{"id":514,"date":"2015-05-28T16:08:20","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T21:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=514"},"modified":"2015-10-04T11:20:22","modified_gmt":"2015-10-04T16:20:22","slug":"review-heart-coffee-roasters-stereo-blend-portland-or","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=514","title":{"rendered":"Review: Heart Coffee Roasters Stereo Blend (Portland, Oregon)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I will be taking a hiatus from tasting coffees for the next couple of\u00a0weeks, so I wanted my last coffee (for now) to be a great one. Luckily for me, I was able to snag this bag of Heart Coffee from\u00a0Oak Lawn Coffee<\/a>\u00a0in Dallas. Pro tip: They receive shipments from Heart on Fridays, so if you want a bag, you had best pick one up on the weekend. When I stopped in early Sunday afternoon, I got the penultimate bag in the store.<\/p>\n

First impressions: The whole beans smelled creamy, with strawberry and milk chocolate notes. Once I ground them, the chocolate became fudgy, with a pinenut and red berry aroma.<\/p>\n

V60: Bright, delicate, with white tea and raspberry flavors. This was a sweet cup with a light flavor. It spoke in a whisper, not a shout. If this coffee was a person, it would probably be a young woman wearing polka dots and holding a bunch of daisies. Sunny and optimistic, but not cloying.<\/p>\n

AeroPress: Whoa. This cup shouted. There was more raspberry flavor and a more assertive personality overall. Thick and punchy, not too sweet. A bit of lime crept in and it reminded me most of a raspberry-lime gin rickey, oddly. Refreshing in its way, because it had a lot of tart\/sweet on the finish.<\/p>\n

Chemex: Compared to the V60, it was fruitier and more acidic. Brighter and drier – more treble notes. If the V60 was a moderately sweet Riesling, this was a dry Pinot Gris.<\/p>\n

French Press: This brought out more bass notes – bittersweet cocoa dominated with a tartness throughout.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: The V60 cup was really striking. It was demure and didn’t try too hard to capture your attention – you just wanted to be around its energy because it makes you feel good. Lovely balance of flavors! I didn’t taste caramel while drinking the coffee but once the coffee cooled, I definitely smelled caramel. I can’t wait to try some of Heart’s single-origin coffee if the blend is this interesting.<\/p>\n

From the roaster: Raspberry, caramel, cocoa<\/p>\n

Heart Stereo Blend<\/a><\/p>\n

I will resume posting on June 11!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I will be taking a hiatus from tasting coffees for the next couple of\u00a0weeks, so I wanted my last coffee (for now) to be a great one. Luckily for me, I was able to snag this bag of Heart Coffee from\u00a0Oak Lawn Coffee\u00a0in Dallas. 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