Favorite Espressos 2015
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This year's review will continue in the style of last year's reviews, i.e., evaluations will be blind and reviewers will not know what espresso is being evaluated until they post their commentary. Over the course of a week, we'll review a coffee. During this period, the thread will be locked so peer reviewers can post their comments together, then the thread will be opened for public comments.
For members who wish to play along, the (non-blind) reviewer who arranged the delivery will post an introduction with "spoilers" which can be clicked to show the name(s) of the coffee currently being reviewed.
The first review begins this weekend.
DISCLAIMER: Unless otherwise noted, evaluation coffees were provided for review purposes by the roaster. Other than said samples, the reviewers receive no financial or material compensation of any kind from the roasters or Home-Barista.com for evaluating these coffees.
For members who wish to play along, the (non-blind) reviewer who arranged the delivery will post an introduction with "spoilers" which can be clicked to show the name(s) of the coffee currently being reviewed.
The first review begins this weekend.
DISCLAIMER: Unless otherwise noted, evaluation coffees were provided for review purposes by the roaster. Other than said samples, the reviewers receive no financial or material compensation of any kind from the roasters or Home-Barista.com for evaluating these coffees.
Dan Kehn
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My wife and I moved last year from the San Francisco Bay Area to just north of Portland, OR, which is known for innovation in coffee and dining. I'm pleased to start our 2015 reviews with a flight of three coffees from our region. This place is a treasure trove of fine coffee, so these choices don't exhaust the potential selections. Each represents a different style of roasting.
For this Pacific Northwest selection I will follow Jim's format of the "review along." The coffees that have been sent to Team HB reviewers are blind samples. If you want to review along with us, I'm identifying each coffee behind a spoiler tag.
Here are our three coffees for this first round:
#1
#2
To give reviewers a chance to pace themselves, coffee #3 samples will go out in two weeks.
#3
Here is how to offer your review.
For this Pacific Northwest selection I will follow Jim's format of the "review along." The coffees that have been sent to Team HB reviewers are blind samples. If you want to review along with us, I'm identifying each coffee behind a spoiler tag.
Here are our three coffees for this first round:
#1
Spoiler: show
#2
Spoiler: show
To give reviewers a chance to pace themselves, coffee #3 samples will go out in two weeks.
#3
Spoiler: show
Here is how to offer your review.
I will post my own reviews behind spoiler tags. Because I have sourced these coffees I will indicate with each review that my notes aren't from blind tasting.another_jim wrote:For those doing the review along: if you want to post a review, go ahead and do so using the spoiler* tags.
This will conceal the review from those who want to make up their own minds; and make it available to those who click on it to read it. When cuppers do reviews, they do not discuss the coffees until they have all finished their tasting and own scoring. HB is using the spoiler tag so we can all do this on-line
(*) Below is an example:It renders as shown below:[spoiler]This is hidden[/spoiler]
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Gary
LMWDP#308
What I WOULD do for a good cup of coffee!
LMWDP#308
What I WOULD do for a good cup of coffee!
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Gary has arranged three coffees; the reviewers have received coffee #1 and #2. To make the reviews easier to follow, we'll post all the reviews for #1, then all the reviews for #2, and so on. First up is coffee #1...
Dan Kehn
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#1 Review
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Coffee #1 is Full Cycle, Nossa Familia's signature espresso blend. The components of this blend change as the roastmaster works to keep its taste consistent. The version we tried has Brazil as a major component. And that's Nossa's other signature. From its inception Nossa has sourced exceptional Brazilian greens from farms owned by the family of its founder, Augusto Diaz. Here's his telling of that story.
The Nossa Familia roastery and coffee bar is located in the Pearl district of downtown Portland. From when we first walked into the cafe I've found the entire staff gracious and enjoyed their coffees enough to return often. We included a visit to Nossa when local H-B members welcomed me to the area with a cafe crawl. During that visit we were given a tour that included a close-up view of their Loring Kestrel roaster.
The Nossa Familia roastery and coffee bar is located in the Pearl district of downtown Portland. From when we first walked into the cafe I've found the entire staff gracious and enjoyed their coffees enough to return often. We included a visit to Nossa when local H-B members welcomed me to the area with a cafe crawl. During that visit we were given a tour that included a close-up view of their Loring Kestrel roaster.
Gary
LMWDP#308
What I WOULD do for a good cup of coffee!
LMWDP#308
What I WOULD do for a good cup of coffee!