Cafe La Esperanza

Dose: 20 g

Ratio: 1:17

Grind: Slightly Coarser than Neutral

Brew Time: 2:55

TDS: 1.31

Extraction: 19.5%

Sensory Description:

A well dialed cup of La Esperanza Java presents with an extremely pleasant effervescent quality that leaves your palate feeling slightly sparkly. It has a complex combination of fruity and floral notes – notes like stewed fruits, canned peaches, and jasmine. The aroma reminds me of sweet florals and honeydew. And even at our standard 1:17 ratio you should have a nice syrupy and full-bodied experience.

Dial Notes:

Over-extraction on this coffee muted some of the more delicate tasting notes, washing out the peach and presenting more along the lines of cocoa rice krispies. While still sweet and pleasant, it lacked the vibrancy and punchiness that is one of the defining qualities of this coffee.

Under-extraction came across as thin compared to the well-dialed cup. It lacked sweetness and took on a slightly under-ripe fruit characteristic. The vibrancy actually presented more like sourness, and did not have the syrupy sweet stewed fruit note to help balance it out, leaving it feeling somewhat lacking overall.

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