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Couldn't help myself, 2 more kilo beans, that I haven’t tasted/tested yet, are on incoming.
I have enough beans already, but the price was too good to decline. Very good best-before-date, so no problem
 
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Why are poets so good at making coffee? Because they know how to expresso themselves. 😃 Okay, that's enough. Hawaiian blend this morning.
 
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Nespresso pod, Arpeggio was the name of the type.

'm about out again and scrounging in the cupboard for any that have gotten pushed back on the shelf.
 
it's morning coffee time here.......and today it's a large mug of some "honey roasted" coffee from the Dominican Republic.
Sounds wonderful.

Do enjoy.

From what I have read, 'honey roasted' coffees were developed in Central America, and offer an interesting contrast - mid way between - the taste and flavour profiles of 'washed' processed, and 'naturally processed' coffees.

What type - i.e. 'colour' (which is the designated measure for determining the degree of precisely how 'honey roasted' the coffee in question actually is) is this particular honey roasted coffee?

Honey roasted coffee describes the the process, but also specifies the amount, or degree, or extent, of the mucilage (which happens to be both sweet and sticky, hence the name) that remains after the process: The colours generally used to describe this process are "white honey roast" (which has the least amount of mucilage remaining, approximately 80-90% removed); then, there is "yellow honey roast", where a bit more of the mucilage remains; next, is "red honey roast" where one can find up to half(50%), or even more, of the mucilage remaining, and finally, there is the (rare) "black honey roast" where most, if not almost all, (80-90%) of the mucilage remains.

For my part, I am sipping an afternoon Ethiopian coffee, (natural process), served with organic hot milk, and a dash of organic double cream.
 
Having a delicious Espresso and still on the strongly Robusta dominated beans - they are really good btw, and the coffee-kick lasts longer. Will have to buy more of those, last bag have gone into the espresso-eater 🤤

I'll probably will go for a refill very soon, to get really caffeinated to game start 🤩⚽🇸🇪
 
Having a delicious Espresso and still on the strongly Robusta dominated beans - they are really good btw, and the coffee-kick lasts longer. Will have to buy more of those, last bag have gone into the espresso-eater 🤤

I'll probably will go for a refill very soon, to get really caffeinated to game start 🤩⚽🇸🇪
Espresso-eater.....

That is a very good way of expressing it.
 
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What type - i.e. 'colour' (which is the designated measure for determining the degree of precisely how 'honey roasted' the coffee in question actually is) is this particular honey roasted coffee?

Unfortunately it only says "honey" without a color designation.

Cupping notes of chocolate and brown sugar are fairly apparent
 
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Unfortunately it only says "honey" without a color designation.

Cupping notes of chocolate and brown sugar are fairly apparent
Fair enough, and thanks for checking this.

Honey processed coffee is supposed to be kinder to the environment than the more widespread "washed processed" method, (as it uses a lot less water), whereas the older, more traditional, 'natural' process method - beans drying naturally in the sun on raised beds - (which you will still find in some places such as Ethiopia), is both labour intensive and time consuming.

However, if they do not specify the 'colour' (and hence, amount of mucilage that remains - and which confers a sweetness on the roasted bean), in my experience, it is probably one of the honey processed variants with relatively little of the mucilage remaining (such as the 'white', or 'yellow' honey processed coffee, which more closely resemble a "washed process" coffee in taste profile).

Nevertheless, if I had to hazard a guess, your coffee is the 'yellow' processed, method, as this will give a taste profile and flavour sensation that is clearly that of a 'honey processed' coffee.

From what I have read, the darker colour descriptions (such as "red' and "black" honey processed coffee cherries, or beans, which refer to the darker colour of the bean), are more time consuming, and more labour intensive to produce, (and also spoil more easily), and thus, - especially the "black honey processed coffees" are more expensive to produce, and thus, tend to be produced less frequently and are harder to obtain.
 
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