33 Sticks
‘Statistical Significance’ Coffee Roast
Our Statistical Significance Roast is a Ugandan single origin arabica coffee, created using only the finest coffee beans that are sourced within a strict, organic-certified supply chain. Great measures are taken to purchase, at a fair price, our coffee beans from small scale farmers across Uganda who have a commitment to preserve their soil and to practice sustainable harvesting and processing practices.
Origin: Uganda
Bean: Peaberry
Roast: Medium
Why are Peaberry coffee beans unique?
Much like you, and confirmed by the fact that you have found this page, the peaberry is an anomaly. Usually, coffee cherries contain two seeds, or beans, flat on one side and rounded on the other. In the case of peaberries, only one seed is fertilized. This results in a single round seed with a ridge down the middle.
In around 5% of cases, instead of the typical twin coffee beans, a coffee cherry produces only one round seed, which we call a peaberry.
Other than their rarity, the manual labor involved in locating and picking peaberries helps ensure that only the highest quality beans make it to the roaster.
The peaberry are known to produce a cup of coffee that has a rich chocolate flavor, and delicate hints of dark fruits such as blackcurrant and plum, with an incredibly sweet and smooth finish.
jason thompson (33 Sticks CEO), analyzing and scoring 50 bean + roast combinations
Our Process
The process of designing and producing our Statistical Significance Roast is a reflection of who we are and how we think about everything that we do, be it consulting some of the largest and most recognizable brands in the world, to authoring a children’s book, to creating custom coffee to share with our friends.
Being analysts by trade, we took a very structured, analytical approach, taste testing over 50 different combinations of hand selected single origin beans and roaster combinations, to produce the Statistical Significance Roast.
To ensure the integrity of our analysis, we carefully controlled for bean weight, water temperature, grind size, and brew time, as we evaluated each bean + roaster combination across several different preparation methods including espresso, pour over, and percolator.
The result is a high-quality cup of coffee that reflects the very nature of who we are and offers a beautiful experience that we can share with only our closet of friends.
Why was it so important for us to go through such a demanding process just to create bags of coffee that we are going to give away? The answer is easy, we don’t know how to do it any different. Our focus on value and quality comes across in everything that we produce. We go beyond just doing the job to become true artisans of what we do, creating amazing and memorable experiences for everyone that joins us on our journey.
The Roast
As with anything in life, starting with high quality ingredients is critical to producing a great final product but it’s the artistry in transforming those ingredients that truly creates not only a great product but an amazing experience.
And because creating amazing experiences is a core part of our role in the world, our reason for existing, a generic big box roaster just wasn’t going to work for us. So we set out on a journey to find a roaster that aligned with our culture and purpose.
And find a special gem we did…meet Tyler Kalisiak, a small batch roaster based in the hills of Temecula, California. Tyler is a former professional athlete, turned nutrition specialist, and now owner and operator of Guiltless Food Co., a meal prep service that provides healthy and convenient meals that are built by a nutritionist, freshly prepared by a team culinary chefs, packaged in a commercial kitchen and never frozen.
Tyler is a quiet man, unassuming and yet complex. You can taste his personality in his roast.
Learn more about Tyler and Guiltless
Tyler Kalisiak (Roastmaster)