Now a fair warning, this box is an absolute beauty
This box contained a hefty 6 (!!!!) coffees
4 from Girls Who Grind Coffee, and 2 from Untold
(James also really kindly sent me a sample of the Heist hot
chocolate handies (which are yum!))
Were going to start with the Girls Who Grind Coffee - simply because, I've done a whole other blog post on the 3 El Salvadors -
Read that here
I ended up doing a giveaway with the 3 El Salvadors because I didn't want them to go to waste, and I definitely couldn't get through 2 bags of each!
So they were packed up and sent to another home to be enjoyed by someone else (lucky them!!)
Guatemala
Region: San Antonio Huista, Huehuetenago Guatemala
Varietal: Pache, Bourbon, Caturra
Process: Washed
Flavour Notes: Cherry Pie, Vanilla Cream
This delicious little number, was super fruity, stone fruits to be specific, and hella smooth, with next to no acidity, and had really sweet, syrup-y undertones, I mean what more could you ask for? Guatemalan is definitely up there in my top 5 go to coffees, and this definitely makes the cut.
Untold Coffee
Jeremy Abadi
Region: Valle Del Cauca, Colombia
Varietal: Castillo
Process: Washed
Flavour Notes: Milk Chocolate, Caramel, Tangerine
As soon as I took a sip, chocolate notes hit me in the best way, it's not very often you get a coffee that has the most delicious, defining chocolate notes, but damn this is it. with a sweet after taste, this is definitely my new go to "pick me up" coffee for the afternoon.
San Luis Community Microlot
Region: Tarrazú Co-operative, San Luis, Costa Rica
Varietal: Caturra + Catuai
Process: Washed
Flavour Notes: Milk Chocolate, Orange
Again this coffee had a lot of chocolatey notes as well, but with loads of citrus undertones, (like a chocolate orange in coffee form!!!) it's got a slight acidity to it, which I really love in a citrus coffee because it pairs so well. It's also one of those coffees that has a taste note that I literally cant put my finger on what it is.. Anyone willing to give me sensory lessons because honestly I suck.
As usual I used the same measurements I have been for every single box whilst doing these mini reviews for the boxes
Aeropress, inverted
16g of coffee
245ml of water
30 second bloom
1 minute 30 brew time
30 second plunge
Links
The Coffee Life
