As we noted in a previous post, we are starting a business. Extraction Coffee Co. will be a celebration of coffee focused on a traditional model of customer service that harkens back to days when the milkman would deliver his product personally to your door. For those of you who have ever ordered a cold … Continue reading
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Extraction Coffee Co.
Hello Friends. CJ and I are in the beginning stages of starting our own business: Extraction Coffee Co. As most of you know, CJ and I have been interested in being part of the coffee community since The Casual Coffee Connoisseur began, and at this time in our life opening a full-fledged coffee shop is … Continue reading
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe & Dominican Republic – Flamenco Organic Coffee Co.
So Cody and I have neglected our blog duty to all of you, and for this we apologize. However, we have not slowed our exploration of new and notable coffee. We have quite a few to report out, so without further ado, we give you Flamenco’s Yirgacheffe and Dominican. Yirgacheffe Light bodied and acidic. Bright … Continue reading
Dogwood
For those of you in Minnesota who don’t know the name Dogwood, it is probably the most well-known roaster in Minnesota. On all of our travels, from New York to Seattle and Portland, when we mention we’re from Minneapolis the baristas will always name-drop Dogwood. So good for them. You’ll have to excuse my snarkiness … Continue reading
Ethiopia Worka – Flamenco Organic Coffee Co.
So a few months have passed since we published our last post, but this Ethiopian was enough to bring us out of hiding. We are currently drinking our way through one of the new additions to the Flamenco Coffee line-up. This coffee is our first taste of a natural processed coffee, and an impressive one … Continue reading
Papua New Guinea Tribal Aromas – Flamenco Organic Coffee Co.
We will return to documenting our coffee adventure in the west soon. First, we wanted to write up a review on the Papua New Guinea. We’ve had this roast before and I remember it being one of my favorites, and it still is, though it tastes different this batch. I remember the last Papua New … Continue reading
Honduras Marcala – Flamenco Organic Coffee Co.
The house is cheerfully full of beans at this point. Cody and I currently have 3 single-origins open; a Kenya, a Peru, and, since we were too excited to wait, a Honduras. We also have 3 new exciting coffees on deck: a Guatemala, a new Kenya, and a fresh Bolivia. We brewed the Honduras as a pour over as … Continue reading
Kenya Muiri Estate – Flamenco Organic Coffee Co. – Cold Press
So the experiment continues with this Kenyan. Again, we prepared this as a cold press. The description states there should be ‘Grapefruit’ and ‘Cinnamon’ on the nose. CJ smelled both of these, I didn’t smell either, although it did smell fruity to me. The coffee progresses to a ‘clean medley’ of ‘chocolate and sugars.’ This … Continue reading
Peru Cafe Femenino – Flamenco Organic Coffee Co. – Cold Press
CJ and I are trying to get better at tasting coffee. Much like wine, it is hard for amateurs, such as us, to pick up on the flavors in the crazy descriptions companies give to their wine/coffees–i.e. Green Vegetables? Cornbread? How ridiculous. However, because we are trying to get better at picking up on these … Continue reading
Flores Bajawa – Flamenco Organic Coffee Co.
Today was a perfect Sunday morning. We had the usual whole wheat oatmeal pancakes for breakfast, walked the dogs around the neighborhood, and buried our noses in the books (well Cody did). But the perfection did not arrive until our mid-morning coffee. We are finishing the last of our Fully Washed, Flores Bajawa, single origin, dark vienna … Continue reading