I have reclaimed my French Press! Last night marked a victory against the pregnancy-induced anti-coffee campaign. As I was in a very enterprising and energetic mood, I decided to try out one of the ‘Vancouver coffees’, which have been kept waiting in the freezer. So without further ado, I present Pride of the North, a single origin, dark roast offering from Doi Chaang Coffee.
[The Doi Chaang Coffee Company is a unique partnership between the Akha hillside tribe of Doi Chang Village, located in the Chiang Rai Province of Northern Thailand, and a small Canadian group of coffee enthusiasts. The Thai farming family co-operative cultivate and process 100% Arabica, organic, single-origin coffee beans while the Canadian experts roast, market and distribute the coffee]. http://doichaangcoffee.com/
I got the Doi Chaang beans out of the freezer and took a first sniff- it was okay. After the beans had a chance to warm up to room temperature I ran them through the grinder and took a second sniff- what a yummy chocolaty aroma. Then the fresh grounds were hit with the hot water- oh la la... how delicious the fragrance of chocolate and smoke. What a welcome delight to my coffee deprived senses.
The Pride of the North is supposed to be a dry-processed bean i.e. the coffee cherries are sun-dried, as opposed to washed, to remove the flesh and skin of the fruit prior to processing the bean. Sun-dried beans often have a very marked fruity or bright flavour, but I wasn’t quite able to detect that flavour when I tasted the black freshly brewed drink. What I did enjoy, however, was a very rich, robust, slightly spicy smoky flavour. Delicious! I thoroughly enjoyed my few sips.
What an excellent way to restart fresh brewed coffee production! Husband was delighted and said it was the best coffee he’d had in months!
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