Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Coffee Elation

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My Coffee is Better Than Yours

I was recently given a bag of limited edition Guatemala Huehuetenango coffee beans (yes, I can pronounce that, fast, as many times as I like) from Kansas City's own coffee prodigy, the Roasterie. Check out the specs on this baby from CoffeeReview.com, who rated it 92 out of 100:
Sweet-impressioned, deep aroma complicated by dried cherry and hints of chocolate and cedar. Simplifies slightly in the cup, but a silky sweetness and quiet, vibrant acidity compensate. Almost sugary sweet in the long, clean finish.
I'm drinking my first cup now, and it's incredible. I can see that I'll need to start making more money so I can journey further into this wonderland called gourmet coffee.

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3 comments:

  1. Sweet-impressioned, deep aroma complicated by dried cherry and hints of chocolate and cedar. Simplifies slightly in the cup, but a silky sweetness and quiet, vibrant acidity compensate. Almost sugary sweet in the long, clean finish.

    All I can hear is John Lovitz reading this in the voice he used for "Tales of Ribaldry"

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  2. You can't fool me, I sense the jealousy oozing from between the lines of that comment.

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  3. what you need to do is buy a little home roaster and do it yourself. Better, fresher, and in the long run cheaper!

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