During a slow moment last weekend some of the baristas at Kaldi's tried a blend of a couple of the beans. One was Sumtara and the other was something I cant' recall. I do not like Sumatran coffees as a rule, so this was going to be interesting.
One barista said it smelled swampy, like grass but in a bad way. One (who likes Sumatra coffees a lot) said it smelled like jasmine and honeysuckle and one said it smelled like puppy breath. I didn't care for the smell at ALL but the coffee itself was not so bad. I can see it paired with a spinach salad. I couldn't place the smell until a few days later when faced with a tray of mushrooms. I like mushrooms about as much as I like Sumatran coffee. That is to say - not at all. That's what the the smell was. It had a mushroom overtone. Even with my allergy addled sense of smell that's what came through. Might be interesting to try when I am not so stuffed up, though I might need nose plugs. I still don't like mushrooms and I still don't like Sumatran coffee. :-)
One barista said it smelled swampy, like grass but in a bad way. One (who likes Sumatra coffees a lot) said it smelled like jasmine and honeysuckle and one said it smelled like puppy breath. I didn't care for the smell at ALL but the coffee itself was not so bad. I can see it paired with a spinach salad. I couldn't place the smell until a few days later when faced with a tray of mushrooms. I like mushrooms about as much as I like Sumatran coffee. That is to say - not at all. That's what the the smell was. It had a mushroom overtone. Even with my allergy addled sense of smell that's what came through. Might be interesting to try when I am not so stuffed up, though I might need nose plugs. I still don't like mushrooms and I still don't like Sumatran coffee. :-)
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