Stauf’s Dominican Republic Café Femenino
The Drink: Stauf’s Dominican Republic Café Femenino
Type: Organic/Fair Trade Whole Bean
Overall Rating: Four Out Of Five Coffee Mugs
We enjoyed our visit to Stauf’s Coffee Shop and you can read about it in the coffee shop reviews category at Taking Courage. We have not tried a coffee from the Dominican Republic yet so we were looking forward to trying this one that was roasted by Stauf’s. It is described as a bold, full body, with smoky malt and dark chocolate flavors. It finishes clean with a subtle zest of citrus and lower acidity. It came to us as a whole bean full city roast.
The Café Femenino beans are the first and only beans grown exclusively by women farmers. This program is designed to help girls and women get an education and to come out of poverty. The Café Femenino line is helping women in different countries improve their lives and lifestyles. Stauf’s is also committing 20% of the sales to the Griswold Residency of YWCA Columbus, Ohio. This helps provide women in transition with affordable housing.
First up was the French Press and there is a nutty aroma that greets you when you open the bag. After it is brewed it has a flower like aroma in the cup. It has a sweet smooth flavor and medium body that hits the front half of your tongue. There is a clean, fruity, naturally sweet aftertaste.
Next up was the Chemex coffee maker and the aroma in the cup was more fruity and floral. There is a bright clean flavor with a snappy zing to the middle of the tongue. The naturally sweet flavor is more pronounced here. This coffee paired well with almonds, dried figs and dark chocolate.
We enjoyed this coffee in the auto-drip also. The nutty aroma and good flavor were still there. If you are on a diet and want to get away from any type of sweetener you will probably like this coffee because it tastes real good black. The natural sweetness and fruity aftertaste are very pleasing. It goes well with a high fiber, low fat snack. We’d give this coffee two thumbs up in any brewing style.
If you want to help out some good causes (www.cafefemenino.com and www.ywcacolumbus.org) while drinking a flavorful coffee we suggest you try this Dominican Republic Café Femenino from Stauf’s Coffee Roasters. We received this coffee for free and offer objective feedback. Until next time remember to stop and enjoy the coffee and conversation.
Much GRACE and peace to you,
Bill and Kim
Romans 15:13; Psalm 34:1-10
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Category: Coffee Reviews
About the Author (Author Profile)
Bill and Kim have been married almost 29 years. Bill developed his connection to coffee when he worked third shift in a grocery store while attending seminary. He admits that he didn't really know how to make coffee then, but he knew the coffee my co-workers made was really weak. So he started making the coffee in the electric perculator and kept adding more grounds each time. Making coffee became part of his job as my shift manager and the other leader would tell him to make coffee as soon as they saw him walk in. Kim started drinking coffee a few years earlier when she worked as a nurse on the second shift. Their enjoyment of drinking coffee and trying different brewing methods has developed since then, but they don't consider themselves experts or snobs. They're just regular people who enjoy drinking a good cup of coffee and sharing it with family and friends. They enjoy traveling and discovering new coffee shops and roasters together. Read more of their coffee and coffee shop reviews at: Take Courage.Subscribe
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I tell you what, that name is a mouthful!
Yes it is, but the more coffee names I see, the more I think they’re trying to test our linguistic skills.
i wonder if coffees have any appreciable level of sugar in them?
all the website references i checked indicate they don’t
but i agree here with Bill and Kim that some DO taste sweeter than others.
what is the source of that taste?
I think it’s from within the bean and certain roasts will bring it out more.
Some of the sweetness could come from the soil or altitude where the beans grow and/or the roast level. But there are people who know a whole lot more about that than I do. I was trying to explain this “natural sweetness” to someone who puts sugar in their coffee. They tasted what I was trying to explain to them when they tried the coffee without any sugar. They actually liked the coffee without sugar. It is not sweet like adding sugar or honey, but there is just something sweet about the taste. It’s a memorable cup of coffee.
Thank you for putting it in words, a whole lot better than I could!
My wife is from the DR and she will be really interested in reading this post. We have had several coffees from the DR but not The Café Femenino line that I am aware of. I’ll have to send a link to this for her to review.
Frank, let me know if you and your wife try it. I’d love to hear what you think of it.