Carefully cultivated coffee beans can produce results in the cup as astounding as some of the world's best wine grapes. This blog is a modest attempt to discuss and review some interesting coffees and wines.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Esmeralda again
So have been brewing it at home and the office. This coffee just continually amazes me. Sniffing the grinds after brewing revealed scents of oranges, and a fragrant sweetness. As it cools, the slight bitterness fades, and a crisp berry flavor emerges.
I'm a writer by trade, so putting down my thoughts on some of the coffees and wines I drink on a daily basis only seemed natural.
Living in the San Francisco Bay area provides me with plenty of opportunities to try single-estate coffees imported and roasted by artisan micro-roasters, as well as wines from all over the world.
This is an exciting time for coffee-lovers. The Cup of Excellence competitions has brought many amazing coffees to consumers, while financially rewarding growers for producing better quality beans.
As cafes and consumers experience these coffees, and shift their expectations of the drink from a cheap caffeine injection to a culinary treat, we will see the coffee industry start to resemble the wine world. Some places already list coffees by country and farm of origin, along with tasting notes, similar to wine lists.
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