{"id":3230,"date":"2018-08-20T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=3230"},"modified":"2019-11-21T09:03:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T15:03:13","slug":"review-the-missing-bean-colombia-asopep-oxford-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=3230","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Missing Bean Colombia Asopep (Oxford, England)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve reviewed coffee from The Missing Bean before, back in 2016 (their Unbirthday Blend<\/a> landed in my top 10 list<\/a> for the year), and on a recent trip back to England, I was really happy to have a chance to meet up with my friend Katie and visit the roastery itself. It’s not a fancy place – the space has burlap sacks everywhere and half of the room is taken up with the giant roasting machine – but the staff couldn’t have been nicer, and we were able to enjoy some lovely drinks seated on stools by the store’s plate-glass window. There were plenty of fresh coffee offerings available to take home but I opted for this Colombian since it was the freshest of all.<\/p>\n

Whole bean: Lively and warm, smells of spice cake.<\/p>\n

French press: There is a hint of orange and spice to this cup (nutmeg, clove, cinnamon) – it was like pumpkin pie without the pumpkin.<\/p>\n

Chemex: Clean and sweet cup that tasted of orange and honey. Juicy and a bit tart on the very finish – makes your mouth water!<\/p>\n

AeroPress: This was a thick, spicy, and fudgy cup. It had a bit of heat on the end, like cayenne pepper. Delicious straight out of the brewer without any additional water added.<\/p>\n

V60: Powdery texture to this, and the coffee was less sweet than the other methods. Smooth flavors of cocoa and orange with a hint of nut.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: The Chemex version of this coffee was my personal favorite of the four, but really, all four methods produced delicious coffee and I think it would be quite difficult to make a bad cup of coffee with these beans. Highly recommended!<\/p>\n

From the roaster: Well balanced, with notes of candied orange, spiced rum and clove<\/p>\n

The Missing Bean doesn’t sell their coffee online, but they have a cafe and roastery location in Oxford that you can visit to buy their beans.<\/p>\n

The Missing Bean<\/a><\/p>\n

Review conducted 14-15 days post-roast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve reviewed coffee from The Missing Bean before, back in 2016 (their Unbirthday Blend landed in my top 10 list for the year), and on a recent trip back to England, I was really happy to have a chance to meet up with my friend Katie and visit the roastery itself. It’s not a fancy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"This was my second time trying coffee from The Missing Bean, and I liked it even better than the first! 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