{"id":477,"date":"2015-05-25T09:44:32","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T14:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=477"},"modified":"2015-08-24T20:31:58","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T01:31:58","slug":"review-oak-cliff-coffee-roasters-rosemont-crest-blend-dallas-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=477","title":{"rendered":"Review: Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters Rosemont Crest blend (Dallas, Texas)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Time to review another OCCR offering! I don’t typically drink a lot of coffee blends, but this was the freshest option I saw\u00a0at\u00a0my local Whole Foods, at 6 days post-roast. When I’m tasting a new coffee, I attempt to not look at the tasting notes ahead of time, so that I don’t get influenced by what I think I SHOULD be tasting. It’s sometimes funny to see how close (or far off) I am from the roaster’s perceptions.\u00a0My guess on the blend was Brazilian\/Ethiopian; I was only partially right, as this blend actually consisted of Panama, Papa New Guinea, and Ethiopian beans.<\/p>\n

First impressions: The aroma was delicious. This bag had a much stronger and more prevalent scent than the OCCR El Salvador<\/a> beans I had before; I immediately detected a hint of blueberries and thought that there must be natural-processed Ethiopian beans in this blend (Yup!). Ground, the beans had a cocoa powder and buttery scent along with the blueberries.<\/p>\n

V60: I found the initial flavor just after brewing to be a bit plasticky (which didn’t surprise me as I often think this about Ethiopian coffees), so I let the cup cool a bit. Once that plastic smell dissipated, I smelled cocoa, orange, and blueberry. It is not too sweet – less sweet of a cup than a single-origin Ethiopian. The finish was a bit dry.<\/p>\n

AeroPress: This cup had a bit more brightness – tart blueberry with depth from the cocoa. Great flavor and body to this cup. I ended up drinking the entire thing\u00a0(about 8 oz)!<\/p>\n

Chemex: Everything about this cup was nice, but more muted in flavor than the immersion methods. Light, clean, balanced cup.<\/p>\n

French press: This was like the Chemex cup with all the elements turned up in volume. More cocoa. More berry. More body. More sweetness. More flavor overall, and more pleasure!<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: OCCR was aiming for a crowd-pleasing blend, and I think they nailed\u00a0it. It has a nice balance in the cup, and it keeps your taste buds engaged thanks to the different layers of flavor. I liked this blend most in a french press because of its assertiveness. Thus far, this is my favorite of the OCCR beans I have sampled, either at home or in shops. I look forward to more research.<\/p>\n

From the roaster: This is our signature blend and it is a crowd-pleaser. It has notes of citrus fruit and spice and a chocolate finish. This is our house blend and therefore draws its name from our own neighborhood in Oak Cliff. Blend origins: Panama, PNG, Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters Rosemont Crest Blend<\/a><\/p>\n

(Note: the link lists their blend as Guatemala\/Indonesia\/Panama. My thought is that OCCR is going for a particular flavor profile, so they adjust their blend based on what’s in season and what’s available, which is why the blend is different now vs. whenever it was listed on their website.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Time to review another OCCR offering! I don’t typically drink a lot of coffee blends, but this was the freshest option I saw\u00a0at\u00a0my local Whole Foods, at 6 days post-roast. When I’m tasting a new coffee, I attempt to not look at the tasting notes ahead of time, so that I don’t get influenced by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"Bravo, Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters, on creating a lovely house blend!","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[7,19,87,6,159,3,154],"tags":[62,66,42,30],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0984-e1431548999167.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2306,"url":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=2306","url_meta":{"origin":477,"position":0},"title":"Review: The Missing Bean Unbirthday Blend (Oxford, England)","date":"September 12, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"This tasting is a direct result of me getting to spend a little over a week in a dream destination for me (England) so though I'm going to remain as objective as possible about the coffee, I can't help but smile when I think about just about everything related to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AeroPress"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeecantata.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/tn_IMG_5453-e1473704922701.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1337,"url":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=1337","url_meta":{"origin":477,"position":1},"title":"Review: Tweed Staycation Ethiopian Blend (Dallas, Texas)","date":"September 17, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"On my most recent visit to Houndstooth Coffee,\u00a0the baristas used me as a guinea pig and had me try an interesting concoction that was espresso + tonic water + lemon ice cubes + a sprig of rosemary. It was quite sweet and I told them it tasted like liquefied lemon\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AeroPress"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeecantata.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/tn_IMG_1402.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6597,"url":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=6597","url_meta":{"origin":477,"position":2},"title":"Review: Ceremony Coffee Roasters Antithesis Blend (Annapolis, Maryland)","date":"March 2, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"I've had the pleasure of trying coffee from Ceremony Coffee Roasters before; in addition to their single-origins, they offer blends with nerdy names, and I had made a mental note that someday, I wanted to try their Thesis, Antithesis, and Synthesis blends. The packaging makes it appear that the Thesis\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Blends"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeecantata.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG-2533-scaled-e1677698516617.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2179,"url":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=2179","url_meta":{"origin":477,"position":3},"title":"Review: Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters Hidden City Espresso (Dallas, Texas)","date":"July 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"I have a confession to make. For quite a while, I was convinced that I didn't like coffee\u00a0from Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters. OCCR is a Dallas-based roaster who has a sizable presence in the city, at both coffee shops and restaurants. I am all for supporting local businesses, but I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AeroPress"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeecantata.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/tn_IMG_4732.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2696,"url":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=2696","url_meta":{"origin":477,"position":4},"title":"Review: Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters Sunset Blend (Dallas, Texas)","date":"August 7, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Davis Street Espresso is the home cafe for Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters here in Dallas, but though I've gotten pretty familiar with OCCR over the past 2 years, I hadn't visited Davis Street Espresso until quite recently because 1) I just don't go out for espresso much and 2) I'm\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Blends"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeecantata.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/tn_IMG_6718-e1499382545470.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":832,"url":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=832","url_meta":{"origin":477,"position":5},"title":"Review: Huckleberry Roasters Phantom Limb Blend (Denver, Colorado)","date":"July 18, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The next three reviews are thanks to\u00a0my lovely friend Alison, who surprised me in the best possible way by sending me a box full of coffee to try! Thank you, Alison!! Huckleberry Roasters, based\u00a0in Denver, roasts on Mondays and Tuesdays and only ships out whole bean coffee to preserve freshness\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Africa"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeecantata.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/tn_IMG_1125.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5QIia-7H","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=477"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1130,"href":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477\/revisions\/1130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}