One of the things why I love being a semi-coffee professional is the possibility to taste such different and interesting coffees. Lately I’ve been drinking coffees from Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo, Melbourne and Berlin. A few really interesting and delicious ones, some not so. Here’s a few nice ones:
La Hacienda Esmeralda 2010
Tim Wendelboe‘s Esmeralda is very light roasted and turned out to be the best brewed with Clover: Bergamot, citrus tones and full of strawberries, definitely worth its price.
Kaffa’s new coffees
Niki, a good friend of mine and barista at Kaffa Roastery (my former employer), came to see me a while ago and brought some of Kaffa’s new coffees with him. Harrar and Kenya Gethumbwini Peaberry were both really good. Typical Harrar, just like some blueberry jam and even more typical Kenyan, pure black currant juice. The espresso 4.1 featuring both these coffees and a Brazilian is still to be brewed.
One of the most interesting coffee things going on right now, this one-man roastery is run by Öner Kulbay. I got to know him over a beer in my local bar where he’s working and discovered that he works also works as a barista and roasts his own coffee. Now that’s something quite unique and ambitious! He kindly gave me two bags of his coffees from Cuba and Nicaragua to try out. The Cuban was a bit too dark for me as a brew and Aero, but would probably make a nice espresso. Way to go, Öner!
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A La Esmeralda Geisha, roasted by Wendelboe, brewed on a Clover. Coffee can’t get more inaccessable and snobbish than that?
… and not much better than that? The Clover is definitely best brewing method for this coffee and also really consistent = good for expensive coffees you don’t want to screw up. But yes, I have to admit it – it is quite snobbish…