Feb 18 2009
El salvador Finca Kilimajaro
First a word about the cup..
Hey there peeps, creeps, and cheeps. Happy Post President’s slash Valentines Day. me and my sweety pie took a drive down to Hearst castle to celebrate the psuedo holiday that means nothing to us working stiffs in the retail business. Anyway, the trip did provide me with another excuse to purchase yet another coffee mug. Its a nice one, almost too nice. I am a bit scared to drink out of it though because of the sticker telling it me that it contains stuff which the State of California finds to cause cancer.
Now to the coffee
I got some water boiling right now. I am planning to brew some more El salavador Finca Kilimajaro, which I roasted a couple of days ago. It is the last batch of the two pound limit that that I got from Sweet Maria’s last month. I was going to try to let the rest sit but, feel the need for more brain juice. MMmmm sweet, sweet brain juice.Besides, I am about to drive down to the SM warehouse. and pick up another four pound baggy of their latest offerings.
When I see a limit on something, I assume it gotta be good so I generally get all that I can. I guess I am impulsive like that. Sometimes I get burnt and wind up with way too much of something I did not want in the first place. This time however, it paid off. The El Salavador Finca Kilimajaro was, by far, the best of the bunch of coffees that I had purchased in bulk last month.
El Salavador?Kilimajaro?….
Finca?
I know what you are thinking, Kilimajaro is that big ol mountain in Africa, while El Salvador is smack in the middle of Central America and that continental drift thing happened billions of years ago, so how the hell did this coffee get a name like this? Well apparently this is a Central America coffee, that has African Character, hence the name. Whatever the reason, this coffee rocks and I wish I could have gotten more than the two pound limit.
Unlike most Central American offerings, this cup does not come across as overly bright, but it is rather subtle in its brightness. The initial taste is very distinct and sharp, very akin to its Kenyan cousins, but not as wild in its acidity. It is wild, yet clean.
I got a little crazy with the last batch and roasted it a bit darker(FC+ as opposed to FC). The lighter roast tasted a bit better, but the dark brew still does the job. Although, at a darker roast, it does not smell as lively, and you miss out on that first initial aroma that is given off when the hot (but not quite boiling) water hits the coarsely ground beans of the lighter roast setting off a blooming effect. The smell alone was enough to wake you up.
