{"id":4172,"date":"2018-11-08T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T16:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=4172"},"modified":"2018-11-02T15:28:02","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T20:28:02","slug":"review-single-o-firecracker-launch-edition-limited-reserve-blend-2018-sydney-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=4172","title":{"rendered":"Review: Single O Firecracker Launch Edition, Limited Reserve Blend 2018 (Sydney, Australia)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I took advantage of a long layover (23 hours) in Sydney to explore the city a bit and check out its local coffee scene. Many craft coffee shops\/roasters close on the early side so I unfortunately wasn’t able to make it to more than one cafe in the time I had available, so I ended up buying two bags from the roaster Single O \u2013 they popped up repeatedly on my Google searches for craft coffee roasters in Sydney, and luckily one of their locations was just steps away from my hotel.<\/p>\n

Side note: I was lucky enough to find one of the best record shops I’ve ever visited, also just steps away from my hotel: Red Eye Records<\/a>. I would have bought a ton of stuff if I hadn’t torn myself away! Knew I should have packed record mailers…<\/p>\n

Whole bean: Mixed berry \u2013 raspberry and blueberry.<\/p>\n

V60: This tasted like mixed berry yogurt with its bit of tanginess, combined with tart orange notes.<\/p>\n

AeroPress: Super easy to drink, with a hint of raspberry. This was surprisingly weak tasting overall though \u2013 even as a concentrate, I felt it tasted watered down.<\/p>\n

Chemex: Sweet berry flavor with a hint of citrus and a powdery finish. I liked this a lot.<\/p>\n

French press: Equal balance between citrus and berry \u2013 this was an explosion in the mouth!<\/p>\n

Summary:<\/strong> A lively, fruit-forward coffee. I didn’t particularly care for this in the AeroPress but I liked the variety of flavors in the other three methods. The Chemex method was my personal favorite for these beans.<\/p>\n

From the roaster: Explosively juicy berries and sparkling citric acidity.<\/p>\n

Origins: Wahana Natural Sumatra, Gedeb Ethiopia, Karogoto Kenya, La Florida Colombia<\/p>\n

Single O online store<\/a><\/p>\n

Review conducted 16 days post-roast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I took advantage of a long layover (23 hours) in Sydney to explore the city a bit and check out its local coffee scene. Many craft coffee shops\/roasters close on the early side so I unfortunately wasn’t able to make it to more than one cafe in the time I had available, so I ended […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"This coffee, aptly named \"Firecracker,\" was explosively flavorful. 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