Quick Toast: La Tradicion Cubana
Source: http://www.toastedfoot.com/2011/06/quick-toast-la-tradicion-cubana/
Source: http://www.toastedfoot.com/2011/06/quick-toast-la-tradicion-cubana/
I had been meaning to give this single origin espresso a go for quite a while now, I had been looking through coffee review and noticed the review for it. It had gotten a score of 92, which I thought was pretty good, and since they were here on Roaste I wanted to expand my horizons a little and try their coffee.
Source: http://www.roaste.com/CoffeeBlogs/intrepid510/West-Bean-Guatemala-Santa-Isabel-Single-Estate
Put me firmly in the category of "Freshness Enthusiast" when it comes to coffee. I grind just before brewing, I don't use travel mugs anymore, I keep a few days' worth of fresh beans on hand to use, so I have a fairly frequent turnover. While I can certainly appreciate how a particular bean may become more subtle and refined with a few more days' age, that window from 2-7 days post roast is like heaven in a cup for me. Coffee is so expressive in this time, I've come to love all the nuances bursting from the brew. Considering how little coffee I actually keep out, storage isn't a problem. I handle the usual Enemies of Freshness by sealing my beans up in Mason jars, kept out of the light, in a kitchen cabinet, where it's also fairly cool. A simple solution to what can be a pervasive problem.
Source: http://www.roaste.com/CoffeeBlogs/stephen.rhinehart/Bean-Freshness-and-Storage
Put me firmly in the category of "Freshness Enthusiast" when it comes to coffee. I grind just before brewing, I don't use travel mugs anymore, I keep a few days' worth of fresh beans on hand to use, so I have a fairly frequent turnover. While I can certainly appreciate how a particular bean may become more subtle and refined with a few more days' age, that window from 2-7 days post roast is like heaven in a cup for me. Coffee is so expressive in this time, I've come to love all the nuances bursting from the brew. Considering how little coffee I actually keep out, storage isn't a problem. I handle the usual Enemies of Freshness by sealing my beans up in Mason jars, kept out of the light, in a kitchen cabinet, where it's also fairly cool. A simple solution to what can be a pervasive problem.
Source: http://www.roaste.com/CoffeeBlogs/stephen.rhinehart/Bean-Freshness-and-Storage