Episode 89 on Monday the 26th of July 2010 Colombia La Elvira

Hey Steve, turn around! While you’re giving us a lesson in coffee biology someone has stolen your roastery!!

Sounds like a great coffee. I enjoy Colombians and hope the drastic effects you predict don’t happen. Looking forward to trying this one.

(T’pau – awesome!)

I really like your new devotion to teaching and the taking pictures at your side!

love the coffee, and enjoyed the lesson too although missed the snozzer in the bowl and the beans shots..
cheers steve

It was me, I stole the roastery! Mwahahaha

This is one coffee where I wish that I have a set of scales and a grinder at work.

I was able to smell a sweet almost apple like smell on the grounds upon opening the bag.

But upon brewing I think I got the amount of coffee wrong for my french press. It became a massive jumble of flavours that made it hard to work out what I was tasting. I think I will keep playing with this but it will probably end up being one that I will have to order the beans for home before I get anywhere.

Not 100% sold on the all white back drop but I really did like the images that you used to help understand the coffee.

Who’s padded cell where you filming from?

Oh where do we get the red tshirt, it is not in the store.

Thank you again so much for the education, it is one of the reasons that I always tune in.

Mad as a box of frogs! Brilliant format, really like the educational side. I have difficulty describing coffees (can only do good and bad), but it’s interesting listening from someone who doesn’t.

dirtyCup! Dave Walsh Rules!

love the new format, despite the questionable taste in gigs, first time ive seen the varietals broken down like that, wasnt aware of it, brilliant stuff, give me more learning!!

A little sharp as a straight espresso, found it better grinding slightly coarser and going for a shorter extraction…. but with a little bit of milk it becomes devine. Mrs M loves it as a latte.

Big coffee. Chewy, heavy. Chocolate yes. Nuts yes. Also though woody, resinous. As it cools, a little of that apple you described comes out, but it was no where to be found for me when piping hot.

I like it though. Kind of a comfort food coffee.

Great tshirt! Stop torturing us and get some in the shop along with those divine cups Interesting new format, the roastery backdrop is much more interesting than a white background though! Looking forward to trying this, sounds like it could be a screwface espresso if pulled badly…

Yep, Richard Arblaster’s right. It does look like a padded cell. I suppose it was only a matter of time. Nice coffee. My other half and mother both thought it made a fantastic latte, sweet and smooth, but still with a coffee taste.

Nice video Steve, always a pleasure to hear your thoughts. I think you may have chopped your feet off slightly in the framing Not sure what to think about the blinding white background – maybe you could chroma key yourself into a different backdrop… you could forever be in Machacamarca that way, heh.

Anyway – great flavour descriptions. I’ve tried it both in cafetiere and as a ’spro and while I didn’t get much apple in the former I’ve had a couple of shots that gave me the green apple taste. Got some of the nuttyness and a bit of chocolate. I like the mouthfeel, was worried it might be a little thin as a shot but its satisfyingly ‘chewy’. Really quite well rounded for a straight-shot (in my limited experience!).