Coffee to me is a personal choice of foods. Yeah, coffee is food, like choosing a particular pepper from the different heirloom varietals on the market stand… Of course I know, easily, whether I am wanting a chili pepper, not sweet pepper, but will I be looking for a pasillia or guarillo.. a chili mulato? There are subtlties between each of these, but casually, they are really similiar…
When I am purchasing green coffee…. Winter, I’m often looking for comfort food… those cold, dark Portland mornings need something seriously deep, heavy. But in the summer I want something crisp and light bodied cause it’s freaking 95° out and heavy foods make me feel bogged down like eating meatloaf in 90% humidity. So anyway, I know I’m gonna be following it with mojitos by 2 and don’t want to still be mulling over the long finish of that cerrado when the fresh mint, lime and rum starts flowing. Or somewhere in between…