{"id":6384,"date":"2021-03-07T18:04:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T00:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=6384"},"modified":"2021-03-07T18:05:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T00:05:16","slug":"review-black-diesel-coffee-guatemala-huehuetenango-ann-arbor-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=6384","title":{"rendered":"Review: Black Diesel Coffee Guatemala Huehuetenango (Ann Arbor, Michigan)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is the second bag of coffee I received from Black Diesel Coffee<\/a>. Black Diesel is a craft coffee company dedicated to quality, community, and coffee education. I haven’t had a chance to visit their shop in person yet (not surprising, since I live in Texas and the global pandemic is still going on!) but I would really like to go the next time I am in Michigan, if nothing else to see their cozy outdoor igloos available for rent! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whole bean: A wonderfully decadent aroma of dark chocolate and malt wafted from this bag as soon as I opened it. Very sweet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

French press: This coffee strongly reminds me of hot cocoa. It struck me as a little under-sweet – I normally don’t add sugar or milk to my coffee but I almost feel like this particular preparation could use just a touch of sugar to round out the chocolaty flavor. I enjoyed the smooth mouthfeel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chemex: I miscalculated my grind size and the total brew time was a little longer than I intended (close to 5 minutes). The result wasn’t bitter but it was probably a little stronger than it would have been otherwise. Still, the coffee was heavy with dark chocolate flavor, and it got fudgier as the coffee cooled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

V60: This wasn’t my favorite preparation method for these beans. It’s possible my extraction time was too long (my total time was 3:10), but I think something about the pour over method brings out slightly more bitter, harsher flavors from these beans than the immersion methods do. These harsher notes faded some as the coffee cooled, but it was noticeably unbalanced to my palate, especially given what I had next…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AeroPress: Wow. This cup was creamy and sweet, full-bodied and decadent. At the time of writing this review, I have been setting up and experimenting with a new microphone for music\/Zoom calls, and while I thought my old mic was decent, hearing the result from my new mic is just staggering in how much more beautiful the sound is. That’s kind of how I feel drinking thus Guatemala Huehuetenango made with the other brewing methods, and then from the AeroPress! Hands down, my favorite way of preparing these beans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn’t try these beans brewed as espresso, but I did pull a shot of this via my AeroPress plus the Prismo attachment<\/a>, to get an idea of the flavor notes that might come out when ground and brewed closer to espresso-style. I didn’t like the result as much vs. when brewed in the “traditional” AeroPress method, so I’d recommend not using the Prismo for this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summary<\/strong>: In my opinion, it’s a little harder to get optimum results for these beans in pour over methods. Stick with immersion methods like the French press and the AeroPress. The AeroPress in particular resulted in coffee that was an incredible treat to drink. I felt like I was getting away with something! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the roaster: melon, creamy, chocolate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Black Diesel Coffee Guatemala Huehuetenango<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Review conducted 12-14 days post-roast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disclaimer: I received this product gratis in exchange for a fair and honest review. Even though I received this for free, I treat and test it the same way as if I had paid for it out of my own pocket.\ufeff<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the second bag of coffee I received from Black Diesel Coffee. Black Diesel is a craft coffee company dedicated to quality, community, and coffee education. I haven’t had a chance to visit their shop in person yet (not surprising, since I live in Texas and the global pandemic is still going on!) but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6382,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"These Guatemalan beans are chocolate-forward and taste fabulous in immersion methods like the French press and the AeroPress (which was my favorite method from this particular test). 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