Friday, May 2, 2008

Idido Misty Valley Yirgacheffe and Harrar Bagersh Arrived

I just recieved shipment of two of the most anticipated coffee's this year. Look for them to be added soon to our offerings. If you have not experienced exceptional Ethiopian coffee now is your chance. IMO Ethiopian coffee is the best, and these examples represent the best of the best.

Idido Misty Valley Yigacheffe natural process (Bagersh)
Location: Ethiopia Yirgacheffe
Cert: Organic
Varietal: traditional
Altitude: 1850-2100 meters
Harvest Season: October - January
Crop: 08

Cupping notes and score:
dry-4.5 Strawberry, Blueberry, sweet, fruity
wet-4.3 strawberry, blueberry
flavor-9.3 Strawberry,blueberry, fruity, citrus, clean
acid-7.9 incredible high notes
body-7.5 very even
aftertaste-8.9 Berry Flavors remain, citrus notes in the finish
total+50= 92.4

Ethiopia Harrar (Bagersh)
Region: harrar
I have an inquiry in for the rest of the bean biography.
Cupping Notes and score:
dry-4.4 Blueberry maple syrup
wet-4.4 same
flavor-8.9 blueberry, maple syrup, earthy
acid-7.4
body-7.8
aftertaste-8.8 earthy blueberries
total+50= 91.7

Thursday, May 1, 2008

So the Family decided to do a goofy Kung-Fu Parody in response to some bantering between myself and Shaun Taylor at GCBC. As you can clearly see he is no match for the Sandpiper Coffee Clan!!