{"id":5836,"date":"2019-07-01T14:00:10","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T19:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=5836"},"modified":"2019-07-01T13:48:50","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T18:48:50","slug":"review-jj-bean-coffee-roasters-kenya-othaya-vancouver-toronto-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=5836","title":{"rendered":"Review: JJ Bean Coffee Roasters Kenya Othaya (Vancouver\/Toronto, Canada)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This coffee was an impulse buy – I had taken a trip to visit Lemonade Gluten-Free Bakery<\/a> on Cambie St. (and enjoyed every bite of the roughly $30 worth of baked goods I purchased over the next two days!), and JJ Bean was just a short walk from the bakery (literally about one minute – JJ Bean was on the corner and Lemonade was two doors down). Something about the cafe made me think it was likely to be a second-wave sort of cafe in the style of Peet’s (perhaps it was the company font? The rather large size of the coffee shop? I’m not sure why I jumped to conclusions), but I popped in anyway just to investigate and the coffee beans they had for sale ticked all my boxes: freshly roasted with the date clearly labeled. I decided to pick up this Kenya Othaya because I hadn’t gotten anything else like it yet on this trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whole bean: Fruity with a scent of black pepper. Interesting! The black pepper scent didn’t carry over into the brewed coffee, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

V60: Well balanced in flavor. There was nothing that stood out in particular, but it was overall just a nice craft cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AeroPress: A syrupy sweet cup that smelled and tasted of lilac. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chemex: Fruity and complex with juicy, tart flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

French press: This was the most complex of the coffees with a good balance of sweet and tart flavor, nice acidity, and a lush mouthfeel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summary<\/strong>: Sometimes, unplanned excursions can lead to some delicious results! This coffee from JJ Bean had a lot of character and I enjoyed it in all four brewing methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the roaster: Juicy, citrus, red berries, lively<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time that I wrote this, this Kenya Othaya was not available on the website, but here’s a link to their online store:

JJ Bean Coffee Roasters Shop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Review conducted 12 days post-roast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This coffee was an impulse buy – I had taken a trip to visit Lemonade Gluten-Free Bakery on Cambie St. (and enjoyed every bite of the roughly $30 worth of baked goods I purchased over the next two days!), and JJ Bean was just a short walk from the bakery (literally about one minute – […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"The beans smelled like fruit and black pepper (!) but the coffee had notes like lilac with a nice balance of complexity and syrupy sweetness. 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