This goes out specifically to someone I love.
She knows who she is.

I learned to like coffee because of a sexy girl.

We were teenagers and she was ultimately cool, or, at least that’s what I thought at the time. She did what she pleased, she slept where she wanted, she landed any job that came her way and she abandoned it the moment she was paid. We’re talking a total free spirit, here. Crazy as a loon as it turned out, but definitely a free spirit.

And she introduced me to coffee. Good coffee. Not the instant crystallized crap my mom drank, but strong fresh coffee that was like injecting caffeine directly into my brain.

And for that alone, I will always be greatful.

Thank you crazy 16 year old wild child girl from my distant past. You may be long gone, but my passion for the java bean is stronger than ever. You’ll pry my coffee cup out of my cold dead hand.

Coffee, I love you.

I’m sure some people swear by this, I think I’ll stick with my electric burr grinder…

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Looks downright scientific, does it not?

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I’m not into snow skiing, but if I were…

 

What I roasted up this morning:

Los Churchos de Tolima

From the package this is supposed to be: “Sweet-savory quality, raisin and fig sweetness, spicy nutmeg, balanced brightness fading to bittersweet finish with cinnamon.”

Sounds like a beer review to me.

You’d think “Los Churchos de Tolima” would be Spanish, but Google Translate insists it’s German and that it means “The Church of Tolima.” This makes me wonder if the beans were grown out in the graveyard.

DSC_5283So far I’ve been surprised by the quality and taste of this Disneyland gift pack coffee.

This last one is no exception.

Judging it against other pre-packaged coffees (and not fresh roasted beans) it’s quite good. Far better than your average pre-packaged coffees.

This one is mild but with a citrusy edge. It features toasty light chocolate, or perhaps cocoa, flavors with a ghostly walnut aftertaste.

My hat’s off to you, Mickey. Whoever is producing these coffees for you is doing a “really swell” job.

It’s a pre-packaged groovy brew.

Other Disney coffees in this series: French Roast | Disney Blend

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DSC_5284Part of a three pack from Disneyland in California, I gave this pre-ground coffee the benefit of the doubt and brewed it up right in a French press.

Minus the expected stale tang of being pre-ground, it’s not bad!

The taste is very chocolaty – the rich, warm milk chocolate notes are prevalent in the flavor, along with a hauntingly familiar maltiness.

Swear to goodness, this tastes like it would be a delicious dark beer, beside it being mildly acidic.

I’d peg this as a good dessert coffee.

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