{"id":84,"date":"2015-03-06T22:18:28","date_gmt":"2015-03-07T04:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=84"},"modified":"2015-08-24T20:40:21","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T01:40:21","slug":"review-three-ships-konga-ethiopian-yirgacheffe-virginia-beach-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=84","title":{"rendered":"Review: Three Ships Konga Ethiopian Yirgacheffe (Virginia Beach, Virginia)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I received these beans as a gift from a fellow musician and coffee fanatic (hi, David!). I had never heard of this roaster, so I was super excited to give them a try. My first impression when we opened the bag was HELLO, BLUEBERRY MUFFIN! It seriously smelled like breakfast. I also smelled raisins and dates, and I could tell that this was going to be some seriously flavorful coffee. The beans were smaller than I’ve usually seen, and if coffee beans can be cute, these were!<\/p>\n

Chemex: This made a really clean, juicy cup. I tasted a lot of berry flavor – it was like strawberry jam, which surprised me a little since I thought it would taste more like blueberries. Very bright flavors, a very light and refreshing cup. I once had a white sangria with fresh strawberries and a bit of orange – this was actually reminiscent of that, believe it or not. Absolutely delicious.<\/p>\n

V60: Compared to the Chemex, this tasted like it had more depth – it was buttered toast with strawberry jam. Beautifully balanced between richness and fruitiness! Definitely made my mouth water.<\/p>\n

AeroPress: The surface of the coffee had quite a visible amount of oils, and there was a lot of body in this cup compared to the first two. The flavors were rather complex; there was slightly less red\u00a0fruit flavor but a pronounced citrusy note I hadn’t noticed before, like lime. I loved this!!<\/p>\n

French press: When I was brewing this, the smell reminded me of\u00a0pastries. Croissants spread with raspberry or strawberry jam… Mmmmm. In the cup, I didn’t find the flavor quite as satisfying as the smell, though. It was still pleasing, with a nice mouthfeel, but I didn’t get as much fruit flavor as the smell was promising, especially considering the berry bombs that the earlier methods provided.<\/p>\n

I have had Ethiopian Yirgacheffes twice before – one dry-processed, and one wet-processed. This bag was a dry-processed variety, and it definitely has a strong berry character to it, along with some lime flavor and some butter. If this quality is representative of what Three Ships has to offer, count me in as a repeat customer!<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: Do you like strawberry pie? You’ll probably like this coffee. It’s bright and refreshing. Not really one for those who take milk and sugar – I think the dairy + the fruit flavors would taste weird. My favorite preparation method is a tie between Chemex and AeroPress, depending on if you want a cup with more high notes or more depth.<\/p>\n

From the roaster: We taste: strawberry rhubarb, honeysuckle, and cherry limeade.
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I received these beans as a gift from a fellow musician and coffee fanatic (hi, David!). I had never heard of this roaster, so I was super excited to give them a try. My first impression when we opened the bag was HELLO, BLUEBERRY MUFFIN! It seriously smelled like breakfast. I also smelled raisins and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":85,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[158,7,156,3,154],"tags":[66,77,30,78,76,55],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0768-e1430540430391.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2632,"url":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=2632","url_meta":{"origin":84,"position":0},"title":"Review: Eiland Coffee Costa Rica Hacienda Sonora (Richardson, Texas)","date":"June 9, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Eiland Coffee has become a somewhat go-to coffee company for me when I'm looking to keep things local (Dallas). 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