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October 27, 2006

Halfway through a pound of Gimme's Deep Disco

http://www.gimmecoffee.com/shop.php?class=Product&function=display&id=10

Its a mix of their Dark & Medium Roasts from the Malinal Estate (Mexico)

Their superb Leftist espresso blend was, at one time, about 70% Malinal , with some robusta and a secret thrown in ( no one would tell me what the other 20% was )

The Medium Malinal, and Dark too , were simply superb on every method I tried. So i went for the blend.

Thoughts (ordered by favored method of preperation ):

Chemex - Nice rounded flavor. Big cherry. No discernable acid. Deep and dark. I think of it as a cross between the best truckstop coffee I've had, with a kick of cherry on top. Best method for this by far.

Moka ( Brikka ) - solid cup of moka. I really liked this. tried a few different grinds, I preferred a finer 'near espresso' grind for viscosity.

French Press- Too clean. A bit more acid from the cherry than I'd like. I couldn't get a steep / grind right.

Espresso ( HX , E61 , Naked PF ) - a complete mess. Malinals are really forgiving- on the same roast. The dark and the med usually are fine from 185-205 ( i know, GIANT deadband. most beans are 2° - these are 20! ) -- but they come out with different tastes. I couldn't get a temp that maximized both- one would be in the zone, the other wouldn't. Damn shame. I HIGHLY recommend S.O. shots of the medium or the dark though - I tend to prefer it to the leftist blend. They taste like chocolate covered cherries.

Not Tested (machines out of commission)
Espresso ( single boiler )
Vacuum ( bodum santos )

Conclusion-

Amazing at chemex, great at moka. It would probably make a kickass automatic drip as well.

Not recommended for espresso machines.

Posted by Jonathan at October 27, 2006 12:08 PM

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