Hey coffee lovers, how are you in this Saturday morning? Today here is very gloomy, but this didn’t stop the kids to wake up at 7 AM. I think we have ρ be grateful for this, because I know some kids wake wake up as early as 5 AM and refuse to go back to bed. 🤷🏻
Luckily, the little beasts are relatively calm… for now… and play around the living room with the baloons. So… because of the early morning first came the espresso! (Not photographed…)
And about half an hour after the forst caffeine shot comes the long waited coffee. This week the star comes from Costa Rica… Have you ever tried coffee from Costa Rica?
All we know which countries are the boggest coffee producers. Most of the coffee comes from
Brazil and some better quality beans come from Kenya and Ethiopia. I know the majority of the Cinnamon Coffee community is from Venezuela and they consume local products. This is great! But don’t you have coffee from Brazil and Africa in your supermarkets?
Costa Rica seems like a relatively small coffee producer in this big world market, but all the coffees I have tried from this exotic country were fantastic! There are a lot of specialty coffee roasters that process green beans from there, but I dont think there are many available at the local supermarkets and bigger chains.
I love the way Mr Gardelli roasts his coffee… always light and great looking! My coffee brewing routine is clear. I always grind my beans before brewing. Fresh ground beans taste a lot better, because the contact of coffee and oxygen never does good things… and when you grind, the surface that is exposed to air is significantly bigger. So… always grind fresh!
Aaaand… done!
I can already smell the fruity vibes of these Costa Rica beans. Cannot wait to taste them…
Time for AeroPress! I just love this brewing tool. It is really great for travelling for its compact size and easy cleaning, but I find it quite fun for home brewing too. The process is fast and easy!
My version of aeropress is perfect for brewing single doses of coffee. My wife cannot have another coffee that soon after the forst espresso shot, but I am always ready for more! Give me the coffee!
I just need to wait the two long minutes before I press the coffee out of the Press. Being so light roasted, it appears pretty bright in the jug too. This is related to the last week’s coffee conversation topic - the preferred amount of roastiness of coffee beans.
The aromas of passion fruit and pineapple tropical vibes are amazing. The coffee is very light and smells like heaven… if you understand me. But… when I tried it it seems a bit under extracted. I need to tune the process a little bit when I brew these beans again. Maybe grind them a little bit finer, or use a bit warmer water. We will see…
Anyway, this coffee from Costa Rica is another example of specialty coffee which tastes amazingly good! I will be happy to hear your thoughts on coffee from Costa Rica. Have you ever tried one? Was it good? Will you buy again when you find one?
Wish you a great weekend and a lot of coffee-licious vibes. Bye!
