{"id":5066,"date":"2018-11-23T14:43:19","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T20:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=5066"},"modified":"2018-11-23T14:44:42","modified_gmt":"2018-11-23T20:44:42","slug":"review-edison-coffee-co-ethiopia-kochere-flower-mound-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=5066","title":{"rendered":"Review: Edison Coffee Co. Ethiopia Kochere (Flower Mound, Texas)"},"content":{"rendered":"

For companies out there using Instagram to engage with potential customers: Just so you know, it does work. I got followed on Instagram by a new coffee shop in the Dallas area, called Native Coffee Co<\/a>. They are located not far from Shutterbug’s office, and they recently extended their business hours, which allowed for me to make a visit there on my day off. Had a nice chat with the barista on duty (sorry for talking your ear off, Noelle!), and took home this bag from local roaster Edison. I haven’t had a chance to try this roaster yet and I never get out to the Flower Mound area, so I was happy that this bag fell in my lap!<\/p>\n

Whole bean: strawberry, with that plasticky scent common to natural-processed Ethiopian coffees.<\/p>\n

V60: At a 3:15 extraction, there was a candy sweetness on the finish. The first time I made this, I ground the beans too finely and the resulting coffee (at a 4:00 extraction) tasted kind of funky. Benefits from a slightly shorter extraction time.<\/p>\n

AeroPress: Syrupy texture and bright flavor. Drinkable but a bit easier to consume with a touch of water added – made it smoother.<\/p>\n

Chemex: The best of the drip methods; mild in flavor but interesting enough to keep you sipping. Reminded me more of tea than of coffee – it just whispers hints of the strawberry and the slightly floral notes.<\/p>\n

French press: I wasn’t a fan of these beans in this method – it was oddly bland and the flavor tasted like it was locked up tight.<\/p>\n

Espresso: On a whim, I decided to try these beans as a single-origin espresso and WOW was I glad I did. I didn’t experiment too much, mostly because I think I nailed exactly what I wanted on the first try. The resulting espresso was sweet and fragrant like a perfume, with notes of lavender to it.<\/p>\n

Favorite parameters for this single-origin: 200 degrees Fahrenheit, 19 grams in, 35 grams out, 25 second pull.<\/p>\n

With milk:\u00a0I made a flat white out of it and it definitely tasted like a lavender latte (without having to add any syrups). Delicious!! I don’t make milk drinks for myself often but this is something I kept coming back to, morning after morning, and I will until the beans run out or until they get old enough that pulling them as espresso shots is unfeasible.<\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>Very good in a Chemex, and really delicious as a single-origin espresso, especially if you like lavender lattes.<\/p>\n

From the roaster: raspberry candy, juicy, lavender<\/p>\n

Edison Coffee Co. Online Store<\/a><\/p>\n

Review conducted 8-10 days post-roast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For companies out there using Instagram to engage with potential customers: Just so you know, it does work. I got followed on Instagram by a new coffee shop in the Dallas area, called Native Coffee Co. They are located not far from Shutterbug’s office, and they recently extended their business hours, which allowed for me […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5006,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"Had to fix some bugs earlier and one of my past blog entries got pushed out again by mistake (sorry about that!). 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