Yesterday at work my friend and coworker Kimmy gave me this bag of coffee she said her brother sent her from Africa... he sent like 10 bags and she is only a casual coffee drinker so she shared the love!
If that is not the coolest looking bag of coffee I don't know what is... Based on the look of the bag in my mind this coffee was dried on some rocks in the hot African sun and packaged by children earning money for their families. Upon a little research I learned I was right in at least on part... heres what I found on google about this coffee...
Harar Coffee (Sundried only)
It is produced in the Eastern highlands and is exported from the town of Dire Dawa. The bean is of medium to long pointed size and has a greenish to yellowish/golden color. Harar coffee has medium acidity, full body and the distinctive deep mocca flavor. It is one of the finest premium coffees in the world and is grown at an altitude of 2000/2750 meters. Recent laboratory cupping by Mr. Bahalwan for Ethiopian Specialty Coffee Ltd., USA show excellent results for the use of expresso coffee because it produces a foamy "tigretto" type cream.
Now... I have to be honest. I was a little scared to try this coffee... you know when you open a bag of Starbucks coffee... or walk down the coffee aisle at the grocery store and you are enveloped by the sweet nutty calming smell of coffee... this did not smell like that... it is so strong it smelled like straight burnt ass. But I have never been one to let something like a little fear (especially over coffee) slow me down. So this morning I promptly... or not so promptly depending on your definition of early opened the amazing bag of coffee... which wasn't hard it was only held closed with a couple of staples... I knew then this was going to be epic... just look at those grounds!
I put the grounds into my Moka Pot... if you don't know what that is I will tell you... its a stovetop espresso maker invented in Italy in the 1930's and commonly used in Europe and Latin America. It has a water chamber in the bottom and a grounds chamber in the middle... as the water heats up it pressurizes sending hot water through the grounds and up into the upper chamber... it is fantastic!
I added the super dark espresso from my pot into a mug of frothed milk...
BEST LATTE EVER
Not even kidding this was the best coffee I have ever had!
Now I really want to travel to the town of Dire Dawa in Ethiopia!
4 comments:
When I was stationed at Camp Lemonier in Djibouti I was able to get ahold of about 10 pounds of this stuff. It is the best stuff I have ever had. I got about half that was ground and half that was unground. It was delicious.
Hello! Does the rate of updates of your site depend on specific issues or you work on articles when you have an inspiration or you create if you have time? Can't wait to hear from you.
I was in Dire Dawa for a couple of weeks and brought back as much Green Gold harrar as I could. Really great stuff. I wish there were an easier way to get some than going to Dire Dawa!
I just used my last bag of this wonderful coffee. How can I order more
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