May 24 2008
India Anohki Coffee: experience the liberica
Giddy, like some schoolboy, I rushed into my apartment holding my prize. I had just got back from picking up my latest purchase of raw coffee beans from Sweet Maria’s. I had once again splurged, plopping down 17.50 for a lb of the most intense coffee that I had come across so far: India Anohki. This coffee, grown on giant trees in the mountainous regions of India, presents a truly unique taste to the coffee palate. It is not for everyone, only those of us who a true nuts will fully appreciate the overpowering taste sensation that this coffee gives of.
As soon as I got it out of the plain brown paper bag that SweetMarias packages all of teir pick up orders in, I headed straight for my Nesco Coffee Roaster. I roasted it for a total of 24 minute, with 19 minutes of actual cooking time (The Nesco Professional roaster as a built in 5 min “cool down” mode ) I heard the first crack at around the 13 minute mark and the second cracks were just starting up when the Nesco shifted to the cooling cycle. As soon as the machine shut off I poured the newly roasted beans into a recycled spaghetti sauce jar to cool..
After about fifteen minutes I decided to sneak a sniff. The initial smell was strong blueberry with pungent undertones. My nostrils danced a little jig and things started to fizzle within the smell/pleasure centers of my brain. I actually got a little woozy as I took in the odor. My knees buckled and I was taken back to the first time I had tasted this coffee put the cap back onto the jar and put the beans away to rest.
I could not wait to get me a taste…
