Indonesian beans from Sumatra and Java tamed by a wonderfully smooth South American bean from Brazil. The resulting medium blend demonstrates notes of milk chocolate, hazelnut and brown sugar.
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redbone
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Waiting on 6 (cheaper shipping) of these from Barry's Bay township near Algonquin Park. Palate got tired of bright coffee and got teased by some recent Sumatra coffee posts here on HB. Aged Sumatra
Indonesian beans from Sumatra and Java tamed by a wonderfully smooth South American bean from Brazil. The resulting medium blend demonstrates notes of milk chocolate, hazelnut and brown sugar.
Indonesian beans from Sumatra and Java tamed by a wonderfully smooth South American bean from Brazil. The resulting medium blend demonstrates notes of milk chocolate, hazelnut and brown sugar.
Between order and chaos there is espresso.
Semper discens.
Rob
LMWDP #549
Semper discens.
Rob
LMWDP #549
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bcrdukes
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Rob,
Looking forward to your review and impressions on the Detour La Piragua. Was curious to see if the two lots truly differ from each other but that lead to my hesitation to order.
I just went through an order from Cafe Artigiano from Vancouver. Between their Private Reserve Espresso Blend and Italian Blend, I much preferred the Italian blend as it came out very beautifully on my PV Export as opposed to the Rocket. I didn't try it on the Robot. The Private Reserve espresso turned out nice on both machines, with a more pronounced nut and blackberry tasting notes on the Rocket, but my palate veers towards more traditional Italian espresso more.
No offerings on free shipping, so that was not light on the wallet, but overall enjoyed both espressos. Would order from them again.
Looking forward to your review and impressions on the Detour La Piragua. Was curious to see if the two lots truly differ from each other but that lead to my hesitation to order.
I just went through an order from Cafe Artigiano from Vancouver. Between their Private Reserve Espresso Blend and Italian Blend, I much preferred the Italian blend as it came out very beautifully on my PV Export as opposed to the Rocket. I didn't try it on the Robot. The Private Reserve espresso turned out nice on both machines, with a more pronounced nut and blackberry tasting notes on the Rocket, but my palate veers towards more traditional Italian espresso more.
No offerings on free shipping, so that was not light on the wallet, but overall enjoyed both espressos. Would order from them again.
LMWDP #685
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redbone
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Been drinking the Detour La Piragua (Lot1) for the past couple days as a pour over, drip, espresso and Americano. This is a hard one to describe in that it does not offend and as my wife stated "tasted like a good cup of regular coffee". No harsh burnt or aftertaste but no standout flavour either. This may just be an issue with single estate coffees in general.
S.E. were a good learning experience in that it allows one to define a terror similar to wines. I can easily pick out a red Dao from the Douro region. Knowing the tastes of a S.E.coffee would aid in blending as in what to add for sweetness, acidity or body. That being said I'm starting to see e advantage of blending to taste, an orchestra vs a all horn band and will cease S.E. coffee for some time.
S.E. were a good learning experience in that it allows one to define a terror similar to wines. I can easily pick out a red Dao from the Douro region. Knowing the tastes of a S.E.coffee would aid in blending as in what to add for sweetness, acidity or body. That being said I'm starting to see e advantage of blending to taste, an orchestra vs a all horn band and will cease S.E. coffee for some time.
Between order and chaos there is espresso.
Semper discens.
Rob
LMWDP #549
Semper discens.
Rob
LMWDP #549
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Reefguy
I actually dropped into Detour yesterday, all roasts on the shelf were first week Jan. Not sure online if it's better,
Carvalo in Oakville is my usual stock but always looking for better. I drink coffee Daterra is decent. I've yet to try Reunion but not sure what to get. Not a lot out there.
Carvalo in Oakville is my usual stock but always looking for better. I drink coffee Daterra is decent. I've yet to try Reunion but not sure what to get. Not a lot out there.
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JPenguin
The Detour online orders are roasted to order or within a couple days. I have a subscription with them, it renews every other Monday and they're usually roasted Monday or Tuesday and then delivered via FedEx in the next day or two. When I have also ordered non-subscription then it was roasted to order, perhaps the exception is on their blends? I did start with their Punch Buggy blend very early on but have only had the single origins for the last 10-11 months.
