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Seattle Coffee Works recently started a Monday coffee cupping, so I went down to participate.

The five coffees on the table were:

1. Bali Organic Kintamaru Natural
2. Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kochere
3. Ethiopia Sidamo Moredocofe
4. Tanzania Blackburn Estate
5. Kenya AA Igutha

Hopefully I spelled those correctly.   Although I was impressed on how much the Bali impersonated an East Africian coffee, my two favorites were the Ethiopians.   They both had the fruity quality that Ethiopia is known for.   As the coffees cooled, I felt that the Sidamo pulled ahead of the Yirgacheffe with richer flavor.

In addition to the Coffee Cupping, I had a very interesting single origin espresso from the Costa Rica Santa Elena Estate.   Katie from Seattle Coffee Works nailed it when she described it as peppery in a good way.   I agree.   It was extremely good and unlike any espresso I’ve had before.

Seattle Coffee Works is in the heart of the tourist area of downtown Seattle, which means unlike other local coffee cuppings, this one is more likely to attract a tourist just passing through.   At the cupping, I met a guy that was visiting from my old hometown of Columbus, Ohio.     Poor fellow was just given a taste of great Seattle coffee and now its time to go home.

Sources:

Seattle Coffee Works – 107 Pike St., Seattle.

Coffee Cupping: A Basic Introduction – INeedCoffee article.

SCW Photo Set – The INeedCoffee / CoffeeHero photo gallery for Seattle Coffee Works.