{"id":1797,"date":"2016-02-19T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T16:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=1797"},"modified":"2016-02-17T22:25:28","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T04:25:28","slug":"review-tweed-coffee-foxtrot-blend-dallas-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=1797","title":{"rendered":"Review: Tweed Coffee Foxtrot Blend (Dallas, Texas)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I usually buy bags of Tweed from Houndstooth Coffee in Dallas (their home cafe), but I happened to come across fresh bags for sale while\u00a0visiting Oak Lawn Coffee, so it was a win-win situation. For anyone not familiar with Tweed Coffee, they are a major player in the local craft coffee roasting scene here in Dallas; their roastery hosted the\u00a0first annual Dallas Coffee Day that took place back in October 2015. I have reviewed a few of their other offerings and have been pretty pleased with their beans so far.<\/p>\n<p>Whole bean: Smells like chocolate and candied oranges. Sweet and fresh!<\/p>\n<p>French press: Perky, orange-flavor laden cup with the flavor and body of dark chocolate. As it cooled, the coffee became very smooth and creamy with a vibrant orange flavor &#8211; it was vaguely Creamsicle-esque.<\/p>\n<p>Chemex: This had less chocolate flavor; it was a brighter and more acidic cup. The aftertaste was definitely more sugary.<\/p>\n<p>AeroPress: This cup tasted like a combination of orange fruit and orange pith (the white stuff that tastes bitter). Rich body but the flavor was unbalanced. Adding water didn&#8217;t really help matters &#8211; it just watered down the flavor.<\/p>\n<p>V60: This cup smelled like sugar and orange marmalade. Thin body but very fruity and enjoyable.<\/p>\n<p>Espresso: I opted to experiment a bit with this as an espresso since it is a blend and I was curious if the chocolate\/orange flavors would be intensified. Unfortunately, my initial testing was not that promising. The espresso wasn&#8217;t bad, but it lacked any notable flavor so I stopped after three rounds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: I enjoyed this coffee the most in the French press (for the chocolate + orange flavor combination) and the V60 (for the straight up sweet orange flavor).<\/p>\n<p>From the roaster: Chocolate, citrus, balanced<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tweedcoffee.com\/coffee\/\">Tweed Online Store<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I usually buy bags of Tweed from Houndstooth Coffee in Dallas (their home cafe), but I happened to come across fresh bags for sale while\u00a0visiting Oak Lawn Coffee, so it was a win-win situation. For anyone not familiar with Tweed Coffee, they are a major player in the local craft coffee roasting scene here in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"Is this coffee going to make you want to cut a rug? 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