Episode 65 on Monday the 8th of February 2010 Colombia Nariño Consaca

Another interesting and at times very amusing episode. Questions – so why does altitude add to complexity?

Why did Jose think of fruit cake and then you? that did make me laugh.

Love the coffee blooper and the encore.

Posting early this week as missed off last!

I cant wait to try this coffee – huge build up and I know it will be worth it

Had an interesting talk about altitude over beers, will share very soon, either on next weeks or a blog posting.

Boo! You didn’t try and take the camera out with the lappy, if you couldn’t get a direct hit with that you’ll never manage it

Hi Steve,
Great to meet you last week.
Enjoyed this inmymug and looking forward to trying the coffee.
However, The Perky Peacock is closed for refurbishment until Thursday so I will have to wait.
In the meantime I am consoling myself with the free (!) Finca Los Amates – Beautiful!

Did the roast profile change for this coffee after filming? Despite the desription on the IMM of a delicate roast, I would say this was possibly the darkest roasted coffee I have had since I started my subscription.

Based on
http://www.sweetmarias.com/roasting-VisualGuideV2.php

I would say it is somewhere between Full City Roast + and Light French, with visible oils on the surface.

Having struggled with this one all week, I even tried cupping it to see if I could get more of a sense of the expected flavours, but it still seemed to be dominated by burnt molases with a bitter after-taste.

Did someone fall asleep while roasting it?

Hi Stephen,

Got my roasted beans on Wednesday. Seems to be the typical arrival day. Very pleased with the speed of delivery. It lets me participate in these wonderful blogs.

The roast profile was a city + to full city. The subscriber above “Modan” may have just received a different origin. Have you been sampling the wine again before helping out in the shipping department??????

Regarding the coffee: Love how the peach notes intensify as the cup cools. Tastes great fresh out of the Chemex, and even better after 10 minutes.

JJ

Hello Steve! after receiving my order of – - Guatemala Finca San Francisco Tecuamburro – El Pollo Micro Lot, and finally trying it out, all I can say is WOW! the toffee notes in that coffee are amazing! ace coffee

Superb coffee. One of the best. Full bodied, creamy, sweet and complex although the complexity has to be sought. Not sure about the peach and plum. I detect what I would call a chocolate flavour. I would definitely buy this one again for daily use.