The next two coffees I will be reviewing were gifts from my lovely friend Sarah. Thanks, Sarah! 🙂
I usually will talk a bit about the individual roasters at this point, but instead, I’m just going to link to Lexington Coffee Roasters’ “About Us” page, because I think it encapsulates their personality better than I possibly could!
V60: This brew took a few minutes to open up. Initially, my first thought was of peach pit… a little bitter and nutty in flavor. I usually don’t eat at the same time as doing tastings, but I was hungry so I cooked some eggs (overeasy). Oddly enough, drinking the coffee along with the eggs really brought out a sweet milk chocolate flavor! It’s making me think about optimal food/coffee pairings. Hmmm…
AeroPress: Beautifully smooth and balanced flavor… not too fruity, not too floral, not too overwhelming in any particular flavor characteristic. Nice dichotomy between depth of flavor and a bit of acidity to keep things interesting!
French press: If the coffee I sampled from the AeroPress was a voice speaking in a normal, conversational volume, the French press coffee was someone speaking just a LITTLE TOO LOUDLY for the space. The acidity was more pronounced (which I happen to like, but I know a lot of people prefer “smooth” coffees), and the flavors grabbed you much more robustly from start to finish.
Summary: Delicious example of a carefully crafted Colombian coffee. The AeroPress cup was the most gentle start to the day but if you need a coffee version of someone yelling, the French press might fit the bill!
True story: I typically will have some sort of background music playing while I’m brewing. When I was making the AeroPress cup, Japancakes’ cover of My Bloody Valentine’s “When You Sleep” was playing. When I was just finishing the French press cup, my iPod had switched over to Japandroids’ “The Nights of Wine and Roses”. Appropriate for what was in my mug!!
From the roaster:
Aroma: Caramel, grape
Flavor: Green apple, grape and milk chocolate
Acidity: Nippy
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: Dry and lively
Very cute… even including tunes!