(old review left up for fun look when I cared a lot about everything and really wrote gigantic bespoke reviews)
A nice and honeyed coffee similar to Honey Nut Cheerios. There's some developed sweetness here that balances the cup. "warm" and "pleasing" are descriptors i'd use.
10oz.
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Another Ethiopian and another statement of "it's awesome". Should I even be writing that it's good? Does it matter? Is anybody listening? Hello, hello, is this mic on?
Duromina is a coffee collective and I had a bag when Stumptown coffee had it in stock in 2014. It was a beautiful coffee that really stuck in my mind so when our importers got it I bought it without question. Risky, but it's worth it.
The Duromina a complex and mellow fruit heavy coffee. Given it's an Ethiopian it's going to be fruity and in my cuppers opinion It's more like a Kenyan coffee, or at least the ones I've roasted. It doesn't quite have the cleanliness of a Kenyan, or the bright acidity, but that's splitting hairs.The tangy green apple is what reminds me of a Kenyan coffee truthfully.
I say it's complex in that it's a bit of a murky taste on the pallet. There's no straight up blueberry or jasmine happening here. Stewed fruits is what I keep coming back to, right or wrong. While almost all Ethiopians I've carried have a mouth cleansing finish this one is very dry. Which seems weird because it's a juicy mouthfeel. Is this improper roasting or brewing on my part? To answer that I've gone through more than 3 times the amount of coffee than I normally do while cupping (mostly because it's just that good) but can't seem to knock the dry finish. Adjusting your grind and brewing might net some degree of a clean finish for you however.
As espresso: The Duromina is an earthy and a nice option if you can take this kind of espresso but not exactly recommended. I did experiment with a different development of roast and it came out really good. I might revisit that down the road.
