{"id":2080,"date":"2016-06-01T11:00:40","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T16:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=2080"},"modified":"2016-06-01T08:40:56","modified_gmt":"2016-06-01T13:40:56","slug":"review-novo-coffee-roasters-rwanda-bufcafe-denver-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=2080","title":{"rendered":"Review: Novo Coffee Roasters Rwanda Bufcafe (Denver, Colorado)"},"content":{"rendered":"

After reviewing the Novo Ethiopia Guji<\/a>, I was a little apprehensive about cracking open the next bag. I didn’t hate the Guji, but it wasn’t quite what I had hoped. This bag from Rwanda promised to be pretty different, so I sliced it open and dove in.<\/p>\n

Whole bean: The scent was earthy with notes of maple syrup, blackberry, and seaweed. Hmmmm…<\/p>\n

French press: Smooth, a little bland but sweet with a medium body. I was starting to get concerned about this trend of “bland” that I was noticing but maybe I just didn’t steep the coffee long enough (I opted for my usual 4 minutes here).<\/p>\n

Chemex: Though the coffee smelled syrupy sweet, the resulting brew was not quite as sweet in flavor and had a interesting bit of smokiness to it. It finished with a flavor like caramel.<\/p>\n

AeroPress: Thick and rich cup – I didn’t add any water. It had a nice toffee flavor to it, with some brashness on the finish, but the brashness kept things interesting.<\/p>\n

V60: Deep dark flavor of brown sugar, maple, and toffee. Simple but satisfying.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: I think this coffee will please fans of flavors like toffee\/caramel. Unlike the same roaster’s Ethiopia Guji, I think I liked this coffee brewed in the pourover methods best. Opt for a Chemex if you like a bit of smokiness; go with the V60 if you want just sweetness.<\/p>\n

From the roaster: Grape, dark chocolate, almond butter<\/p>\n

Novo Coffee Roasters Rwanda Bufcafe<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After reviewing the Novo Ethiopia Guji, I was a little apprehensive about cracking open the next bag. I didn’t hate the Guji, but it wasn’t quite what I had hoped. This bag from Rwanda promised to be pretty different, so I sliced it open and dove in. Whole bean: The scent was earthy with notes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"Don't be fooled by the smell of the whole beans (seaweed??). 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