March-April - Viva Tysons Magazine

Brighten Your Smile,
Build Your Confidence.
We land in the birthplace of coffee –
Ethiopia. An old Coffee joke goes “Why
do pirates love Ethiopian Coffee? Because
the two main regions are Harrar and
Yergacheff” (you have to say these in your
best "pirate” voice). These two growing
regions make it difficult to characterize
Ethiopian coffee. Both produce stunning
cups but sometimes they don’t even seem
to be from the same country.
A stellar Yergacheffe can have an aroma
that is reminiscent of exotic tropical
toasted coconut. Bright and sweet,
Yergacheffe is often compared to a Central
American coffee, or perhaps Kenyan. But
it stands on it’s own as it’s brightness
combines with a rich body and a fresh
fruit sweetness. Some say that it’s like a
new Beaulolais wine; young and exciting.
Perhaps it will “grow up” to become a
Cabernet one day, but we’ll enjoy it as it is.
Another amazing growing region within
Ethiopia is the Harrar region. Harrars are
wild coffees meaning that they are dry
processed (where the fruit dries on the
bean) This imparts the flavors of compote
fruit and dark rich chocolate. Add to this
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the taste of blueberry jam, cocoa, and
maybe even a touch of cinnamon and
cardamom and you have a truly amazing
cup.
We could continue in Africa and visit Kenya
(unique…like a fine, dry wine), Uganda and
Rwanda, but time (and my column space)
is short so let’s jet over to Indonesia and
try... Sumatra.
Just take a look at the Sumatra bean and
you can start to understand what makes
this coffee unique. It’s jade like, deep
blue color provides a hint of the complex
flavor that lies inside. Complex, earthy
and full bodied, Sumatran coffees capture
the wild jungle essence of this tropical
Indonesian island. Sumatra coffee has
a low acidity smoothness that’s creamy
and sweet. Often you can pick up a touch
of butterscotch, dark spicy tones and
mustiness (some call it slightly “funky”.) It’s
a “full mouth-feel” type of coffee that can
be roasted light to dark with each roast
level unearthing different combinations of
flavors.
Also from Indonesia you’ll find coffees from
Bali, Sulawesi, Java and some wonderful
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offerings from Papau New Guinea. We’d
love to explore these, but alas, it’s time to
return home.
We arrive back on Church Street just in
time to complicate matters. It’s been
a whirlwind tour, just scratching the
surface of understanding the complex
world of coffee, and we find we now
have “blends” to sample. Roasters blend
coffees to achieve even more flavors and
characteristics. Combine the high notes of
a fine Harrar with the earthiness of Sumatra
(and some Brazil thrown in for a balancing
“middle”) and you get a uniquely satisfying
cup (our Blue Ridge blend). Looking for
a coffee that you can drink cup after cup
as you read your morning paper? Try
mixing South American coffees (Brazil and
Columbia) with a fine Central American
bean (Guatemala) and you get the Sunrise
blend. Sit out on your deck (in another
month or so) and relax!
The world of Coffee is wide and fun to
explore. So keep on asking,
“What coffee should I get?”
Your journey is just beginning.
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