{"id":2350,"date":"2016-11-15T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T16:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=2350"},"modified":"2016-11-14T21:40:24","modified_gmt":"2016-11-15T03:40:24","slug":"review-redroaster-coffee-ethiopia-yirgacheffe-aricha-brighton-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=2350","title":{"rendered":"Review: Redroaster Coffee Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Aricha (Brighton, England)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had the great luck and pleasure of being able to spend just over a week traveling in southern England earlier this year. One of my destinations on this trip was the seaside city of Brighton, and the weather really was idyllic during my visit: sunny, breezy, and comfortable. My sunglasses got a lot of use — not something I expected to happen in England!<\/p>\n

There were several coffee shops that popped up on my radar to check out, but I was limited on time, so I chose to visit the Red Roaster Coffee House<\/a> because of the good reputation of their beans, and it happened to be a short walk from the B&B where I was staying. Upon walking in, I felt immediately comfortable – it was an airy, spacious shop, with lovely round tables and antique looking coffee decor lining the walls (including some vintage equipment). I ordered a Colombian coffee made as a pourover, and it was delicious – a nice slightly minty, chocolaty bite prevailed in this brew. My only quibble was that they served the coffee to me in a glass (like the kind of glass that I would get at a pub). It looked attractive, but the coffee cooled down much more quickly when served in a glass vs. when served in a mug\/thick ceramic. By the time I got to the end of my cup, it was quite cold.<\/p>\n

I opted to get these Ethiopian beans as they were the freshest they had available. There actually was an issue with the stamped roast date; it was stamped as roasted on August 22, but according to the baristas, it was actually roasted on September 1.\u00a0I opted to trust the baristas on this even though I was a bit nervous about this. I ended up doing the tasting on September 16, so I hope they were correct! The coffee seemed decently fresh, so I am inclined to trust them.<\/p>\n

Whole bean: almond, amaretto, licorice, peach<\/p>\n

V60: Bitter at the forefront – too long of a brew (at 3:20)? When I tasted it again 5 min later, the coffee had smoothed out some but it was still quite a punch to the face. Assertive. Thick. No fruit flavor; mostly tasted of black licorice.<\/p>\n

AeroPress: DARK hot chocolate. So sweet and smooth! Shocking, especially compared to the V60 cup! Peach on finish.<\/p>\n

Chemex: Caramel on the front. Amaretto on the finish.<\/p>\n

French: I just wrote “complex” in my notes with no other details. I’m gonna guess it was pretty confounding.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: I have had a lot of Ethiopian coffee over the past few years, both natural- and wet-processed. This coffee was unlike any other Ethiopian coffee I’d had before, with its unexpected flavors of licorice and stone fruit combined with almond\/amaretto. It was a nice reminder to not just assume all Ethiopian coffees will fit a narrow flavor profile (berry sweetness for natural-processed; floral\/citrus for washed varieties).<\/p>\n

From the roaster: No flavor notes provided by the roaster.<\/p>\n

Redroaster Coffee<\/a> doesn’t appear to sell their beans online, but you can find them at their cafe in Brighton, England, or contact them about wholesale orders through their website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I had the great luck and pleasure of being able to spend just over a week traveling in southern England earlier this year. One of my destinations on this trip was the seaside city of Brighton, and the weather really was idyllic during my visit: sunny, breezy, and comfortable. My sunglasses got a lot of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"Even the roaster can't seem to decide if they're called Redroaster or Red Roaster, but either way, they reportedly roast some of the finest coffee in England. 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