{"id":1773,"date":"2016-01-19T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=1773"},"modified":"2016-01-19T08:42:06","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T14:42:06","slug":"review-evocation-micro-coffee-roasters-peru-cajamarca-amarillo-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=1773","title":{"rendered":"Review: Evocation Micro-Coffee Roasters Peru Cajamarca (Amarillo, Texas)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shutterbug and I had the pleasure of checking out Evocation’s shop while visiting Amarillo for a wedding. It was hard to find; the shop is located in an industrial-looking area and there are no discernible signs from the road to indicate that there is a pretty special little coffee shop in the vicinity, but we found it anyway (thanks, Yelp and Google Maps!).<\/p>\n

I enjoyed chemistry class while in high school, so I was pretty tickled that this was how their coffee was served:<\/p>\n

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The in-house pourover coffee that day was Evocation’s Colombia Las Colinas. The barista told me of the tasting notes, but honestly I don’t remember what they were; I just remember tasting this incredibly sweet and fragrant brew that brought the JAMC’s “Just Like Honey”<\/a> to mind. It was seriously THAT sweet. There were also notes of dark chocolate present in the cup.<\/p>\n

Compounding this pleasurable experience was the scent wafting through the shop of sweetness and bread. I thought it was french toast or brioche, but Shutterbug informed me later that they were making waffles (somehow, I\u00a0didn’t notice this!).\u00a0The one bean they had available in bags was this Peruvian Cajamarca, and I had pretty high hopes for it based on how much I enjoyed the Colombian coffee I tried in the shop.<\/p>\n

Whole bean: Bright aroma of green grapes, cocoa powder, and vanilla with a creaminess about it. Once ground, the aroma became an unimaginably rich and earthy chocolate truffle plus notes of plum and port wine.<\/p>\n

V60: Given the promise of the ground beans, this cup was a disappointment. I tried this twice; the first attempt (3:15 extraction time) smelled like warm clean\u00a0hair or clothes… it didn’t smell like soap or detergent, but it smelled like burying your face into warm laundry just taken from the dryer. The taste was\u00a0slightly\u00a0bitter. The second attempt (2:50 extraction time) was smoother but still had weirdly bitter notes plus a chemical smell that bothered me. I was pretty sad about this! It’s possible my technique or something else was off here but maybe this is just not a good brewing method for this particular coffee.<\/p>\n

AeroPress: MUCH better. Dark chocolate flavor and smooth mouthfeel throughout. There was a hint of caramel and stone fruit (plum?) on the finish that was really nice. I didn’t add any water to this concentrate because it was lovely just as it was.<\/p>\n

Chemex: Less chocolate flavor and more plum in this cup. Pretty good! Sweet and perky.<\/p>\n

French press: This cup was the showstopper of the bunch. Both plum and chocolate flavors mingled in this cup along with the flavor of marshmallow fluff. This cup was ridiculously sweet; almost to the point of being too much for me to drink without laughing. Okay, I did giggle a little, but only because it was unbelievable how sweet this black coffee turned out! What a delight.<\/p>\n

Summary:<\/strong> Try this in a french press if you’re ready to be bowled over with sweetness. The Colombia Las Colinas from this same roaster is also a winner. I’ve got my eye on you, Evocation! It’ll be sooner rather than later when we meet again.<\/p>\n

From the roaster:\u00a0Toffee, chocolate, plum<\/p>\n

Evocation Peru Cajamarca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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