{"id":5064,"date":"2018-12-17T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T16:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=5064"},"modified":"2018-11-27T15:03:13","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T21:03:13","slug":"review-onyx-coffee-lab-kenya-gachata-ot-18-springdale-arkansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=5064","title":{"rendered":"Review: Onyx Coffee Lab Kenya Gachatha OT-18 (Springdale, Arkansas)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve had beans from Onyx Coffee Lab before; my local Whole Foods has started carrying their beans, and I’ve spotted this brand occasionally in Dallas-area coffee shops. However, this bag of beans is a bit special to me because I actually picked it up from Onyx’s Springdale location while I was in Arkansas for a gig. I had a cup of coffee while there and I had meant to order the coffee “for here,” but they served it to me in this attractive “to-go” cup instead. My fault for not specifying, and I didn’t mind that much in the end.<\/p>\n

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Whole bean: Confusing enough that I didn’t write anything down! This usually happens when I can’t pinpoint what exactly I’m smelling. But the beans were evenly and lightly roasted.<\/p>\n

V60: Brewed this a little longer than average, 3:55. These are pretty dense beans so you may want to grind them a bit coarser than usual. The coffee tasted of tamarind. I wrote “pad thai” in my notes but really, it was just the tamarind aspect of pad thai that I was tasting!<\/p>\n

Chemex: I overcorrected when adjusting my grind for this method so the brew was underextracted at only 2:55. This came out fruity but a bit sour in flavor. Normally I’d go back and try again, but I didn’t have the time or patience to do it this time around.<\/p>\n

French press: Completely different than the first two methods – this coffee tasted toasty and sugary with a pleasant tang on the finish.<\/p>\n

AeroPress: Sour and unbalanced, even with additional water added to the concentrate.<\/p>\n

Espresso: I tried pulling a shot and adding a small amount of milk (about 4 ounces) to see what it would be like, and the resulting drink had a nice hint of candied fruit.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: I’ve consistently found Onyx to be a source for complex and occasionally confounding coffees. This particular Kenyan was hard for me to wrap my brain around but I did like it brewed in a French press, as the result felt the most approachable in flavor. This is the sort of coffee that might take you a few tries to dial in to unlock its potential, and I don’t think I quite achieved that on this go-around.<\/p>\n

From the roaster: White grape, sugar cane, peach, tamarind<\/p>\n

Onyx Coffee Lab Kenya Gachatha OT-18<\/a><\/p>\n

Review conducted 11 days post-roast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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