Usually, when I try a new coffee, I will ask the shop/roaster for a suggested brewing method and recipe. It is a tiny gripe, but I wanted to throw that thought in there. Wanted included was an actual recipe with the suggested brew method. In truth, the recipe card was done very well the only thing I would have So, when I receive a bag that isn’t resealable, I throw it in my Fellow resealable canister. It has become possible to produce resealable bags that are environmentally friendly and recyclable. All the tested coffee was from NicaraguaĪlso, I love resealable bags. The Atlas bags were simply a bit too colorful for me. I am attracted to minimalist bags that include a bit of information about the coffee. The packaging, bag, and recipe cards didn’t catch me. DownsidesĪlthough the coffees tasted tremendous, there were a few downsides to the beans from Atlas Coffee. Sure, I might have gotten different tasting notes, but I can see how the roasts would exhibit those flavors or how other people would get the flavor notes listed on the card. I would say the same thing for the tasting notes. The same goes for the suggested brewing methods. With all of the above information, I would say that each roast follows the included card pretty closely. Overall, it was a traditional cup of coffee. The majority of the taste was cinnamon with an underlying tone of nuts. ○ Aromatically this cup smelled of a strong caramel. ○ 50 grams in the first 10 seconds for bloom, waited till 45 seconds, continually poured until I hit 350 grams of water. Suggested Tasting Notes: Baking Spice, Caramel, Honey Kalita Waveġ6:1 ratio, 22 grams of coffee, end at 350 grams Some would say too colorful.Īside from brewing, a great way to try a new coffee is to cup them.Ĭupping allows individuals to develop their palette and help determine which brewing methods to use. Still, if you develop your palate, you can have a general understanding of what’s going on, and you can converse with other people in coffee. Some notes I provide may sound unusual, but the thing is, my words are not gospel.Ĭoffee interacts with everyone’s nose and mouth differently. I should include a preface before I begin talking about coffee: I have training in coffee tasting, so I try to be extremely thorough when dealing with a new coffee. The decaf coffee was made using the Swiss Water Process, which is probably the best way to make it. The coffees I tried were all from the same origin Nueva Segovia in Nicaragua, although of different roasts.īoth the light and medium roast coffees were washed process. If you were to send the postcard to someone, they then could use a discount code on the postcard. The postcard is like you’d imagine on one side there is a beautiful image of the country, and on the other side there is a short description of the country and a place where you can write a note to send to a friend. On the other side, you can read about the country’s coffee history and learn about the growing region in which the coffee came from. ![]() On one side, there are the tasting notes, a suggested brew method, and roast level. The notecard that is included is double-sided. The bag will, without a doubt, be incredibly colorful (maybe too colorful, for some…) However, you can choose stuff like roast degree and volume by yourself.Ī standard flat rate box is delivered with the following included: What is Atlas coffee club?Įach month a different coffee from a different location is selected and roasted freshly for each specific order. Roast degree and volume is up to you with Atlas Coffee Club. ![]() That’s what we’re going to take a look at in this article. So the main question then becomes whether Atlas Coffee is any different. It’s 2021, and there’s a myriad of coffee subscriptions out there - all roasting and shipping coffee from exotics parts of the world. ![]() However, that’s not a unique value proposition nowadays. Their goal is to provide the consumer with coffee from all around the world. Atlas Coffee Club is a subscription service based out of Austin, Texas.
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