Welcome, new comers. The tradition of Festivus
begins with the airing of grievances. I got a lot of problems with you people!
And now you're going to hear about it! You, Kruger. My son tells me your
company stinks!
Frank Costanza (Seinfeld episodes “The
Strike”)
With all the Christmas spirit different
coffee roasters here in the UK offer a festive blend for the season. So I
decided to give a try to three different coffees.
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| Christmas Blend Time |
Ozone Christmas Blend
Ozone’s blend is a mix of Brazil Alta
Vista, Guatemala El Eden, and Kenya Gathaiti.
It comes in a medium to dark roast, more
medium than dark. You will find some chocolate and spicy notes, a notch of
acidity, and long aftertaste. Good for milk based drinks as the chocolate
flavours mix well but you will miss some of the spicy notes you will get in
single or double espresso shots
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| Ozone's Art |
Roaster: Ozone Coffee
Medium Roast
Christmas Blend 2015
Varietals: Not specified
Score: 4/5
Their package comes with a lovely snowflake
design from Sophie Mo
Ozone Coffee Roasters
Coffee Roasters
T: 020 7490 1039
Twitter: OZONECOFFEEUK
HurRave Holiday Blend
The second festive blend I tried was from
Rave Coffee. Their HurRave blend is a mix of Indian, Rawanda, and Ethiopian
coffee.
Again a medium to dark roast a bit bitter, it
has a strong berry finish, and a quite long aftertaste with too many bitter
notes. Sadly it felt a bit monotonous for both milk based and espresso shots.
Quite strong coffee so probably better for flat white or cappuccino and to
cover the disguised a bit.
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| Rave's Blend |
Roaster: Rave Coffee
Medium/Dark Roast
HurRave Blend
Varietals: Not specified
Score: 2.5/5
Rave Coffee
Coffee Roasters
T: 012 8565 1884
Twitter: RaveCoffee
Allpress Christmas Blend
The last one I tried was Allpress Espresso
Christmas Blend. It is a mix of Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, Guatemala Huehuetenango,
and Sumatra Aceh.
Medium roast a bit mild, some floral notes,
citrus acidity, nice spicy aftertaste. Milk based drinks such as cappuccino
quite mild and sweet getting nice balance with the spices and citrus flavours.
Much better for espresso shots as flavours lost in flat whites. If you can’t
live without milk based then go for a small cup macchiato to keep some of the
coffee notes and better balance.
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| Allpress Blend |
Roaster: Allpress Espresso
Medium Roast
Christmas Blend
Varietals: Not specified
Score: 3/5
The beans were grinded with a Rancilio
Rocky grinder and the extraction made with a Rancilio Silvia
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