{"id":837,"date":"2015-07-20T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=837"},"modified":"2015-08-24T20:25:28","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T01:25:28","slug":"review-publik-coffee-roasters-el-salvador-calera-blanco-salt-lake-city-ut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=837","title":{"rendered":"Review: Publik Coffee Roasters El Salvador Calera Blanco (Salt Lake City, Utah)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks again to my friend Alison for sending me this bag!<\/p>\n

Publik Coffee Roasters took their name from the Dutch word for community, with the idea that coffee is something that brings people together. This bag did not have any tasting notes on it, so I went into this with no preconceived notions about what flavors and aromas I would smell (I would later get the info from the company’s website).<\/p>\n

Whole beans: Delicate, shy aroma. Not very fragrant. Once ground, however, it definitely asserted itself. I smelled raisin, nectarine, and a whole lot of dark chocolate.<\/p>\n

V60: As I was brewing this cup and the water was saturating the grounds, the kitchen started smelling like I was baking brownies. Once I tasted the cup, my immediate thought was, “this tastes almost exactly like chocolate milk.” Keep in mind, I hadn’t added ANYTHING to the coffee other than hot water. It wasn’t a very full-bodied cup, but the flavor was very intensely chocolaty. I couldn’t really taste anything other than chocolate… the fruit flavors I detected in the ground beans were not coming forth.<\/p>\n

Just for kicks, I added a splash of whole milk. SO CHOCOLATY. I’m sorry I don’t have more descriptive words for this – what synonyms can there be for chocolate? I felt like I was drinking a glass of Nestle Quik (but less sweet).<\/p>\n

AeroPress: Not a bad cup, but I didn’t detect anything particularly distinctive about this coffee brewed this way. It tasted like coffee. Smooth, but pretty one-dimensional. I didn’t even taste chocolate.<\/p>\n

Chemex: Light, milk-chocolate flavor with just a hint of raisin.<\/p>\n

French press: The most full-bodied of the bunch (not surprisingly), it tasted more like dark chocolate vs. milk chocolate, with a really creamy flavor. As it cooled, slight notes of nectarine and caramel started coming forth in the cup.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: Here’s another coffee that will please chocolate fans. The V60 makes the\u00a0coffee\u00a0so sweet, you’d swear it was chocolate milk (especially if you actually add milk). The french press makes a richer, more complex chocolaty brew.<\/p>\n

From the roaster:\u00a0Aromas of cherry, cocoa powder, and nougat give way to flavors of dark chocolate and soft caramel in the cup. As it cools, the cup anchors in a juicy peach acidity and clover honey sweetness.<\/p>\n

Publik El Salvador Calera Blanco<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanks again to my friend Alison for sending me this bag! Publik Coffee Roasters took their name from the Dutch word for community, with the idea that coffee is something that brings people together. This bag did not have any tasting notes on it, so I went into this with no preconceived notions about what […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"Calera Blanco translates to \"white limestone quarry,\" but after tasting this coffee, it might as well translate to \"chocolate-covered chocolate!\" I managed to write the word \"chocolate\" or \"chocolaty\" 14 times in this review. 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