Beans - Life of Si (Page 2)

Beans

A little black book recording encounters with coffee

Three Sixty Degrees

Three Sixty Degrees The next collection of coffees I’m going to be trying consists of four packs from Three Sixty Degrees. Three Sixty Degrees is a brand from UCC Coffee, who have a portfolio of brands for both consumer and commercial use. They have a great website that allows

Guatemala Antigua

Guatemala Antigua This is the first of the Three Sixty Degrees coffees and it’s a wonderful light, refreshing coffee. I’m not one for buying pre-ground coffee, but this could change my mind! There’s balance between a slight sweetness and citrus fruit, recommended! Ever notice how people just

Starbucks Three Region Blend

Starbucks Three Region Blend Three delicious beans. One harmonious blend. Combining the finest beans from each of the planet’s three coffee-growing regions – Latin America, Africa/Arabia and Asia/Pacific – this is a blend that’s all about timing. We have to wait for the precise moment when the coffee

Allez! Allez!

Allez! Allez! Allez! Allez! is a ground coffee from Taylors of Harrogate. It’s been made to celebrate the Tour de France starting in Yorkshire this year. I don’t normally have ground but going on holiday for a week means it’s either ground or it’s a coffee

Starbucks Italian Roast

Starbucks Italian Roast The Italians have a saying, la dolce far niente, which translates as “the sweetness of doing nothing.” That’s an apt description of our favourite way to enjoy Italian Roast – just ourselves, two cups, and an afternoon to spare. This coffee gets its distinctive sweetness from the

Starbucks Anniversary Blend

Starbucks Anniversary Blend This is a great tasting dark roast. As we reflect on the passage of time, we like to do so over a cup of very special coffee. Starbucks® Anniversary Blend is about as distinctive as they come. This is a bold, confident coffee that we believe gets

Starbucks Ethiopia

Starbucks Ethiopia Our tribute to coffee history. The Story of Ethiopia Single-Origin On the ancient slopes flanking Africa’s Great Rift Valley, coffee trees first emerged from the rich, volcanic soil. From these ninth-century highlands, arabica coffee beans began their long journey from Ethiopia to the rest of the world.

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu Made the small way Here’s a Fairtrade coffee from Cafe Direct and it’s pretty decent sitting somewhere between a medium and full roast. I think it was coffee from Peru, like this one, that really gave me an appreciation of fine coffee and became fascinated by

Cornish Gold

Cornish Gold Original Blend This is the other coffee from the Cornish Tea Company. I think the Colombian Blend has the edge over this one but it’s still fine as a filter coffee. Medium roast ground Coffee.Rain Forrest alliance certified “Smooth and Nutty-just like us!”

Cornish Gold Coffee

Cornish Gold Coffee Colombian Blend This is the first in two filter coffee packs that I bought while in Cornwall. The company behind these is actually the Cornish Tea Company, but actually they are both pretty moorish coffees. I don’t tend to buy ground coffee because I like to

El Salvador Monte Sion

Bit of a blurry picture, I’m afraid. This coffee has come from the Eden Project and works well as a filter, but also acts as a light espresso, when required, so it’s quite versatile.

Starbucks Breakfast Blend

Considering this is Starbucks‘ ‘bog standard’ blend that is often bundled in gift sets, it’s actually rather tasty. It edges on a stronger medium blend, which I prefer but it does’t stop it having a light, get you on to work, flavour.

Finca Valentin

A fairly medium flavoured coffee from Origin, worked well as a filter, but not as an espresso based drink.

Honduras La Tigra

This is a coffee bean that is sold at the Eden Project, though it’s prepared from Origin. It makes a fairly mild espresso and suits a filter drink more. This coffee is a strictly high grown Arabica bean that has a chocolatey taste, moderately fruity, with good acidity and

Roscoff Espresso

I’ve written about Roscoff Cafe before when I visited Bath, but I also purchased some of their espresso beans and this week, I put them to the test and they are very nice. Unlike my recent coffees which have been best suited to filter drinks, these beans make a

Zeledon And Padilla

This coffee is from Origin again and makes a pretty good cafetiere of coffee. It’s no espresso bean but it does have a slight taste of hazelnut. It also has a really warm inviting aroma out of the packet. Zeledon And Padilla from Nicaragura (Origin Coffee)

Farmer 30 Espresso

From my favourite part of the country, this Origin Coffee espresso is a blend of three single estate coffees which combine perfectly to offer a cup with serious sweetness and a crisp fruit element supporter by a bold praline finish. Farmer 30 Espresso from Origin Coffee

Cafe Femenino

This is my second coffee from Gillards and it’s from Peru. Definitely a milder roast than the continental and I prefer it. In fact it makes an excellent espresso, cappuccino and filter.

Espresso Truffles

These are cheeky little numbers, deep and dark chocolate truffles with a shot of punchy arabica coffee, from Hotel Chocolat.

Continental Roast

I recently had a few days in the beautiful city of Bath and discovered Gillards, a coffee supplier who has been around since 1886. They prepare and roast their own blends. I picked up some Peruvian blend and this continental, which is a strong, Italian flavoured bean.

Triple Certified Espresso

Indonesia : Triple Certified Espresso from Origin Coffee This coffee is sourced from Central America and Indonesia and has a winey acidity that goes on to create a full and bold flavour with spicy and syrupy notes. It’s bought from the Eden Project, tasty, but not as good as the

Espresso Roast

Espresso Roast from Starbucks From many lands, one blend. A unique interplay of flavours and aromas.

Guatemala Pocola

Guatemala Pocola : from Grumpy Mule A honeyed aroma with a smooth tropical flavour For every pack of Guatemala Pocola sold, Grumpy Mule will donate 20p to the Rubel Raxtu School to help buy equipment, books and furnishings and to support the education of the pupils in this coffee growing community.

Southern Pecan Flavoured Coffee

USA : Southern Pecan from Spice Exchange I have to say, I’m not one for flavoured coffee, I like the smell, but not the taste. However, this one was actually quite pleasant. It seemed that more coffee was needed to make a good cup than normal, but it was quite

Urban Espresso

Urban Espresso Roast from Urban Coffee Company A blend of 100% Arabica beans from Guatemala & Brazil. It is a dark roast with a silky body and medium acidity. Almond, Vanilla and Golden Syrup notes are all detected in the finish. The Urban Coffee Company is a local independent cafe