Jun 24 2008
Ethiopia Organic Menno’s Misty Valley
As I am writing this , I am enjoying a cup of Ethiopia Organic Menno’s Misty Valley. It is a tasty cup with very little bitterness, high acidity and definitive fruity notes. I brewed a cup using my little Bodum single cup drip brewer that I like to use in the morning since I only need to be half awake to brew up a satisfying cup. I had roasted these beans for around 24 minutes, my preferred roasting time, resulting in a nice full city roast with a pleasant smell. There was a whole lot of chaff in this roast, which might be because of the organic nature of the bean. Then again, I am not really sure if organic beans are more likely to produce chaff, or if this is the result of the drying process. I guess I should do some research on this. I am actually quite pleased by the taste of this organic bean. A long time ago I tried some organic coffee from the supermarket, and found it extremely bland. This initial experience led the ol’ brain to associate organic coffee with blandness. To this day, I still have not shaken off that stereotype about organic coffee. Hopefully this good experience with the Menno’s Misty Valley will help me develop new synaptic connections that will correlate organic coffee with good coffee. Perhaps this old dog will learn a new trick.
