France’s Macron response to the awfulness of Finnish Coffee
Jul 7, 2021 19:10:34 GMT
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Post by stickman38 on Jul 7, 2021 19:10:34 GMT
Ohhh wow... thanks, 79. Best compliment I've had in a while. Surprisingly enough, many of the coffee review channels on YouTube right now are rather dull. lol... reviewing coffee and making it entertaining is perhaps just too difficult a task. Some of the people that review beers are quite good though.
I would probably be better at writing a review on coffee rather than a live review. There are times when you get a coffee that is so complex you just can't come up with the right words to describe it.
It happened to me not too long when I tried a Costa Rican coffee (La Pira Natural) from one of my local roasters. The roaster describes it as having notes of cherry, peach and spiced rum, and yes, this is perhaps a good description, I swear its so complex that you could say just about anything and it would fit. lol. Great brew. Although, the flavors really shine when you make it with a moka pot rather than a pour-over.
This stuff is shockingly good - javapura.com/products/costa-rica-la-pira-natural
Have you tried any good ones lately?
I suppose that can be said of most things - a majority of the youtube entries are rather bland, or not terribly informative, but every once in a while, you find a gem. The epicurious coffee guy is OK, but in one of his videos, he tasted some extremely rare Japanese coffee that sounded amazing. If I remember, I'll find that video again and post it here.
I'll give that one you posted a look. I usually get my coffee from a wholesaler in Long Beach, NY. I pop down once a week and grab whatever they have that's fresh. They always have single origin stuff. The last one I got was called "Nicagaragua Prodecoop," and while I have no idea what that means, it was a medium/dark roast with apple and dark chocolate notes. It's as smooth as the night is long, but I always use a pour over.
Good stuff man!
That 'Prodescoop' is a coffee co-op. I've never tried anything from them, that I know of. But many farmers are now creating co-ops where they help each other with growing, processing, selling etc..
Some produce better coffees than others but that sounds like a good one. I really enjoy that apple taste you sometimes get in quality coffees.
And I'm sure I've said this before but I highly recommend moka-pot or aeropress. French press is another great way to make coffee but moka-pot always seems to pull out so many flavors in coffee. It's crazy... but pour-over is good too, and easier to clean for sure. lol
But anyhow, it basically mimics what an espresso machine does. Which is the "pressure method" of making coffee.
However, I believe moka-pot also pulls more caffeine out of the coffee too. So, if you're watching your caffeine intake, go easy on it.