{"id":809,"date":"2015-07-06T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T14:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=809"},"modified":"2015-08-07T12:37:23","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T17:37:23","slug":"mini-review-intelligentsia-decaf-librarians-blend-chicago-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=809","title":{"rendered":"Mini review: Intelligentsia Decaf Librarian’s Blend (Chicago, Illinois)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This bag of Intelligentsia was a gift for my friend Julee, but she generously offered to let me have some of the beans in order to do a review. I purposely just took a little bit (after all, I wanted her to enjoy the coffee!), so I was not able to do a full review with all four brewing methods. However, I did snag enough beans to brew the coffee three ways.<\/p>\n

V60: Toasty aroma and flavor, with brown sugar on the finish. There was just a hint of acidity at the end – I was thinking lime since I saw it in the flavor notes. I’m not sure I would have thought lime had it not been for the suggestion, though. Very subtle.<\/p>\n

AeroPress: Super smooth brew that tasted like toasted almonds.<\/p>\n

French press: Bland and hollow tasting compared to the previous cups. I added a bit of salt and it helped, but I didn’t care for it in this method.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: If I wanted a comfortable cup of coffee but didn’t want caffeine, this would be a decent option. I am curious about what it would taste like in a Chemex since I find that method tends to bring out brighter flavors, but generally speaking the coffee was rich and smooth, with a nutty\/toasty aroma. Not bad. I didn’t find this brew to be challenging in any way – on the contrary, it was very cozy. Comfort food. Grab a shawl on a rainy day and curl up with this decaf right before bed – it won’t hurt you.<\/p>\n

From the roaster (snagged from the Intelligentsia Coffee menu page on Yelp):<\/p>\n

The librarian’s blend is named for that person who always told you to keep quiet when you were studying. This blend is representative of the soul of the librarian: steady, reassuring, and always there with that slight edge of eccentricity. It has a bold base with a bit of sparkle. Here’s to good reading.<\/p>\n

A smooth chocolate base with a bit of lime sparkle makes this Water Processed coffee a steady and reassuring choice.<\/p>\n

Intelligentsia Decaf Librarian’s Blend<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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