Not Your Average Coffee: Ethiopian Yirgacheffe From Barista On Duty Review
The Drink: Ethiopian Yirgacheffe From Barista On Duty
Type: Whole Bean Home Roasted
Overall Rating: Four Out Of Five Coffee Mugs
Barista On Duty isn’t your average coffee roaster and Johnny Milton, the man behind the roaster doesn’t roast just any average coffee. All Barista On Duty coffee is pan roasted or roasted in home roaster, there’s no giant coffee roaster in the back of some warehouse here, the attention to quality is definitely more important to Johnny than quantity.
I’m a little biased to Barista On Duty coffees, he has sent me more 4+ coffees than I can count. However, that doesn’t mean that he’s going to get a free pass with the latest batch of coffee he sent over. He shipped a number of coffees, including a bag of Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Grade 2.
The Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Grade 2 has an aroma that made me feel all warm inside. The smell was like I had just poured fresh blueberry syrup on to pancakes. Underneath, there was a milk chocolate flavor that reminded me of Milk Duds, enough that I’m now craving a box of them. There was also hints of strawberries.
The taste was slightly darker, with a little less acidity (flavor) than previous Yirgacheffe coffees that I’ve reviewed from Barista On Duty, but still mouthwatering. The first sip covered my tongue with a strawberry and blueberry mix. There were smaller waves of cinnamon and chocolate. The after taste brought out more of a nutty flavor.
A bag of Ethiopian Yirgacheffe isn’t cheap, $10 for two 3 ounce bags of home roasted or $15 for a 3 ounce bag of pan roasted. However, the price tag is worth the experience in my book. Plus, Barista On Duty will roast the coffee to your preference. I don’t think that I’ve ever seen another roaster offer to do that.
This Ethiopian Yirgacheffe earned a well above average score of four on the Daily Shot Of Coffee scale. It’s not an every day coffee, but it’s a coffee that every coffee fanatic should try at least once.
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you’re tempting me… stop it!
I seriously think you would love the BODY coffees. You have to try them at least once.
Very Nicely Written Up Mike! I Must Say That I’m Proud Of This Batch Of Yirgacheffe I Was Able To Purchase. Another Note About The Last Yirgacheffe Was Only A Baseline Roast, So I Owed U A Better Profile
. This Does Take A Darker Roast, But Most Of The Citrus Play Leaves N Turn More Berry Chocolate, I Tried To Get The Best Of Both Worlds. With Pan Roasting I Can Say It Take More Skill But Easier To Get Both Worlds Because Of The Uneven Stirs Of The Beans However With The Home Roaster, You Have Less Control Of Heat Etc..AnyHoo.. Nice Job Thanks! |_|B
No thank you! Enjoyed this coffee and the roasting that you did. I like that I can get the same coffee from you and never know what to expect.
This coffee seems to be quite interesting. Great review Mike, sounds like Yirgacheffe are indeed superb coffee grains. I was wondering if you could comment if this coffee is Fair Trade certified, considering it comes from Ethiophia… Can’t wait to try it!
Thanks For Your Reply Pedro, I Have To Say I’m Unsure If It Is “Certified” I Do Know It Is Fair Trade, I’m A Small Purchaser So Sometimes It’s Harder For Me To Get “Certified” But All Of My Coffees R Fair Trade, Fair Trade Certified, Or More Than Fair Certified. This Particular Coffee Comes From Oromia Coffee Coop/ Which Is A Fair Trade Organization Thanks Again For Your Comments And Question. http://www.oromiacoffeeunion.org/Certification.html
Thanks for the response! Great to know it is Fair Trade, and thanks for the link to the Oromia Coffee site, very interesting… Glad to know that by purchasing this coffee, growers are getting at least fair market prices. Thumbs up! I’ll try the coffee soon
Thank You Pedro For Your Comment. I Must Say Fair Trade Is Only One Step In The Right Direction, There Is Much Work That Must Be Done, But As A Small Farmer Myself And A Nano Roaster I Have Teamed With A Group Of Individuals That R Going Beyond Fair Trade Certified, I’m Part Of A Group Of Roasters That Are More Than Fair, Which Is Truly A Unique Model In That It Directly Impacts The Farmers, N The Communities Because It’s More Face To Face N Relationship Modeled . http://www.morethanfair.org .Thanks Again For Your Comments, But More Importantly Your Willingness To Help Support Farmers, Without Them Coffee Would Be More Expensive N Hard To Come By.