Comments on: Rocketfuel XXX – Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Bold From Rocketfuel Coffee Review

By: Lisa Rotenberg

Lisa Rotenberg — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:31:16 +0000

Allow me to help out with some info. First, we changed this coffee to a single origin after comments from the Gourmet Food and Wine Show, asking why a coffee called XXX is not stronger. The Yirgacheffe Bold is an Ethiopian Bold, wonderful coffee. The original XXX is a blend of Jamaican Blue, Kona and the Yirgacheffe, now called Global Warming.

This coffee is an organic, Fair Trade coffee, city plus roast.

Delicious!

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:51:50 +0000

Will do Melody!

However, as far as the drying process, a lot of the time that information isn’t available.

I stopped including body information because I don’t think I’m very accurate unless the body is very obvious or I’m tasting two coffees side by side. That being said, I think I need to step up my game in that department.

As far as the roast, it was a full plus city roast, although it tasted a little darker to me. I’m the opposite of you, I prefer the lighter roasts because I think the darker roasts hide a lot of the unique flavors of the Yirg.

Thanks for the feedback overall. That definitely helps me a lot!

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:47:47 +0000

Thanks Rose, it’s a really good coffee company overall.

By: Rose

Rose — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:11:13 +0000

I trust your judgment Mike. I will try it. Sounds delicious. The name alone "Rocketfuel" would get me to try the coffee. .-= Rose´s last blog ..I’m Taking a Poll =-.

By: Melody

Melody — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:06:35 +0000

Interesting review, but not enough information Mike! (Sorry my friend!). I recently cupped two Ethiopia Yirgacheffes side by side (both were Starbucks) and one was a washed Yirg and the other was a sun-dried. It would be great to know the process method used for the beans for the Rocket Fuel Yirgacheffe. (Washed, Semi-Washed, Sun-Dried). You’ll find a much heavier body to the Sun-Dried coffees. You don’t tell us too much about the body of the coffee.

Also it would be nice to know the depth of the roast. A lighter roast will easily bring out the tea-like notes to African coffees, though I understand this is very subjective, but I prefer a darker treatment.

Tell us more Mike!
.-= Melody´s last blog ..Starbucks store reviewer Juan Valdez rides again! =-.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:09:48 +0000

I don’t believe it is, but I’ll have to ask Lisa…the person behind Rocketfuel Coffee about where she came up with that name.

By: safaridave

safaridave — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:40:58 +0000

Is is called rocket fuel for a high caffiene content?