Review: Elefante (Varietal Series) From MadCap Coffee Company




  • The Coffee

    Beans: Elefante
    Roaster: MadCap Coffee Company

    Equipment/Brewing Method

    Brew Method: Both Aeropress & Clever Dripper
    Grinder/Grind Size: Baratza Virtuoso Preciso – Dial 26
    Bean/Water Ratio: Aeropress: 15/220g 1 minute brew time / Clever Dripper: 24/340g 45 second brew time

    Notes:
    AP: Light floral aroma, with hints of marshmallows. Each sip carries a big juicy body, sparkling acidity, a marshmallow sweetness, and hints of spice in the finish.

    CD: Sweet floral aroma with caramel hints. Each sip is mellow with a really pleasing marshmallow like sweetness, flowers, and a teal like play. Slight acidity as the cup cools.

    Juicy fruit, clover honey, sparkling acidity ~ MadCap Coffee Company

    Verdict:
    I had tons of fun playing with this coffee. This coffee is a very limited and unknown varietal that Luis Rodriguez discovered on his families farm. You can read more about the coffee here.

    From various experiments the last few weeks between the Areopress and the Clever Dripper I have found that the brighter and fruitier coffees don’t do well in the Clever Dripper. They usually just end up tasting like all the flavors were mushed together in one, but this time I didn’t find that with this coffee.

    Instead, the coffee tasted the same in both methods with just slight differences. All in all, this was a great tasting coffee. The thing that stood out most for me in this coffee was the odd sparkling acidity which danced on my tongue like I had just finished eating pop rocks.

    Overall, I would recommend you try this before it sells out if it hasn’t already. A truly unique coffee in my book.

    Score:
    94/100pts

    More Info About This Coffee

    Region: Apaneca, El Salvador
    Varietal: Elephante
    Processing: Washed and sun dried
    Altitude: 1,400 m.a.s.l.
    Harvest Season/Date: December 2010-February 2011
    Cost: $22 per 10oz



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