Posted by allenb on 12/20/2013 11:04 AM
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RAG wrote:
Allen,
(although I'm not sure cigar in coffee is a good thing).
Do you have any suggestions as to how I might roast this batch differently?
Rich, no cigar ended up in the tasting, only aroma/fragrance which is not a negative and I find this in many African coffees. The cigar aroma reference is not a lit cigar but is walking into a humidor with lots of fine high end cigars on the shelves which to me is a wonderful sensory experience.
Suggestions? To me, at the roast level you hit, I wouldn't have any idea how it could be improved but for a variation, I would take it a bit lighter to add some additional acidity for more of that Ethiopian wine-like character.
Oh, thanks for the bag of unroasted Yirg as well!
Allen