{"id":1461,"date":"2015-10-07T08:37:13","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T13:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=1461"},"modified":"2015-10-07T08:37:51","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T13:37:51","slug":"review-coava-coffee-roasters-el-salvador-la-esperanza-limited-edition-portland-oregon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=1461","title":{"rendered":"Review: Coava Coffee Roasters El Salvador La Esperanza, Limited Edition (Portland, Oregon)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coava (pronounced KOH-vuh) has made quite a reputation for itself in the Portland coffee scene. The word “coava” refers to green (unroasted) coffee beans. This company offers only single-origin coffees; no blends. I had the pleasure of visiting one of their cafes while in Portland and had a memorable cup of Guatemalan\u00a0coffee while sitting at a gleaming wooden table enjoying a bit of afternoon sunshine. Bliss!<\/p>\n

This limited edition La Esperanza is one of the bags I picked up at Barista<\/a> at the same time I picked up the Roseline Catapult Espresso Blend<\/a>. Bless the employee that didn’t make fun for me for asking for more details about\u00a0“koh-AH-vuh,” but instead very gently corrected me by saying how much he liked KOH-vuh. Compassion and coffee!<\/p>\n

Whole bean: Light, bright aromas of white wine and green grapes. Ground, it brought out a chocolate bar scent.<\/p>\n

V60: This tasted pretty much like the beans smelled – like a cup of cocoa with the tartness of green grapes. This might sound like a weird combination, but it was actually quite interesting to my palate! I like it.<\/p>\n

AeroPress: Tart and bright as a concentrate. Adding a bit of water made it smoother and easier to drink but the brew kept some complex dimension to it. This had a pretty dry finish.<\/p>\n

Chemex: This method brought out a better balance between the cocoa + green grape flavors – less interesting perhaps but more accessible. Sweeter overall with a finishing note of golden raisins.<\/p>\n

French press: This had the most notes of all of the methods – it had a wider range of the depth (cocoa) and the top notes (fruit). In musical terms, the V60 might be a piccolo + tuba; AeroPress – saxophone duet; Chemex – string quartet, French press – full orchestra. The flavor spun in my mouth like the last chord of a symphony.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: This limited edition coffee from Coava was a nice place to start as my introduction to this roaster. I look forward to trying some of their other offerings soon! My personal favorite this day was the French press because I enjoyed the epic character of the flavor.<\/p>\n

This coffee is not currently sold online.<\/p>\n

Coava Coffee Roasters Home Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Coava (pronounced KOH-vuh) has made quite a reputation for itself in the Portland coffee scene. The word “coava” refers to green (unroasted) coffee beans. This company offers only single-origin coffees; no blends. I had the pleasure of visiting one of their cafes while in Portland and had a memorable cup of Guatemalan\u00a0coffee while sitting at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"People in Portland are nice. 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