Archive for July, 2009

Iced Coffee

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Dave
on 28 July, 2009
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With the recent wave of 100°+ weather, I turn to iced coffee.

This'll help with the heat

This'll help with the heat


Here’s how:
12g La Berlina Estate from Boquete, Panama (or other, nicely balanced, floral, sweet coffee)
2 blocks of solid, cold ice, in some sort of tray
At least 1 box fan
Fill a 16 oz glass as high as possible with cubed ice
Grind coffee slightly finer than you would for press pot
Put coffee in a Vietnamese Coffee brewer & screw filter top onto coffee with light pressure
Place on top of glass with ice
Add just enough hot water (about 1tsp should be enough) to wet the grounds, wait a minute or two
Add hot water, filling it to the top of the brewing cup
Wait, while the sweet goodness slowly drips down over the ice
While that is happening, place the blocks of ice in a couple trays, and set in front of a fan
Make sure the fan is placed so that it is blowing cool(er) air to where you are sitting
By this time, your iced coffee should be about done
Add as much ice to the glass as it will hold
Sit down in front of the iced fan, with your iced coffee and enjoy!

New Coffee: La Berlina (Typica varietal) from Boquete, Panama

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Dave
on 24 July, 2009
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Grown on old Typica coffee trees at around 1900 meters, this coffee has a softer touch than the Daterra Espresso Reserve. Medium bodied, with caramel – more than sugar – that comes through as the cup cools. First whiff is sweet, fruity with a nicely balanced toffee, cocao background to it. As a varietal, this doesn’t have the heavier fruit (blueberry, huckleberry) that a typica coffee from Harrar or Sidamo might – it’s softer, lighter than that. Subtly stretched out. There is the influence of climate and the growers particular skill showing through – giving it a character that is completely enjoyable early early in the morning, or mid-afternoon as an http://www.deftcoffee.com/2008/08/06/bolivia-san-ignacio-iced-sumptuous/.

New Coffee: Daterra Farms Espresso Reserve from Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Dave
on 24 July, 2009
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From the Cerrado region in Minas Gerais, Brazil comes a wonderfully complex Brazilian coffee. Daterra has long been on the forefront of producer technology, but that isn’t why I am so fond of their coffees. It’s the flavor. A rich, full-bodied chocolate & cocao base that mingle with deeply fruited layers of raisin and black cherry delivers an extraordinarily balanced, structured cup with a long, sweet finish.

This particular coffee is a blend of three varietals, grown and selected from different plots on the farms, and although it has espresso in the name, it is equally suited for press and drip brewing.

And to top it all off, this coffee is certified by Utz Kapeh & The Rainforest Alliance.