{"id":2476,"date":"2017-01-29T13:00:18","date_gmt":"2017-01-29T19:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=2476"},"modified":"2020-06-08T20:03:59","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T01:03:59","slug":"review-cartel-coffee-lab-ethiopia-kochere-phoenix-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=2476","title":{"rendered":"Review: Cartel Coffee Lab Ethiopia Kochere (Phoenix, Arizona)"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you think of airport coffee, you probably think of Starbucks<\/a>, right? Well, if you ever find yourself in the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, make your way over to Terminal 4 to visit Cartel Coffee Lab’s PHX location. As is typical when I travel somewhere new, when I arrived in Phoenix, I Googled “best coffee roasters in Phoenix” and Cartel was a name I saw come up more than once. It being the holidays, family time was the priority so I didn’t have time to run around all over town to seek out roasters, but I was thrilled to see that Cartel had this airport location and I was hopeful that their beans would be fresh. Happily, they were!<\/p>\n

When I took this bag of their Ethiopia Kochere to the register, I asked for a bag to carry the coffee in, because at that point I had my bags of Stumptown Sleigh Ride<\/a> and Ritual’s Day Drinker seasonal espresso<\/a> in my purse and I was running out of room. The barista asked what other beans I got and when I mentioned Ritual in particular, I got this reaction:<\/p>\n

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Nothing like meeting a complete stranger and feeling understood. #kindredspirits<\/p>\n

Whole bean: Blackberry, butterscotch, nougat. Incredibly fragrant cofffee.<\/p>\n

V60: The first wave of scent that hit me was of dog. Not wet dog, and it wasn’t unpleasant, but it definitely smelled like I was holding a wriggly puppy in my arms! As the coffee sat a bit, I got notes of floral stem, grass, and caramel. I did unintentionally brew this coffee a bit on the long side (3:50 extraction). This is a pretty dense bean – adjust your grinders accordingly.<\/p>\n

AeroPress: Quite sweet and sugary! No dog here. I didn’t need to add any additional water to this cup – it had a complex, dry finish that was very enjoyable.<\/p>\n

Chemex: Bright, dry, puckery coffee. Caramel and blackberry in this cup. Tart.<\/p>\n

French press: Richer and sweeter flavor than the other coffee methods, but still bright in taste. Hard to pinpoint flavors in this cup. I will say though that compared to the AeroPress cup, the french press coffee tasted oddly watered down.<\/p>\n

Espresso: Since I liked this coffee so much in the AeroPress, I opted to experiment with making it as a single-origin espresso. I only pulled a few shots, but I got a lovely flavor of lemon and lilac with a sugary aroma.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: Loved these beans brewed in an AeroPress. Also makes a nice single-origin espresso if you’re into bright, floral flavor!<\/p>\n

From the roaster: Black tea with subtle tropical fruit and floral qualities<\/p>\n

Cartel Coffee Lab Ethiopia Kochere<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you think of airport coffee, you probably think of Starbucks, right? Well, if you ever find yourself in the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, make your way over to Terminal 4 to visit Cartel Coffee Lab’s PHX location. As is typical when I travel somewhere new, when I arrived in Phoenix, I Googled “best […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"Craft coffee in an airport?? 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