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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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