{"id":1350,"date":"2015-09-20T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2015-09-20T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=1350"},"modified":"2015-10-25T21:06:23","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T02:06:23","slug":"novel-coffee-roasters-ethiopia-idido-dallas-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=1350","title":{"rendered":"Review: Novel Coffee Roasters Ethiopia Idido (Dallas, Texas)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Novel Coffee Roasters is a Dallas-based company that is starting to gain a national presence; their coffees are currently available for purchase in coffeehouses in eight states, as well as online through their website (with FREE shipping!). I did a little googling on Novel and was charmed by the story of how they picked their name. The founders liked the double meaning of the word “novel,” both used as a noun (reflected in their slogan: “Every Coffee Has\u00a0A Story”) and as an adjective (new, fresh, surprising, unique). The company has only been around since 2013 but have quickly racked up accolades; this Dallas Observer article<\/a>\u00a0features them in more depth.<\/p>\n

You may have noticed that this is the third Dallas-area roaster I’ve featured in a row on my blog; this was on purpose, as I have a trip to Portland, Oregon coming up and I plan to collect many bags of PDX-area coffee to review! But before I leave, I wanted to show Texas roasters some love. I picked up this bag from Roots Coffeehouse<\/a> in North Richland Hills.<\/p>\n

This is the second Ethiopian coffee I’ve had recently from the Idido region (the first was the Kickapoo Coffee<\/a>\u00a0I received from Craft Coffee). I remembered that particular tasting being difficult because I hadn’t sufficiently adjusted my grind settings to compensate for the increased density of heirloom coffee beans, so I made sure to keep this in mind this time (it worked pretty well for the Tweed Staycation blend<\/a>, which is\u00a0also comprised of heirloom beans).<\/p>\n

Whole bean: Subtle, milk chocolaty aroma combined with a lovely honey fragrance!<\/p>\n

Chemex: I deviated from my usual tasting procedure here and started with the Chemex, because this method makes the most coffee and I needed a full travel mug for my 1.5 hour commute this week. I was pretty entranced while sipping this during my drive; the dominant note was of caramelized sugar, like the beautiful top of a creme br\u00fbl\u00e9e. It also reminded me of Earl Grey tea, and the combination of those two flavors was stunning. I was sorry when I drained my mug (though no one can say I didn’t savor it; it kept me company for over an hour).<\/p>\n

French press: Clean flavors. A little nectarine\u00a0tanginess that quickly smoothed out to dark chocolate.<\/p>\n

AeroPress: I brewed this at 185 degrees F and drank this as a concentrate. It had the most acidity of the four methods but was paradoxically very smooth going down! Notes of red grape and honeydew melon dominated this cup.<\/p>\n

V60: Crazy amounts of sweet\u00a0honeysuckle\u00a0aromas wafted from this cup. Light body, bright floral flavors. Sunny day in a cup.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: I enjoyed every single cup that I made with this batch of beans. What a lovely example of a washed Ethiopian coffee!! It had a lot of personality; it had brightness and darkness; it showed new perspectives and flavors over time and in different methods. It tasted like the sort of book that I could happily get lost in for hours. Bravo, Novel! You haven’t seen the last of me, that’s for sure.<\/p>\n

From the roaster: The town of Idido is an epicenter of quality in the Yirgacheffe region. Heirloom coffee grown and milled here is so good in fact, that it became famous under more than one name: Idido, Aricha, and Misty Valley are all sourced from among the same farms, all operating at elevations over 2000 meters.<\/p>\n

The coffee we selected is fully washed and flawlessly sorted, presenting nectar-like flavors of white peach, summer melon, and honeysuckle.<\/p>\n

Novel Coffee Roasters Online Store<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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