngozi in northern Burundi, a country in East Africa that relies heavily on coffee for its livelihood. Here, seven female coffee farmers grow their cherries at an altitude of 1,750 metres. At this altitude, the coffee cherries ripen more slowly, developing a distinctive sweetness as a result. Instead of handing over their harvest to an external washing station, as most producers do, the women coffee farmers joined forces in 2019 and decided to take control of their coffee production themselves. This project demonstrates what can be achieved when people invest together and shape their own coffee journey.

Outstanding Quality Starts with the Processing

Together, the Turihamwe women producers have invested in their own wet mill and built the country’s first washing station. The seven women farmers can process their coffee cherries there themselves, thereby directly influencing the quality of their coffee. Today, this process yields five micro-lots – with the aim of gradually expanding their own production.

Tips for Preparation

Turihamwe works particularly well in a portafilter and in a fully automatic coffee machine. When brewed as an espresso, its orange and spicy notes really come to the fore. In a cappuccino or flat white, it takes on a smoother flavour, reminiscent of orange zest and brown sugar – the perfect garnish to gingerbread and stollen.