{"id":3105,"date":"2018-05-10T16:38:54","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T21:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=3105"},"modified":"2018-05-10T16:38:54","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T21:38:54","slug":"review-ruby-coffee-roasters-ethiopia-gesha-village-bangi-gori-gesha-nelsonville-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=3105","title":{"rendered":"Review: Ruby Coffee Roasters Ethiopia Gesha Village Bangi Gori Gesha (Nelsonville, Wisconsin)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This particular coffee, from the Ruby Coffee Roasters website<\/a>, intrigued me as soon as I read about it. I haven’t had the chance to try too many Ethiopian Geisha (also spelled Gesha) coffees, and this one was pretty reasonably priced, in my opinion ($23 for 12 oz). Most of the Geishas I’ve had have come from Panama, and those are certainly the most expensive varieties on the market, but I have noticed that Geshas from Colombia and Ethiopia are less sticker-shock inducing. When I placed the order on April 1, there was a note on the website saying that this coffee was being roasted once a week on Thursdays, but I was quite happy to wait to ensure I got the freshest possible delivery.<\/p>\n

Whole bean: Crazily fragrant once ground, it had a lot of competing notes: floral, fruity, sweet, nutty.<\/p>\n

French press: The coffee smelled a lot like lemon-lime soda in the brewer, but it didn’t taste that way. It had a very subtle and gentle flavor that reminded more of tea than of coffee, actually. Elegant and refined, but not very strong tasting. I think the roaster nailed it when they described this as having Earl Grey notes.<\/p>\n

Chemex: I had a little trouble dialing in the grind exactly right on this batch – for some reason, the coffee dripping through the filter slowed to a halt around the 3:30 mark even though there was still a fair bit of liquid left to go. Perhaps I had a problem with fines clogging the filter. Even though I brewed this coffee for longer than my usual 4 minutes, it didn’t suffer for it. The coffee had more zing in this method vs. in the French press. I tasted stone fruit, particularly plum.<\/p>\n

AeroPress: Plum and rose. Lovely combo! It was drinkable as a concentrate but I preferred it with a little bit of additional water added as it made the flavors smoother and subtler.<\/p>\n

V60: Similar tea-like notes as the French press cup but harsher.<\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>One of the more subtle Gesha coffees I’ve had in my life, this was an elegant coffee that has notes of Earl Grey tea and plum. It made a lovely cup that I think would please a wide variety of coffee drinkers.<\/p>\n

From the roaster: Earl Grey, cocoa, plum<\/p>\n

This coffee is no longer available from the roaster’s website, but here’s a link to Ruby’s online store: Ruby Coffee Roasters Online Store<\/a><\/p>\n

Review conducted 7-9 days post-roast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This particular coffee, from the Ruby Coffee Roasters website, intrigued me as soon as I read about it. I haven’t had the chance to try too many Ethiopian Geisha (also spelled Gesha) coffees, and this one was pretty reasonably priced, in my opinion ($23 for 12 oz). Most of the Geishas I’ve had have come […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"There's really no such thing as bargain-priced Gesha coffee, but I've noticed that Ruby Coffee Roasters offers varieties at a pretty reasonable price. 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