My year in coffee - Jan 20

Today I'm drinking the last of my blend.  I'm going to try it again.  I liked it quite a bit.

coffee was looking at me this morning!

My year in coffee - Jan 15

Today I am drinking Timor that I roasted a few days ago.

I love this mug.  It has a 70's arts and crafts look.  I don't know much about it except that it was made in Japan.  

A full feeling coffee.  Kind of a bittersweet taste.  Not overly sweet, but just a hint.  Maybe a little nutty.  I did a medium dark roast and pour over for the brew.

My year in coffee - Jan 14

Ethiopian Harrar today - black in an almost delicate china cup.

Kinda spicy, not overly bold.  Really too sweet for me to add anything to it.  Just enjoyed the natural taste without any cream.  I roasted it towards the dark side, but not quite as dark as the photo shows.  Lighting was not my friend today.   You can tell from the coffee itself that it's a bit lighter.  It was warm spicy fruity cup that kind of lingered around after I swallowed.  

My Year in Coffee Jan 7

Today is a great day for drinking coffee and working on an infinity scarf.  I made one for my oldest daughter and now her friend wants one.

The coffee is from Papua New Guinea and this time I roasted it in one machine.  Machine B - West Bend Poppery II.  It's an almond colored popper.  I have a white one too that's on loan to the kid.  It's my second favorite machine.  It used to be #1 until I got the Poppery 1.  That one wins because it has an ON/OFF switch.  Why they did away with that in the second incarnation I have no idea.

Anyway, the coffee is kind of nutty with kind of a chocolaty flavor.  Lightly sweet, I wasn't able to pick out specific fruits but overall there was a delicate sweetness.  Yummy.  Mellow is a good word for this one.  I drank it black because I found I didn't care for cream in the last batch.  Each batch is different though, so who knows.  It might have paired well with cream.  

These may all look the same to other people, but I look at the grids and can tell very a lot about which day it was.  

My year in Coffee Jan. 4 - Papua New Guinea Kogure

Today's Coffee is one I roasted myself.  It's Papua New Guinea Kogure. that I got from Burman Coffee Traders

It was a very smooth, nice cup of coffee.  Mellow.  I did probably roast it darker than what I've read is recommended, but it worked well for me.   I did something unusual for this one.  I have several popcorn poppers I use.  I identify each with a letter.  Machine C has a hard time getting to second crack.  Machine D is one of those with the mesh at the bottom - the kind everyone says not to use.  It' gets way to hot and gets to second crack before the coffee is developed.  I did this batch in C until just after 1st crack and then moved to D.  I didn't take it quite to 2nd crack, but it got much darker.    I like the result. 

Like I said, the taste was mellow and kind of like rich chocolate.  It made for a great breakfast coffee black.  The 2nd cup (pictured in my mug) was one I added cream too.  The coffee taste was too diluted even with only a tablespoon for 10oz and I don't think I'll be adding milk to future cups of this one.  

I'm making a couple of  puzzles from pictures of this batch.  Look for future posts.