JasonBrandtLewis Senior Member Joined: 9 Dec 2005 Posts: 6,100 Location: Berkeley, CA Expertise: I live coffee
Espresso: Elektra T1 - La Valentina -... Grinder: Mahlkönig K30 Vario -... Vac Pot: Yama 5-cup Drip: CCD, Chemex Roaster: No, no, not another...
Posted Mon Feb 28, 2011, 5:27pm Subject: New (to me) coffee from Red Bird -- Brazil Daterra Sweet Blue . . . wow!
I have no idea if it was beginner's luck or what, but I pulled two -- not merely good, but outstanding -- ristrettos this morning of Jeff's Brazil (Daterra) Sweet Blue . . . Oh, my! The first was a proverbial god-shot . . . the second merely outstanding . . . talk about a "chocolate bomb"! WOW!
Posted Thu Mar 3, 2011, 5:29pm Subject: Re: New (to me) coffee from Red Bird -- Brazil Daterra Sweet Blue . . . wow!
My order was roasted on Monday and arrived today. Jason, your assessment was right on the money. I pulled two shots today with a Elektra Microcasa a Leva that I recently bought (like I really need two espresso machines). The first was a double that was quite tasty. A few hours later I pulled a tight ristretto that was a rich, syrupy, sweet chocolate bomb. I have only had the Elektra for a few weeks but am quickly beginning to appreciate its ability to make first class espresso. In some ways I like it better than my mini Vivaldi II.
Jeff turns out some fine coffees, to be sure. His espresso blend is my favorite, and this is a very close second as an outstanding SO.
ginalola Senior Member Joined: 2 Jul 2009 Posts: 203 Location: USA Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Alex Duetto II; Pasquini... Grinder: (2) Baratza Vario
Posted Sat Mar 5, 2011, 3:25pm Subject: Re: New (to me) coffee from Red Bird -- Brazil Daterra Sweet Blue . . . wow!
Same here this morning on the Duetto...a triple for a cappuccino. The Brazil Daterra was indeed a delicious chocolate bomb 90% of the way down, and it seemed to end on a slight fruity note. I'm not a big fan of SO...yet...but this was the best I've tried to date.
Symbols: = New Posts since your last visit = No New Posts since last visit = Newest post
Forum Rules: No profanity, illegal acts or personal attacks will be tolerated in these discussion boards. No commercial posting of any nature will be tolerated; only private sales by private individuals, in the "Buy and Sell" forum. No cross posting allowed - do not post your topic to more than one forum, nor repost a topic to the same forum. Who Can Read The Forum? Anyone can read posts in these discussion boards. Who Can Post New Topics? Any registered CoffeeGeek member can post new topics. Who Can Post Replies? Any registered CoffeeGeek member can post replies. Can Photos be posted? Anyone can post photos in their new topics or replies. Who can change or delete posts? Any CoffeeGeek member can edit their own posts. Only moderators can delete posts. Probationary Period: If you are a new signup for CoffeeGeek, you cannot promote, endorse, criticise or otherwise post an unsolicited endorsement for any company, product or service in your first five postings.
= No New Posts since last visit 