Greetings from Durham, NC:

The small village of Idido is just a few miles east of the famous coffee town of Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia. Counter Culture has been purchasing coffee from this village - from now-two different sources - off and on for more than 5 years and there is certainly something special going with its coffee production. Yirgacheffe back in the 1950's was the birthplace of the washed coffee process in Ethiopia, but for the last few years the farmers of Idido have been recognized for the quality of their natural processed coffee.

Summer is almost over, but its flavors are kept alive in a bright, harmonious single-origin espresso. A handcrafted blend of natural sundried and washed coffees from the same grower cooperative in Yirgachaffe that brings us Idido Natural Sundried, this Idido Single-Origin Espresso offers delicious notes of mixed berries and citrus zest with a balanced, dark chocolate-like sweetness.

Water Temp: 199 degrees
Dose: 20-21 grams
Shot Volume: 1.5 oz
Shot Time: 23 seconds

Best,
Nathan

I ordered some on Friday. That's a high dose you're recommending!

Thanks, Mitch + Jim!

To clarify from my earlier post and an error on the product page, with regard to Jim's post but generally relevant:

Production Notes
Process: 70% Natural Sundried, 30% Washed
Elevation: 1,900 - 2,100
Varieties: Ethiopian Heirloom
Harvest Time: October - January
Drying: raised beds

Nice to meet you in person Friday, Jim. Thanks for staying for the cupping!

Best,
Nathan

Oh, yes, Mitch, to address the dose observation ... Tim, of our Coffee and Roasting departments, fine tunes these parameters on La Marzocco machines here in Durham. Given the recent gear here in our Training Center, this was likely a Strada with VST/Strada baskets. Ratios should be scalable and the parameters are intended as starting point and/or general guide. In this case, the take-away (for me) is a short, fast shot from a lot of coffee.

Thanks,
NHB

HB wrote:Idido is bluberri-licious as an espresso. Syrupy sweet and booming with blueberries. Did I mention it has lots of blueberry flavor? If that's your thing, don't miss this one.

Even if your thing isn't blueberry (as I prefer plum), this espresso is the bomb! Very sweet and lots of berries! I'm going on my third order of 3 bags!!!!!

I spent the day chasing this coffee around NYC - the closest I came was Bluebird Coffee on 1st St and 1st Ave, and I'm looking forward to trying it there tomorrow (they pulled an excellent shot of Aficionado today).

So, New Yorkers, if you're listening, give Bluebird a call tomorrow (check if they're pulling it) and try to stop by if you've been looking for this coffee like I have.

This is the first "SO" espresso (quotations as its processed 2 ways, not all the same bean) that I thoroughly enjoy. Not so thrilled in the vac pot but I can make my am vac pot into an espresso. I get a mixed berry/mango sweet chocolate rather than a blueberry. Am putting off roasting my Don Pachi until my 3 bags are gone.

Marvin

Does anyone have an recommendations for how to get the blueberries to come out on a home machine? I've tried a bunch of different types of shots, using both double and triple baskets. While I've gotten lots of good shots, I haven't gotten the blueberry bomb I was hoping for