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Aged coffee is a thing. I tried something in the 10-15yo range once, and for a dark roast it wasn't bad.
by mths 5y ago
Aged coffee is a thing. I tried something in the 10-15yo range once, and for a dark roast it wasn't bad.
- Stratoscope 5y agoWas this coffee that was roasted and then aged for that long? That doesn't sound good. I have gotten some nice aged coffees, an aged Sumatra and a monsooned Malabar (they age it in a warehouse open to the monsoon wind and moisture). But these were aged while green and I roasted them fresh. I wonder if what you got was something more like that, aged green and then roasted after aging?
- lostlogin 5y agoDark roasts hide a lot. I say this as someone who is terrible at roasting, so compensate.
- dccoolgai 5y agoHence Charbucks. Someone in the coffee industry once told me their real innovation was recognizing most Americans don't have the pallette necessary to distinguish "burned" from "strong". So Starbucks just bought all the lowest-quality beans for cheap, charred them and sold the coffee at a premium.
- frogpelt 5y agoI'm guilty. I have tried many light roasts and I always come away thinking it tastes weak. Where can I get a new palate?
- atatatat 5y agoTea.
- klyrs 5y agoI love a good dark roast, brewed thick enough that it's got mouthfeel. I dated a barista for a while, who was big on light roast pourovers. I'm still not into them, but I did find a preparation I like: a blonde cold brew with a dash of lime juice. It's delightful and refreshing, so far from my usual that it's almost in a different category
- eyelidlessness 5y agoI would recommend trying a few “natural process” (the beans are dried before removing the fruit) light roasts. They’re often far richer in flavor, with much more pronounced fruit notes. Then if you can find a natural process dark roast (rare in my experience), compare. You’ll notice that while you may still taste the fruit notes, they’ll be masked pretty heavily by the roast. It was a natural process roast that got me to even care about the difference, and now I almost always go out of my way for light roasts. If you’re in/near/visit Seattle or have access to any of these roasters: Seattle Coffee Works specializes in light roasts, most of Victrola’s single origins are light, and many of Ladro’s are as well. All three often have at least one natural process. They’re all quite good!
- barrkel 5y agoYou can use higher doses, but you'll be losing nuance. Part of the point (for those who care) is to reveal the fruitier elements in the coffee. That means treating it a bit more like tea.
- prox 5y agoAged fermented tea is as well. A Chinese tea house had tea’s reaching into the hundreds of dollars (for one brew!)
- rorykoehler 5y agoBest tea I’ve ever had was 20 year old Pu’er tea.