A new month, a new batch of coffee from Cafe Eureka! This month I was once again adventurous with my half pound choices. Along with my full pound of Ethiopian Kochere Teklu Dembel, I also grabbed half a pound of Yemen Mokha Mattari, a Colombian microlot grown by Jose Amir Medina, and some Flores Bajawa Ngura. I split an order with my friend Eric, so I also grabbed 25 grams of the Cuban Turquino from him. So far I've done the Cuban in the Chemex, which was fantastic - Very tea like peppery finish. I've also done the Ethiopian and the Yemen in the V60. The Ethiopian is very fruity with those nice hints of caramel and butter, with the Yemen reminding me of chocolate, smoke, stone fruit, and when cooling, a bit of grape. It's going to take a bit to get used to the v60, but overall it's fun.
On a side note, I've also received my Eight Ounce Coffee order. I'm not pretty well kitted out as pictured above. I don't think there's a whole lot else I want right now. As you can see above, I have a Bonavita gooseneck (from what I've read it's actually more accurate than the Hario, and cheaper to boot), a plastic V60-02, an Aeropress, an 8 cup Chemex, a french press, a Bodum Santos vac pot, and of course my AWS 2KG scale. I might replace my current press with a Bodum Chambord or an Espro, but beyond that I think I'm set for gear until I hit espresso, which won't be until we find a larger apartment.