Posted Thu Oct 2, 2008, 9:24pm Subject: Re: 2008 Panama crop and Life Saver espresso at Ritual
GaryH Said:
Two weeks ago at Ritual they introduced several new 2008 crops from Panama. To celebrate, Ritual had a Panama week. In 2007 there was more hoopla about the Esmeralda, but I did want to try the 2008 auction lot ES 9-22 Esmeralda coffee from Ritual which was made on the Clover.
Posted Mon Oct 6, 2008, 10:27am Subject: Re: 2008 Panama crop and Life Saver espresso at Ritual
I did a cafe crawl last Saturday, hitting Ritual, Four Barrel and Blue Bottle (Linden). While at Ritual I noticed a bag of Misty Valley Yirg. mentioned early. I picked up a bag to take home. After several cups at home I've come to the conclusion that no one else should told of this bean - as I want it all for myself. The blueberry balance is just right - solid, but in no way overpowering. I've pulled it on the cool side with a fast shot and it's so smooth. So please, mention Misty Valley Yirg no more.
The Lifesaver and Hairbender shots were very nice with full body, lots of flavor, good finish.
Posted Tue Oct 7, 2008, 10:05am Subject: Re: 2008 Panama crop and Life Saver espresso at Ritual
First time I pulled shots with the Misty Valley Yirgacheffe from Ritual was in August. Nice blueberry but no complexity. Currently I use the Misty Valley to make drip coffee which I like better than the espresso shots.
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Posted Thu Oct 9, 2008, 7:56pm Subject: Re: 2008 Panama crop and Life Saver espresso at Ritual
lot 9-22 cost $12.25 a pound....at the auction. Ritual, Equator, and Pacific Bay all bought lot 9-22, for a total of $3675.00 U.S. dollars... the most pricey lots were 2-01 and 2-02 each at $105.25 per pound total per lot was $31575.00. lot 2-01 was bought by Stumptown. lot 2-02 Stumptown/Sweetmaria`s. each lot is six bags. with a total of 103 lots...the auction total in U.S dollars was $476,787.00 for 2008's crop.
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