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I received another Espresso Bundle of 3 bags from Olympia Coffee Roasters. I’m starting with Sweetheart, the single origin, today and will follow with the two blends, Big Truck and Morning Sun. I still can’t decide which I like best. They are all excellent and preference seems to depend on my mood at any given time.

SWEETHEART SINGLE ORIGIN:

We obsess and perfect Sweetheart’s roast profile, and the result is this sweet, balanced coffee with perfect flavor clarity - the best-tasting single origin espresso sourced with the highest ethical standards. The Sweetheart Roast Profile is roasted just a little bit darker with a more developed body. This roast profile is ideal for espresso or a richer brewed coffee option.

The beans selected for the Sweetheart roast profile vary. The bag that came with my Espresso bundle used beans from El Salvador; “Las Ranas Honey.” If purchasing a single bag today the beans would be from Ethiopia.

Sweetheart Ethiopia Shantawene Natural; Our current offering is a natural-process, coming to you from Ethiopia. Flavors of strawberry, cream, and chocolate.

For espresso we recommend 18g dose, 38-42g yield, 28-32 seconds.

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GrandCiel said:
I received another Espresso Bundle of 3 bags from Olympia Coffee Roasters. I’m starting with Sweetheart, the single origin, today and will follow with the two blends, Big Truck and Morning Sun. I still can’t decide which I like best. They are all excellent and preference seems to depend on my mood at any given time.

SWEETHEART SINGLE ORIGIN:

We obsess and perfect Sweetheart’s roast profile, and the result is this sweet, balanced coffee with perfect flavor clarity - the best-tasting single origin espresso sourced with the highest ethical standards. The Sweetheart Roast Profile is roasted just a little bit darker with a more developed body. This roast profile is ideal for espresso or a richer brewed coffee option.

The beans selected for the Sweetheart roast profile vary. The bag that came with my Espresso bundle used beans from El Salvador; “Las Ranas Honey.” If purchasing a single bag today the beans would be from Ethiopia.

Sweetheart Ethiopia Shantawene Natural; Our current offering is a natural-process, coming to you from Ethiopia. Flavors of strawberry, cream, and chocolate.

For espresso we recommend 18g dose, 38-42g yield, 28-32 seconds.

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Ah! Thank you for posting this :)

Visited my sister and brother in law (they live in Gig Harbor) in 2021 and they took me to Olympia Coffee Company, and it became an instant favorite. I need to order some more of their stuff. :)
 
Madhatter32 said:
The dangers of climate change are beginning to hit home. Perhaps I'm biased but I just do not trust Starbucks on the topic of coffee.

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I've never trusted Starbucks on the topic of coffee.

For a chain that purports to have made its name by attempting to replicate some version of the European café experience, to my mind, the coffee they have (always) sold leaves an awful lot to be desired, as I have (almost invariably) found it to have been stale, burnt and bitter.

Coffee is supposed to be what they do, what they specialise in, what they make their name from, but any - and I mean any - tiny (independent) coffee shop almost anywhere in Europe will sell better - far better - quality (and far better tasting) coffee.

And, given how perfectly dreadful their coffee actually is at the moment - my concern is that any coffee that they have developed to be "climate change proof" will be at the (further) cost of the taste of that coffee.
 
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I've never trusted Starbucks on the topic of coffee.

For a chain that purports to have made its name by attempting to replicate some version of the European café experience, to my mind, the coffee they have (always) sold leaves an awful lot to be desired, as I have (almost invariably) found it to be stale, burnt and bitter.

Coffee is supposed to be what they do, but any - and I mean any - tiny (indepencent) coffee shop almost anywhere in Europe will sell better - far better - quality (and far better tasting) coffee.

And, given how perfectly dreadful their coffee actually is at the moment - my concern is that any coffee that they have developed to be "climate change proof" will be at the cost of the taste of that coffee.
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Exactly. I cannot imagine what its climate change resistant coffee would taste like and really do not want to find out.
 
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Sipping an afternoon coffee, and brooding over the fact that I am almost entirely out of coffee.

Coffee supplies will need to be replenished over the next day or two.
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I know that feeling.....today I'm finishing the last of some Ethiopian coffee. Fortunately I'm expecting a delivery tomorrow of some Hawaiian coffee that comes to me by way of a monthly "roaster's choice" subscription
 
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Macky-Mac said:
I know that feeling.....today I'm finishing the last of some Ethiopian coffee.
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Ah, lucky you.

I have been browsing coffee sites, and, tomorrow, I shall (or, I plan to) pay a visit to some small, local, coffee places (which source their coffees from small, ethical, enviromentally aware coffee producers and roasters) and replenish my rapidly dwindling supply of coffee.

I think that I have enough coffee left for one - two at most - servings.
 
DaveFromCampbelltown said:
If I have enough coffee, will I evolve into the last stage?
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There are, as they say, many roads to Rome, I would humbly guess.

Evolution are maybe not always only a question of quantity. But a lot of trials and errors is usually part of understanding subjects well. So quantity may be needed for sure. Curiosity of exploring and being enough interested to maybe walk outside the known and into the unknown have many times spurred the evolution forward too.

But surely when aliens come and visit, they would surely appreciate a chat over some great Espresso?!
 
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My supplies of coffee have been replenished, which was necessary, as I finally ran out (of coffee) this morning.

Thus, I headed into the city this afternoon, - an overcast sky threatening to rain (whch has now started) - and treated myself to two bags of coffee (Ethiopian, naturally, actually, two different Ethiopians, one natural, the other washed), sourced from small producers, while enjoying a coffee in the coffee shop that stocks this coffee, which is housed in a wonderfully atmospheric and historic building, much of which dates from the 16th century.
 
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Two fabulous (IMO) latte's down.
Latest bag of beans was from my old favourite Havana Coffee Works. This time around, I went with their Super Deluxe, with "An elegant, full-bodied caramel and Mocha hit". (I normally use their Five Star blend, but changed it up a bit this week).
 
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