Coffee and life

Coava Review

While in Portland this last week, I stopped in and picked up a bag of the David Mancia Honduras that Coava had in stock. I finally am home after a nice 9.5hr drive from Ashland yesterday and I’ve been dying to brew a pot of this up. 

I started with 40g of coffee to 575ml of water, which is pretty close to what Coava recommends(25g/ 400ml) I like to brew a little more than a single cup, so I tried to stay pretty close to the ratio that they recommend(seriously, who ever thought math would come in handy?). I used my version 1 of the KONE, which I happen to love, my only qualm with it, is that it seems to be ovalizing over time. I’m not sure if it is effecting anything, but it kinda bums me out. Anyways onto the coffee. 

I picked the coffee because of the fragrance that it had in whole bean form and because I’d never had a Honduran coffee before. Once the coffee was ground, the fragrance came through even more, I can’t quite figure out what it smells like, but whatever it is, it’s great. A very sweet and chocolatey aroma pulled through upon wetting the grounds and letting it bloom. 

Once in the cup and given a chance to cool a bit, blackberry and other late summer fruits as well as chocolatey aromas pulled though. Taste gave a low acidity and a deep almost milk chocolate taste, that leaves me wanting more. I’m glad I picked this coffee up.