Cupping the bounty

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...]