Articles: CoffeeGeek Columnist Feedback An Exploration of Ethiopian Sidamos by Karen Hamilton Review and Compare Tool Need help finding the right espresso maker? Try our new Review and Compare Tool www.seattlecoffeegear.com   Not Logged in: log in updated topics   new posts   new unanswered   search   faq   sign up   Discussions > Articles > Columnist... > An Exploration...   view previous topic | view next topic | view all topics showing page 1 of 4 last page next page Author Messages TinyBites Senior Member Joined: 16 Oct 2008 Posts: 4 Location: Vancouver, BC Expertise: Just starting Posted Tue Oct 14, 2008, 11:00pm Subject: An Exploration of Ethiopian Sidamos by Karen Hamilton   An Exploration of Ethiopian Sidamos by Karen Hamilton As the CoffeeGeek Coffee Discovery Series Kicks off, we have a look at Ethiopian Sidamos supplied by Ecco Caffe, a Santa Rosa, California Roaster. This consumer tasting event took place in September. back to top SL28ave Senior Member Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 796 Location: Rockville, MD Expertise: I live coffee Grinder: Baratza Virtuoso Drip: Technivorm Posted Sat Oct 18, 2008, 8:57pm Subject: Re: An Exploration of Ethiopian Sidamos by Karen Hamilton   A very nice article! I vividly remember thinking many months ago when I first heard about Operation Cherry Red that it deserved to be written about. Opened this article... Voila! I for one hope to read about future tastings like this too... back to top MarkPrince Moderator Joined: 19 Dec 2001 Posts: 5,144 Location: Vancouver Expertise: Professional Espresso: Frankenstein'ed LM Linea Grinder: Anfim Super Caimano Vac Pot: 1922 Silex Drip: Krups Moka Brew Roaster: Hottop Posted Fri Oct 24, 2008, 3:34pm Subject: Re: An Exploration of Ethiopian Sidamos by Karen Hamilton   Surprised there isn't more commentary on this article - given it's been read 22,000 times since posted. I have some questions for CG'ers, for the next article covering the event this Sunday coming up - what did you like and not like about this article - what would you like Karen to focus more on? - would you like more interviews with the attendees, or more personal observations by Karen? - More photos? Less photos? Any other suggestions on what you'd like to see in this continuing column? Looking forward to seeing some of you this Sunday - details are here: http://www.coffeegeek.com/podcasts/ritual.pdf Mark   Mark Prince, CoffeeGeek.com, CoffeeKid.com CoffeeGeek on Youtube: www.youtube.com/coffeegeek CoffeeGeek's Flickr Stream: www.flickr.com/photos/coffeegeek back to top GaryH Senior Member Joined: 24 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,761 Location: San Jose California Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: Isomac Zaffiro Grinder: Macap M4 Doserless Vac Pot: none Drip: yes Roaster: none Posted Sat Oct 25, 2008, 4:18pm Subject: Re: An Exploration of Ethiopian Sidamos by Karen Hamilton   Three Sidamos were used to make coffee. Coffee was imported by Trabocca. I've seen that name before when it was used to name a coffee. I didn't know Trabocca was an importer. So that's interesting information. (Click for larger image) back to top GaryH Senior Member Joined: 24 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,761 Location: San Jose California Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: Isomac Zaffiro Grinder: Macap M4 Doserless Vac Pot: none Drip: yes Roaster: none Posted Sat Oct 25, 2008, 4:20pm Subject: Re: An Exploration of Ethiopian Sidamos by Karen Hamilton   How many Sidamos are there? Here's one from PT's I tried. (Click for larger image) back to top GaryH Senior Member Joined: 24 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,761 Location: San Jose California Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: Isomac Zaffiro Grinder: Macap M4 Doserless Vac Pot: none Drip: yes Roaster: none Posted Sat Oct 25, 2008, 4:24pm Subject: Re: An Exploration of Ethiopian Sidamos by Karen Hamilton   I also used PT's Sidamo to make drip coffee at home. I bought this coffee because PT's is a good and famous roaster, I recognize the Sidamo name, and I like the taste description. Other than that I have no clue if this Sidamo coffee tastes better or worse than the three Sidamos written about in the article. Should I be able to tell from the flavor description which one is the better Sidamo? (Click for larger image) back to top GaryH Senior Member Joined: 24 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,761 Location: San Jose California Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: Isomac Zaffiro Grinder: Macap M4 Doserless Vac Pot: none Drip: yes Roaster: none Posted Sat Oct 25, 2008, 4:26pm Subject: Re: An Exploration of Ethiopian Sidamos by Karen Hamilton   Blue Bottle: famous roaster. Sidamo: well known coffee bean. So I buy it at the Broken Door coffee house in San Jose. Pulls nice shots. I have no clue as to how this Blue Bottle Sidamo is different (source, grade) from PT's or the ones described in the article. The Sidamos I've tried do have a different flavor profile. (Click for larger image) back to top GaryH Senior Member Joined: 24 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,761 Location: San Jose California Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: Isomac Zaffiro Grinder: Macap M4 Doserless Vac Pot: none Drip: yes Roaster: none Posted Sat Oct 25, 2008, 4:29pm Subject: Re: An Exploration of Ethiopian Sidamos by Karen Hamilton   Flying Goat in Santa Rosa, California. They have a Sidamo on the shelf. I recognize the name. So I buy it. Pulls nice shots. So I got to try another Sidamo. Both Flying Goat and Ecco are in Santa Rosa! I have no idea where Flying Goat got their Sidamo and how it's different from the Ecco Sidamo. So I don't feel the need to go and buy any Ecco Sidamo. (Click for larger image) back to top GaryH Senior Member Joined: 24 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,761 Location: San Jose California Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: Isomac Zaffiro Grinder: Macap M4 Doserless Vac Pot: none Drip: yes Roaster: none Posted Sat Oct 25, 2008, 4:32pm Subject: Re: An Exploration of Ethiopian Sidamos by Karen Hamilton   Verve in Santa Cruz has a Sidamo. Looks like everyone has a Sidamo. I buy it because Verve is good and I recognize the Sidamo name. How many Sidamos are there and how can I know which ones are the really good ones? It's easy to know what is a great coffee when it comes to COE coffees because these have been scored by judges. When I buy a top scoring COE, like a COE #1, or even a COE #10, I can taste it's quality coffee. But how can I tell which roaster has the better Sidamo? (Click for larger image) back to top GaryH Senior Member Joined: 24 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,761 Location: San Jose California Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: Isomac Zaffiro Grinder: Macap M4 Doserless Vac Pot: none Drip: yes Roaster: none Posted Sat Oct 25, 2008, 4:33pm Subject: Re: An Exploration of Ethiopian Sidamos by Karen Hamilton   I had this very nice French Press Koratie coffee at Four Barrel. I found out later that this is a Sidamo! They didn't put the Sidamo name on the bag so I didn't know it was a Sidamo. All I know is that this Sidamo was roasted by Stumptown in Portland. I have no idea what sets this Sidamo apart from the others I've tried. So that's confusing. I go to various coffee houses and I see all these Sidamos. I have Sidamos coming out of the wazoo. So to me this article is about just another three Sidamos. It becomes meaningless after a while. I also would like to know how Sidamos are different from other Ethiopian coffees like Harrar, Misty Valley, Yirg (others)?. 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