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Danger781 · 18-09-2020 10:38AM

Danger781 wrote: »

Got my 'Art of Coffee' delivery this morning.

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Make sure to give us an update on that Indonesian.

I forgot to circle back on this.. I was incredibly disappointed with my entire order. Could not get a decent cup from any of the beans. In fact everything pretty much tasted the same which was baffling to me. The Nina blend (Burundi + Indonesian) sounded like an amazing combo on paper but it tasted awful. Tried French Press and Aeropress but either ended up with bitterness or bland tasting coffee. I've had nicer cups from the Aldi pre-ground Ethiopian stuff.

I usually follow Stumptown recipe for the Aeropress as it's generally pretty reliable, but couldn't get a decent cup. Normally this is my old reliable 'decent' cup of coffee regardless of what beans I use, but this even turned out crap.

I've been following James Hoffmans method for the French Press with my previous beans and it usually turns out pretty OK. After re-watching his video he mentioned that his method was targeted more towards lighter roasts, which I missed first time round, and for darker roasts you should either grind coarser and / or reduce water temp. After much experimenting I think I found a setting that at least removed some of the astringent bitterness by grinding 2 clicks from the coarsest setting and letting the water sit for a minute or two post-boil before brewing. My previous beans were about 6 clicks from the coarsest settings and straight off the boil.

Looking at the beans I did not think these were a dark roast, but they certainly follow the characteristics of a dark roast.

Honestly even the smell of the coffee after it's been brewed is just unpleasant.. I've never experienced that before.

Even if they were discounted, I won't be ordering from Art of Coffee again.

Anjunadeep · 18-09-2020 05:09PM

Danger781 wrote: »

I forgot to circle back on this.. I was incredibly disappointed with my entire order. Could not get a decent cup from any of the beans. In fact everything pretty much tasted the same which was baffling to me. The Nina blend (Burundi + Indonesian) sounded like an amazing combo on paper but it tasted awful. Tried French Press and Aeropress but either ended up with bitterness or bland tasting coffee. I've had nicer cups from the Aldi pre-ground Ethiopian stuff.

I usually follow Stumptown recipe for the Aeropress as it's generally pretty reliable, but couldn't get a decent cup. Normally this is my old reliable 'decent' cup of coffee regardless of what beans I use, but this even turned out crap.

I've been following James Hoffmans method for the French Press with my previous beans and it usually turns out pretty OK. After re-watching his video he mentioned that his method was targeted more towards lighter roasts, which I missed first time round, and for darker roasts you should either grind coarser and / or reduce water temp. After much experimenting I think I found a setting that at least removed some of the astringent bitterness by grinding 2 clicks from the coarsest setting and letting the water sit for a minute or two post-boil before brewing. My previous beans were about 6 clicks from the coarsest settings and straight off the boil.

Looking at the beans I did not think these were a dark roast, but they certainly follow the characteristics of a dark roast.

Honestly even the smell of the coffee after it's been brewed is just unpleasant.. I've never experienced that before.

Even if they were discounted, I won't be ordering from Art of Coffee again.

I had that Nina blend recently and was equally unimpressed.
I actually took the beans out of my machine so I could put in my new delivery from Spiller & Tait. Think the Nina beans will be going in the bin

mad m · 18-09-2020 07:40PM

I got a Kg of Fusion blend from Art of coffee. Its actually lovely.

Gooey Looey · 18-09-2020 07:55PM

mad m wrote: »

I got a Kg of Fusion blend from Art of coffee. Its actually lovely.

Yeah, it's my regular, I can order and collect. I always come back to this one

Roger the cabin boy · 21-09-2020 08:41AM

Ordered Euro, Indian & Con' blends from Ponaire.

Will see how they are when they arrive

Slattsy · 21-09-2020 08:50AM

Roger the cabin boy wrote: »

Ordered Euro, Indian & Con' blends from Ponaire.

Will see how they are when they arrive

Got the Indian last week and thought it was lovely.

killbillvol2 · 21-09-2020 08:57AM

Slattsy wrote: »

Got the Indian last week and thought it was lovely.

One of my local coffee shops uses their Indian. I'll put it in my next order.

Slattsy · 21-09-2020 09:24AM

killbillvol2 wrote: »

One of my local coffee shops uses their Indian. I'll put it in my next order.

I'm useless at describing coffee, but I got a lovely smokey hint off it. Really good.

stuchyg · 21-09-2020 12:57PM

Roger the cabin boy wrote: »

Ordered Euro, Indian & Con' blends from Ponaire.

Will see how they are when they arrive

Put in the exact order myself last week. All produce a nice full bodied coffee but nothing outstanding. Perfect for a morning coffee to get you going

Roger the cabin boy · 21-09-2020 08:42PM

stuchyg wrote: »

Put in the exact order myself last week. All produce a nice full bodied coffee but nothing outstanding. Perfect for a morning coffee to get you going

What's your best finds of late?

stuchyg · 21-09-2020 09:09PM

Roger the cabin boy wrote: »

What's your best finds of late?

Ps roasters stuff does be v good. Bailies too barring the issues with roasting. The nota is very good for a morning brew.

I tend to want something with a bit of heft in the morning and then a fruitier cup in the afternoon

Danger781 · 22-09-2020 09:26AM

Got a free 50g sample bag with my latest WCC order. Ethiopian with flavour notes of chocolate, strawberry and pecan. I'm normally not good with identifying flavor notes but this legitimately has an overt taste of sweet berries with a subtle nuttiness. It's almost like a sweet wine. SO GOOD.

These are the beans:
https://www.westcorkcoffee.ie/shop/Adado

Synode · 22-09-2020 09:44AM

Danger781 wrote: »

Got a free 50g sample bag with my latest WCC order. Ethiopian with flavour notes of chocolate, strawberry and pecan. I'm normally not good with identifying flavor notes but this legitimately has an overt taste of sweet berries with a subtle nuttiness. It's almost like a sweet wine. SO GOOD.

These are the beans:
https://www.westcorkcoffee.ie/shop/Adado

I got that too from an order delivered yesterday. Will give it a go later

Hodors Appletart · 22-09-2020 10:05AM

Ethopian Coffee is brilliant, if I wasn't in the middle of one from B&D now I'd order that one

BonnieSituation · 22-09-2020 10:46AM

Danger781 wrote: »

Got a free 50g sample bag with my latest WCC order. Ethiopian with flavour notes of chocolate, strawberry and pecan. I'm normally not good with identifying flavor notes but this legitimately has an overt taste of sweet berries with a subtle nuttiness. It's almost like a sweet wine. SO GOOD.

These are the beans:
https://www.westcorkcoffee.ie/shop/Adado

That's the one I was talking about a few posts up. It's lovely.

Gonna make myself one now.

Squidgy Black · 22-09-2020 11:51AM

Got the Drima Zede by Ninety Plus from Imbibe with this months coffee club.

By far one of the weirdest coffees I've ever tasted. Tasting notes are dark chocolate, fig and cloves, and it definitely smells like cloves and the fig taste is fairly strong too.

Not a fan of it as filter, but might work out well as a higher ratio espresso.

Danger781 · 22-09-2020 02:25PM

Hodors Appletart wrote: »

Ethopian Coffee is brilliant, if I wasn't in the middle of one from B&D now I'd order that one

I assume you mean Badger&Dodo? I think I might try them next as they're opening a new outlet on South Mall in Cork City. If their store is priced the same as the online store it'll be hard to pass up.

Any recommendations? Or ones to avoid?

fixXxer · 22-09-2020 02:29PM

Danger781 wrote: »

I assume you mean Badger&Dodo? I think I might try them next as they're opening a new outlet on South Mall in Cork City. If their store is priced the same as the online store it'll be hard to pass up.

Any recommendations? Or ones to avoid?

Fairy Floss is delicious. I have the Jam Jar espresso too which is nice but I miss the Fairy Floss.

Bigbooty · 22-09-2020 03:09PM

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Got the Drima Zede by Ninety Plus from Imbibe with this months coffee club.

By far one of the weirdest coffees I've ever tasted. Tasting notes are dark chocolate, fig and cloves, and it definitely smells like cloves and the fig taste is fairly strong too.

Not a fan of it as filter, but might work out well as a higher ratio espresso.

Did you not let it rest? They recommend 10 days for filter and 21 for espresso.

Squidgy Black · 22-09-2020 03:18PM

Bigbooty wrote: »

Did you not let it rest? They recommend 10 days for filter and 21 for espresso.

Ah I always take those with a pinch of salt, they were roasted on the 18th so 4 days post roast is usually grand. They're usually what they say is the "best" period for the beans but it's all subjective and you might only notice small differences.

Hodors Appletart · 22-09-2020 03:20PM

Danger781 wrote: »

I assume you mean Badger&Dodo? I think I might try them next as they're opening a new outlet on South Mall in Cork City. If their store is priced the same as the online store it'll be hard to pass up.

Any recommendations? Or ones to avoid?

they always have an ethopian on rotation so definitely get one or two of them month to month

mrm · 22-09-2020 04:10PM

Danger781 wrote: »

I assume you mean Badger&Dodo? I think I might try them next as they're opening a new outlet on South Mall in Cork City. If their store is priced the same as the online store it'll be hard to pass up.

Any recommendations? Or ones to avoid?

B&M markup has them more expensive than the online price, in my experience.

mad m · 22-09-2020 08:20PM

mrm wrote: »

B&M markup has them more expensive than the online price, in my experience.

Farmer browns has B&D at 24 euro for a KG which is cheaper than ordering direct. Well last time I got it which was before Covid. Actually it used to be 22 euro

mrm · 22-09-2020 08:33PM

mad m wrote: »

Farmer browns has B&D at 24 euro for a KG which is cheaper than ordering direct. Well last time I got it which was before Covid. Actually it used to be 22 euro

That is an amazing price:eek:

If the outlet they are opening in Cork is anything like the Galway one then it will be twice that price:eek::eek: I was paying anything within the range from €11 to €14 for 250g.

mad m · 22-09-2020 08:44PM

I was in Avoca shop in Monkstown Sunday, they had 250g of Bell Lane ( can’t remember name) for 6.95, albeit it was roasted in June.

Blush_01 · 23-09-2020 04:27PM

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Got the Drima Zede by Ninety Plus from Imbibe with this months coffee club.

By far one of the weirdest coffees I've ever tasted. Tasting notes are dark chocolate, fig and cloves, and it definitely smells like cloves and the fig taste is fairly strong too.

Not a fan of it as filter, but might work out well as a higher ratio espresso.

My order arrived yesterday, can't wait to try it.

Squidgy Black · 24-09-2020 04:14PM

Blush_01 wrote: »

My order arrived yesterday, can't wait to try it.

Let us know what you think of it.

Tried the Guatamala early and it was lovely, much more my kinda thing.

BonnieSituation · 24-09-2020 09:57PM

Did my first Ponaire order:

Ponaire Sumatra Single Origin Coffee- Love me an Indonesian as ye know.
Ponaire Indian Blend Coffee- The way these beans are treated also intrigued me and sounds like I'll like them
Ponaire Connoisseur Blend Coffee- Fancied a decent blend to have about the place when I'm running out the door.

Then herself wanted some tea (SEA BUCKTHORN, TURKISH APPLE JOGURT LIM), and as it was the same price as delivery and then gave me free delivery, then it was a no-brainer.

Hopefully I have them by Monday as my Burundian and Ethiopian are running dangerously low.

adam240610 · 24-09-2020 10:16PM

Decided to treat the parents who only drink decaf instant to something a bit better, Colombia - El Yalcon from 3fe, made using a v60, tasting notes of dark chocolate, marzipan, and possibly cherry.

Strong smell and taste of almonds come through on brewing, with subtle notes of cherry and chocolate, most other decafs I've had have had few notes come through to the cup but this was an exception, would recommend to anyone looking for decaf

Richard Roma · 24-09-2020 10:22PM

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Did my first Ponaire order:

Ponaire Sumatra Single Origin Coffee- Love me an Indonesian as ye know.
Ponaire Indian Blend Coffee- The way these beans are treated also intrigued me and sounds like I'll like them
Ponaire Connoisseur Blend Coffee- Fancied a decent blend to have about the place when I'm running out the door.

Then herself wanted some tea (SEA BUCKTHORN, TURKISH APPLE JOGURT LIM), and as it was the same price as delivery and then gave me free delivery, then it was a no-brainer.

Hopefully I have them by Monday as my Burundian and Ethiopian are running dangerously low.

I’ve ordered from them a good few times during lockdown. Each time they’ve delivered to me in Dublin within 48 hours.

Freshly roasted coffee beans online

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