{"id":2770,"date":"2017-08-29T12:00:43","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T17:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=2770"},"modified":"2017-08-29T12:00:43","modified_gmt":"2017-08-29T17:00:43","slug":"review-driftaway-coffee-colombia-huila-finca-el-tabor-brooklyn-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=2770","title":{"rendered":"Review: Driftaway Coffee Colombia Huila Finca el Tabor (Brooklyn, New York)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This review will be a both a usual and an unusual review, in that Driftaway Coffee<\/a> operates as a coffee subscription company with constantly rotating offerings, so while you may not be able to get these exact beans, I wanted to do a full review of the beans I did receive to give an overview of what you might be able to expect from this company.<\/p>\n

A recurring trend these days seems to be the personalized subscription… Stitch Fix comes to mind as an example, where you get clothes selected for you each month, you give the company feedback about what you do and do not like, and they adjust their future shipments to reflect your preferences. Driftaway Coffee works like that, where you first receive a tasting kit with four overall coffee profiles (fruity, classic, balanced, bold). Then, you choose your favorite of the four, tell Driftaway what you like or don’t like about the coffee via their website or iOS app, and Driftaway will send you freshly roasted coffees personally selected to reflect your preferences. This takes a lot of the guesswork out of going into a coffee shop and blindly picking out a bag, hoping you’ll like it. In addition, since it shows up at your door at the frequency you choose, you won’t run out of freshly roasted coffee. Great for busy folks!<\/p>\n

In my case, rather than sending me the tasting kit, Driftaway simply contacted me to ask what I would like, and based on my answers, they sent me this bag from their “Balanced” taste profile – this Colombia Huila Finca el Tabor. Shipping was very quick, and I believe the coffee was in my mailbox 4-5 days post-roast. Having my name handwritten on the bag was an unexpected but very sweet\u00a0touch; it really felt like this coffee was personally roasted just for me!<\/p>\n

Whole bean: Peanut brittle, butterscotch.<\/p>\n

French press: Very sweet. Toffee, nutty, rich flavor and mouthfeel. There’s nothing sharp or sour or off-putting about this coffee – it feels smooth and luxurious in the mouth. Delicious! If you usually take your coffee with cream, I challenge you to try this black and see if it doesn’t convince you that good coffee doesn’t need anything added.<\/p>\n

Chemex: Tangy flavor, with a hint of blood orange. Mild citrus taste. Very different from the French press cup!! Sweet and tart at the same time.<\/p>\n

AeroPress: Straight up Snickers bar (for anyone that doesn’t have Snickers candy bars where they live, it’s caramel, peanut and nougat, covered in milk chocolate).<\/p>\n

V60: Like the Chemex cup in its citrusy character but with more of a toasty finish.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: I was fascinated by how this particular Colombian coffee could have such different results; the immersion methods (French press\/AeroPress) created a coffee that was decadent, sweet, and rich. The pourover methods (Chemex\/Hario V60) resulted in a light, citrusy brew with a balanced finish. Both flavor profiles were fantastic but I have to say this coffee done in a French press was my personal favorite of the four methods I tried, and I think if I was introducing craft coffee to someone who had not had it before (especially if it was someone who was used to putting cream and sugar in their coffee), this would be a fantastic bean to give them to show what really great coffee can be like, unadulterated.<\/p>\n

If the idea of having\u00a0the equivalent of a coffee sommelier<\/em>\u00a0appeals to you, check out Driftaway! I am really impressed by the sample I received — it’s one of the best coffees I’ve tasted so far this year!! — and they couldn’t be nicer people to connect with. Many thanks!<\/p>\n

From the roaster: Toffee, turmeric, peanut<\/p>\n

Driftaway Coffee<\/a><\/p>\n

Review conducted 6-7 days post-roast.<\/p>\n

Disclaimer: I received this product\u00a0gratis\u00a0in exchange for a fair and honest review. Even though I received this for free, I treat and test it the same way as if I had paid for it out of my own pocket.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This review will be a both a usual and an unusual review, in that Driftaway Coffee operates as a coffee subscription company with constantly rotating offerings, so while you may not be able to get these exact beans, I wanted to do a full review of the beans I did receive to give an overview […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2774,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"I think of this company as the Stitch Fix of coffee with their subscription model, and this Colombian is among the best coffee I've had all year!","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[158,156,159,155,3,154,10],"tags":[139,26,32,61,129,84,55,25,319],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tn_IMG-1005-e1504025383131.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2647,"url":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=2647","url_meta":{"origin":2770,"position":0},"title":"Review: Tack and Jibe Ethiopia Sidama (Newport Beach, California)","date":"June 6, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I started this blog back in 2015 intending it to basically be my coffee diary. 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