{"id":1030,"date":"2015-08-15T14:00:10","date_gmt":"2015-08-15T19:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=1030"},"modified":"2015-08-24T20:20:54","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T01:20:54","slug":"review-quasar-rwanda-chicago-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=1030","title":{"rendered":"Review: Quasar Coffee Rwanda Kibuye Valley (Chicago, Illinois)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I kind of take for granted these days that pretty much all companies will have websites. It was a surprise when in the process of writing this review, I could barely find any hint of an online presence for Quasar Coffee Roasters, outside of a sparse Instagram feed and a Twitter account (both of which link to the company website, the fascinating 404 Not Found). However, I did glean that whoever runs the Twitter account (which I assume is the founder of Quasar) is a hip-hop fan.<\/p>\n

What I do know of Quasar Coffee is that it’s a small operation based out of Chicago. They may not be big, but they are apparently good enough to get on Craft Coffee’s radar!<\/p>\n

Whole bean: A little bit earthy and nutty. I couldn’t really put my finger on what I was smelling, but it wasn’t very strong in any case.<\/p>\n

French press: Sweet flavors reminiscent of toffee and peach. As it cooled, I was reminded of hazelnuts and fresh cream. It almost was like I added some sort of non-dairy flavored creamer to my coffee, but without all the artificial flavors and weird chemicals.<\/p>\n

Chemex: I did not dig this. It smells a bit like cough syrup. Tart on the finish with a medicinal taste.<\/p>\n

AeroPress: Toasty and a little sweet with minimal fruit. This was pleasant but less interesting to me than the french press cup.<\/p>\n

V60: The ground coffee had a vegetal scent to it that I found odd. Once it was brewed, it tasted like celery. No thank you!<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: I only really liked this coffee prepared one way (in the French press). It isn’t something I’d probably take the trouble to seek out again though, and it’s just as well, since I don’t think I could order any more of this coffee even if I wanted to (except perhaps through Craft Coffee).<\/p>\n

Notes from Craft Coffee:\u00a0A body resembling Darjeeling tea evokes flavors of juicy white peach and crisp Gala apple.<\/p>\n

From the roaster: None<\/p>\n

Quasar’s website currently goes nowhere but I’ll link to its Twitter page: Quasar Coffee Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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It was a surprise when in the process of writing this review, I could barely find any hint of an online presence for Quasar Coffee Roasters, outside of a sparse Instagram feed and a Twitter account (both of which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"Brewed this four ways; only enjoyed it in one.","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[7,159,3,154],"tags":[125,149,148,147,146,31,124,55,25],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/tn_IMG_1217.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5670,"url":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=5670","url_meta":{"origin":1030,"position":0},"title":"Review: Sparrow Coffee Kenya Iriguini (Chicago, Illinois)","date":"April 29, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"I've written up a bit more detail regarding Sparrow Coffee in my review of their Ethiopia Guji, but for anyone unfamiliar with them, Sparrow is known for being one of Chicago's most exclusive roasters, providing custom coffee blends for a long list of Michelin-starred restaurants. 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