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El Injerto auction, 2011

Postby SL28ave on Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:39 pm

http://auction.stoneworks.com/ei2011/final_results.php

Boomshakalaka! Year in and year out, El Injerto's bourbon has been one of my tippy tippy top favorites; for drip and single origin espresso. But, I haven't tasted any El Injerto since 2007, because I'm in school with no income. So, I've never tried any of El Injerto's mocca, pacamara, maragogype or geisha; nor have I tried their coffees since they began to vac pack their raws - important for auction coffees, especially pacamaras! Next year, even if I have to travel to Guatemala or the Moon, I will cup all of their coffees. This year, I would appreciate any of your tasting notes, so that I might get a little taste through your words.
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Postby danetrainer on Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:27 pm

Yikes...$211.50 per lb for 15lbs (yes...$3,263.45) of the available "Mocca" :shock: ! I hope it meets their expectations!
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Postby the_trystero on Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:58 pm

Whoa. That's a lot of money for a beverage.
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Postby another_jim on Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:59 pm

SL28ave wrote: Next year, even if I have to travel to Guatemala or the Moon, I will cup all of their coffees

Looking at the buyers; Tokyo or Taipei seems more promising. Stumptown got all the peaberries from Finca Capadocia. I had the Bourbon from there two years ago, very nice!
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Postby Marc on Wed Jun 15, 2011 11:58 am

Stumptown already has the bourbon lot, not the auction though. It's good but not over the top, looking forward to those auction lot!
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Postby malachi on Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:11 pm

"Good but not over the top"?!?!?!

Ummm... not to be a dick, but I just cupped it along with 10 auction lots and, ummm... it kicks some mighty ass.
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Postby Marc on Wed Jun 15, 2011 11:35 pm

the ones they are offering right now at stumptown? I gave it a 87.5 . It's one of the best Guat I've had this year but I just expected a bit more from it.
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Postby SL28ave on Wed Jun 15, 2011 11:49 pm

Hey Marc. Do you remember what month(s) you tried it in?

Edit: I should also ask: How did you brew it?
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Postby Marc on Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:29 am

filter+ cup.

tried it about 2 weeks ago.
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Postby SL28ave on Thu Jun 16, 2011 1:43 am

If you always try fresh arrivals like El Injerto bourbon, I hope you will keep it up! I already get the feeling that Malachi does.
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