Hacienda La Esmeralda: Finally got some! - Page 2

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#11: Post by JimWright »

I'd guess the Sidamo too, with the Panama in 2nd and Esmeralda in 3rd, or perhaps reversing those latter two.

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#12: Post by another_jim »

The Sidamo was second, the Esmeralda and Lerida tied for third/fourth. The Sulawesi was first -- these are people who have never had high end coffees, and a good Sulawesi hits the spot when it comes to tasting like coffee "should." I would agree with the order you stated. Maybe my presentation needs to be improved.

I was pleased as punch on how good this Mount Alla tasted (I was less enamored by the other one SM was selling). Sulawesi coffee got wiped out in the Tsunami, and its been nigh undrinkable since then. This year its back to where it should be, mollases, spice, peat, and ultra-gooey mouth feel.
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another_jim wrote:The Sidamo was second, the Esmeralda and Lerida tied for third/fourth. The Sulawesi was first -- these are people who have never had high end coffees, and a good Sulawesi hits the spot when it comes to tasting like coffee "should."
Maybe acidity in coffee is an acquired taste?
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#14: Post by another_jim »

The Eight O'Clock coffee was very clean and flawless, but had no aroma and no acidity, tasting more or less like sweetened, toasted sawdust. It was, in effect, third rate coffee in a first rate prep. If this is the best mass produced coffee has to offer, a low acid coffee that has real taste and aroma would make a good first step up. My group simply did not associate any sort of crisp flavor with coffee.
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#15: Post by farmroast »

So what were the students comments comparing the 8 0'clock with the specialties?
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One person (out of 15) liked the Eight O'Clock most; otherwise, it was last. People generally agreed it lacked any sort of flavor. People liked the acidic flavors, especially the floral/fruit in the Bonko, but thought them odd in coffee. So the Sulawesi, being the only coffee with big caramels and dry distillates took the cake.
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#17: Post by GC7 »

Those results are pretty much about what I expected given my sharing of different SM coffees that I roast. SM have some really nice Colombian varieties some of which Tom calls crowd pleasers. I agree with him and would venture to guess that somethign like last years Colombia Huila San Augustin or similar would win with a group like that and make a great contrast with the Eight O'Clock Colombia. In fact its one of my favorites to go back to for just some plain good coffee.

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#18: Post by malachi »

JimWright wrote:I know I'm reviving a dead thread here, but wondering if any of the other folks who tried this experimented with it as an SO espresso.
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