Our new crop of Kenya AA is here!

Let me start by saying East African coffees are my favorite. Always something going on with these coffees. Must have something to do with all coffee being able to trace their roots back to East Africa. One could go on for days, but suffice to say that these are some of the most distinctive coffees in the world.

Tasting notes are as follows-

In the dry grounds, distinct nuts and slight floral aroma. 

Wet, the grounds let the orange blossom and mint jump out. Wonderful!

In the cup there is a definite stone fruit aroma, I couldn’t decide exactly what. Peach? Maybe.

The finish is mildly sweet, succinct, and ever so slightly tannic.

Stay tuned!

Comment with any questions you have about how we brew our coffee. We’ll get back to you quick.

Alex 

“I may just be an Old Poagy…” - Direct quote, of a man that is/once was well known to the Edwardsville populous. The story isn’t too long, but is certainly entertaining. When you stop by our bakery, do ask for the details! 

On to the tasting notes-

    The aroma is nutty (think peanuts) and has very subtle berry notes, I detected blackberry in specific. The body is on the heavier side, dense in a very good way. Definitely an earthy, juicy lingering finish on the palate.  

I can taste this going well with a desert with some intense chocolate/fresh dark fruit/berry themes. Nothing too delicate! 

Up next is our new crop of Kenya AA. Stay tuned!

This blend has been offered for quite a while. It’s normally considered an espresso blend but using any other method of brewing will have equally pleasing results. Here are the tasting notes on its current reincarnation -

The aroma shows off its spicy and earthy appeal with a DARK chocolate complexity, a bit of pine, and smokiness very mildly reminiscent of a fine Islay scotch. This is another one of our fairly low acidity coffees. Big body and a balancing sweetness are very apparent in the long semi-dry finish.

On an cool morning after a late night, I’d crave this one! 

Drink up,

Alex

I’m sure some of you have noticed the new crop this year. Which means you’ve also found a new favorite I hope! 

So tasting notes go like this,

The grounds-

Dry- Slightly spicy. Nutmeg? Little bit of Cinnamon?

Wet- Tremendous floral attributes. Jasmine maybe? 

On the palate-

All kinds of milk chocolate here. I couldn’t stop thinking about how creamy this coffee was. Was like a great hot chocolate. 

The Aroma of the brewed coffee was surprisingly devoid of all that floral acidity… not a bad thing for this coffee. All those big, creamy bodied coffee lovers out there need to give this one a run. We’ve only got a few bags left! 

By the way- Every question mark is an invitation for your input!

Alex

Well, she already has nicknames like Sunkist, Pumpkin, Orange Sunshine, and The Lean Mean Tangerine Machine. That last one has a nice ring to it… Were geeks. And very proud of it! We have been waiting very patiently for our pal over at Riley’s Coffee and Fudge (Barry!) to give her the final bench test and got the call on Monday. We installed Sunkist on Tuesday afternoon and will be giving her a nice easy break in before our big saturday rush. Come in and introduce yourself. Pumpkin is a little shy now but she will come around quickly. She loves attention. Remember that. The Lean Mean Tangerine Machine is what we call a three group La Marzocco Linea which means that she is also a bit larger and more powerful than our last machine so she can handle just about any drink line, which is due to the larger boilers inside. 

When you get here treat yourself to some ‘Spro and make sure you say hi to the lovely lady in orange! 

See you soon

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