Finally, the last stage of the process: enjoyment. Here we
offer insight on how to brew the best cup and a few notes on
developing your coffee taste palate. The bottom line is
enjoying your coffee experience.
A cup of coffee can only be as good as its basic
ingredients. The two major elements in brewing are good,
fresh coffee beans and choice, clean water. Water makes up
roughly 98% of the coffee cup.
To make the most of your ingredients be sure to grind
your coffee fresh. Also, Each brewing method requires that
the coffee be ground to the proper grind for best
extraction.
For brewing equipment
notes
The professional evaluation of a particular coffee's quality
is an attempt to make a very subjective process as objective
as possible. This process, called cupping, is much like
professional wine
tasting. This systematic procedure compares two or more
coffees that have been roasted to the same point, ground to
the same fineness, and brewed to same amounts. Using spoons
and their senses, experts evaluate coffees by different
criteria, including body and aroma. Through this process of
cupping, experts come to understand a coffee's cup profile.
More cupping notes.
Like wine, coffee is an agricultural product dependent on
the vagaries of weather conditions and idiosyncrasies of the
plant itself. No two harvests are identical but there are
characteristics that distinguish La Torcaza Estate year
after year. It is a coffee of uncompromising smoothness and
subtlety, it has an innate sweetness and creaminess which
asks, "Please! No cream or sugar, at least until you taste
first!" La Torcaza Estate has an sumptuous mouthfeel which
is not the least bit gritty or earthy as is often the case
with heavily bodied coffees. The coffee presents itself with
a delicately floral bouquet and a light but balancing
acidity with gentle, citrusy overtones. Unique to La Torcaza
Estate is a "buttery" to "butterscotch" taste which unites
the body, acidity and aroma into one of the best taste
experiences.
Since coffee is the interactive beverage, you, the coffee
drinker affect how your cup will taste. The goal is your
enjoyment. We aspire to give you the best raw materials for
your cup.
We hope you enjoy a cup of La Torcaza Estate while browsing the fields and the processes. Ultimately, the coffee is the natural connection with the farm.
Your feedback completes the coffee cycle by allowing us to
understand your coffee interests. After all, it is you, the
coffee drinker, that we strive to please. Please
email us
with your comments and inquiries.
Thank you from everyone along the way.
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