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Kenya AA Eegads Estate

September 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Kenya

OK, one of the coffees that I have promised a review of is Kenya AA Eegads Estate.  This coffee came, obviously from Kenya.  I roasted this coffee to what is called a "Full City+" roast.  This is a fairly dark roast, especially for me, as I tend to prefer a lighter roast on my coffee. When I roasted this, I started drinking after 24 hours rest.  At that time, I had a half cup for sampling.  I liked it.  It has a light fruit flavor.  I enjoy fruity tasting coffees, and this one had what I liked.  I took my second taste after 48 hours of rest post-roast.  This time I made a full cup.  Wow!  It was a fruit BOMB.  It was like this … [Read more...]

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Rwanda Cup of Excellence

August 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Rwanda

OK, the other day, I promised to share my cupping impressions on the variety of coffees that I recently received.  So, I'll start doing that today. Let's start with... Rwanda Cup of Excellence #18 - Nkundiye Innocent - Bufcoffee Nyarusiza For the purposes of the article, from here on out, I will simply call this coffee Rwanda CoE for short.  I roasted these beans to the point where I was just hearing the start of the 2nd crack (an audible popping sound, almost like hearing popcorn pop).  This level of roast to people who know coffee is called Full City+.  Full City+ is about the darkest that I usually enjoy my coffee.  For fruitier … [Read more...]

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Cupping the bounty

August 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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As I told you in my last article, last week the mailman presented me with a wonderful bounty of four different varieties of coffee beans.  The beans arrived on Wednesday last week, and I roasted just after they arrived.  Now the work begins. Work?  Yes, work.  remember, I have to drink the stuff now!  I mean, a very dedicated coffee drinker like me can't just roast the beans and then forget, I have to put the scientific process into play and give the beans some taste testing.  Hey, it's a tough job, but somebody must do it, right? You see, when you roast coffee beans, you don't get to go brew a cup of joe right away.  I guess you can … [Read more...]

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Taste of Brazil

June 24, 2011 by 2 Comments
Coffee from Brazil

Last week, I received my first Brazilian Coffee Beans, and roasted them.  Today, I gave them my first tasting. Delicious! I can detect a smoothness to the flavor and a fruity taste as well.  I would classify this as a slight cherry flavor, with an aftertaste of nuttiness.  A definite winner in my book. Now I am debating if I should go back for another shipment of these beans.  I only bought 3 pounds for this sampling, and I like them.  Maybe I should get 15 pounds this time, since that is the next amount for a shipping price break.  I'll give it a few days thought before making a final decision. As of right now, I would rate … [Read more...]

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Sulawesi Kalossi Toraja Gr. 1

June 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Sulawesi

OK, for my next coffee review, I am coming closer to home, to Indonesia.  More specifically, I am talking about a coffee from the Island of Sulawesi, the nearest Indonesian Island to my home in Mindanao, Philippines.  As a matter of fact, when I used to live in General Santos City, we could even receive radio transmissions and sometimes TV signals from Sulawesi stations.  So, I feel a little bit of connection with Sulawesi, even though I have never been there in person. Because of my tenuous connection with the Island, I was excited to taste the Sulawesi beans.  I actually roasted these beans a little beyond where I intended to go, to … [Read more...]

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Mexico SGH Organic Natural Terruno Nayorita

May 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Mexico

The next bean that I will feature is a North American coffee bean from Mexico (yes, Central America is geographically part of North America).  The bean I am talking about is Mexico SGH Organic Natural Terruno Nayorita.  Yeah, it's a long name, but it's also a tasty bean! Again, with this bean, I roasted them to a Full City+ level, just up to the second crack.  As I said in previous articles, this is a little darker than I normally go, but for this bean, I think this is a good level. For this bean, I found that after one or two days resting, there was little flavor in the cup.  It really takes 3 to 4 days post-roast rest for this … [Read more...]

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