{"id":2694,"date":"2017-07-31T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T15:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=2694"},"modified":"2017-07-06T23:01:24","modified_gmt":"2017-07-07T04:01:24","slug":"review-brown-coffee-co-cottonwood-espresso-san-antonio-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=2694","title":{"rendered":"Review: Brown Coffee Co. Cottonwood Espresso (San Antonio, Texas)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I ordered this bag of the Brown Cottonwood Espresso at the same time that I ordered their Candy Factory<\/a>. The Candy Factory was roasted May 24, but the Cottonwood must have been roasted to order because it was roasted May 30 (I ordered May 29). There was a bit of delay in the shipping, but it was fine in this case since the beans showed up in plenty of time and I did this tasting on about day 10, which is right around where I like to be for espresso testing.<\/p>\n

Whole bean: I forgot to write anything down for this… sorry! I don’t think anything stood out particularly, which is good. The beans must have looked and smelled fine.<\/p>\n

Espresso: I had a hard time personally with this espresso, as I was hoping to get a balanced shot with sweetness and smoothness. Frustratingly, I never quite got what it was I was looking for, though I did get some interesting flavors… chocolate, spicy chiles, lemon. No matter how much I varied the temperature (and I tried shots from 197-206 degrees F), the shots all came out awfully bright for my taste.<\/p>\n

With milk: I don’t drink milk anymore so Shutterbug has become my tester in this regard. He liked the latte I made him using the Cottonwood espresso, saying that there was a good amount of coffee flavor to it, so perhaps this is an espresso that is designed to be consumed with milk vs. straight.<\/p>\n

AeroPress: Now THIS I really liked. The brew that resulted from this method was deliciously rich like chocolate and marshmallow, yet not boring. It tasted a lot like Nutella and s’mores. I wish I could have gotten this flavor in a straight espresso shot!<\/p>\n

Summary:<\/strong> Good with milk, but I found this particular blend to be too bright as straight espresso. It does make a decadent cup in the AeroPress, though. I think this is worth investigating how it brews as coffee!<\/p>\n

From the roaster:\u00a0Cottonwood Espresso.\u00a0Rich, sweet, deep and fruited with chocolate rasberry (sic) notes that explode in the mouth with succulent crema. It gives your palate what it’s looking for: a classic expression of espresso in the American style. At its best, Cottonwood represents the very best of the world’s major coffee growing regions\u00a0(12oz\/340g bag).<\/p>\n

Brown Coffee Co. Cottonwood Espresso<\/a><\/p>\n

Review conducted 10 days post-roast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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