The Best Cup Of Coffee – Coffee Information

Several months ago we put our Probat L5, five kilogram coffee roaster out of use. We listed it here on The Best Cup Of Coffee for sale.

For those who are interested, the roaster is still up for sale. The entire listing including images and details about the roaster can be found on the original page here: http://www.thebestcupofcoffee.com/2009/02/17/used-probat-l5-for-sale/

If interested in this machine, please visit the above web page and use the contact email at the bottom of the page.

I was recently given a sample of Colombian “Sierra Nevada”, a Fair Trade and Organic certified coffee.   I’m not a huge fan of Colombian coffees.  I’ve sampled many, but I tend to find them a little too boring for my palette.  I like a wild, robust and complex coffee.  Hard to find in Colombians with what is available to me.  I tend to roast and drink only Fair Trade and Organic certified coffees, which limits what is available to me to some degree.

I roasted these beans to 415 Fahrenheit, a typical cinnamon roast, in my hottop roaster.

So, how about the flavour then…..

Slightly sweet with subtle notes of chocolate, nuts and caramel

• Roast: Cinnamon

• Origin: Colombia – Sierra Nevada

• Crop: Current (2009)

Aroma: slightly earthy, nutty, roasted coffee

Wet Fragrance (crust): sweet, slightly nutty, raisins

Acidity: vinegary, bright, sides of tongue, lingers on roof of mouth

Body: medium

Flavour: slightly sweet, notes of chocolate and nuts, slightly earthy

Aftertaste: medium-long, acidity lingers then changes to roasted coffee aftertaste

I rate this coffee 79/100 on my cupping sheet.