{"id":370,"date":"2015-05-05T11:45:28","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T16:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=370"},"modified":"2015-08-24T20:34:02","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T01:34:02","slug":"review-coffee-del-rey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=370","title":{"rendered":"Review: Coffee del Rey Fiesta del Sol Cafe Mexicana de Chiapas (Plano, Texas)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chocolate fans, you’re gonna want to sit down for this one. This coffee is a very new offering from Coffee del Rey; it’s not listed on their website, but I was able to pick up a freshly roasted bag at their store on Thursday (roasted earlier THAT MORNING… how’s that for fresh?). I don’t know how long they will offer this roast, so if you want this, get crackin’!<\/p>\n

First impressions: The whole beans smelled like milk chocolate and toasted almonds. Not dissimilar to the Ah Cacao<\/a>\u00a0beans I reviewed back in the early days of the blog, but with the added benefit of being able to purchase without going through customs!<\/p>\n

V60: Cocoa powder. No fruit. This is a one-note coffee in my opinion, but oh what a delicious note it is! I added a splash of milk and a smidge of sugar and almost fell on the floor, it was so tasty. Unbelievably smooth!<\/p>\n

AeroPress: Deep cocoa flavor and smooth as silk. More flavorful than the V60 cup.<\/p>\n

Chemex: Thin, clean cup. Nice and sweet, but missing the depth of flavor that I had in the AeroPress.<\/p>\n

French press: Fudge in a cup – thick and robust. Caramel flavors came out\u00a0as the coffee cooled.<\/p>\n

Espresso: I pulled some shots of this coffee as a single-origin espresso 4 days post roast. Espresso usually is at its peak\u00a0around 7 days post roast so I may not have gotten the full picture on these beans. The espresso was chocolaty to be sure, but kind of bland consumed straight. However, put it in steamed milk with a bit of sugar? Liquid candy bar. If I had this in a blind taste test, I may not even have registered the latte as a latte!<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: Not a complicated\u00a0coffee – just pure chocolaty goodness. If you add milk\/sugar to your cup, this coffee complements those flavors REALLY well. This would taste amazing made into coffee ice cream.<\/p>\n

From the roaster: No tasting notes available<\/p>\n

Coffee del Rey<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chocolate fans, you’re gonna want to sit down for this one. This coffee is a very new offering from Coffee del Rey; it’s not listed on their website, but I was able to pick up a freshly roasted bag at their store on Thursday (roasted earlier THAT MORNING… how’s that for fresh?). I don’t know […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"In honor of Cinco de Mayo, here is a Mexican coffee that is like liquid chocolate. 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