Ardi Natural - Timbertrain Coffee Roasters

The Coffee

Roaster: Timbertrain - Vancouver B.C. 

Region: Sidama, Ethiopia

Varietal: Heirloom G1
Processing: Natural
Demographic: Natural lovers, Natural haters, coffee nerds

Brew Rating: 90/100
Espresso Rating: 90/100
Overall Rating: 90/100

Filter Brew

Location: Spokane

Brew Method: V60

Ratio: 19g Coffee - 300g water

Time: 2:40

             Meet Ardi. This Sidama Heirloom is easily one of the best Natural processed coffees I’ve ever had. This is one of those “wow” moment coffees that are frequently sought but not frequently found in the coffee community. Coffee nerds behold! 

As brewed coffee the taste is as clean as a high end washed process while still revealing peeks at the Natural processed inherently sweet berry taste. The cup is incredibly complex. Starts off hot with light cane sugar sweetness up front leaving the palate with a blueberry pie aftertaste. As it cools it reveals blackberry jam with the complexity still present in the form of a black tea. If it was a meal, it would be like an English muffin with blackberry jam and your Gram’s favorite black tea. Maybe throw in a small bowl of blueberries. With some cream. Maybe sprinkle sugar? Yeah. 

On espresso this coffee requires one to grind a tad fine. 

Espresso Parameters

Espresso Machine: Linea Classic - La Marzocco

Grinder: EK43 - Mahlkonig

Ratio: 20g In - 60g Out

Time: 30 seconds

           At these parameters I picked up on an incredibly creamy mouthfeel, hints of coco, syrupy sweetness, and a dried blueberry taste serving as the backbone of the espresso. If it were a meal it would be like having a blueberry pie with a bar of chocolate to finish off. Served probably some more of Gram's tea. Cause your still at Gram's house. 

Easily one of the best Naturals I have ever had. First sips might be a let down on count of the dry aromas dried blueberry nature until you realize you were stupid for thinking this was going to be a typical natural. That being said, for people who are anti natural processed this is an enlightening experience, and for Natural lovers you will either love it for tasting so clean/complex or hate it cause the mouthfeel isn’t as thick as you.

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Give it a try!

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(Coffee available as of 12/2/2015)

Timbertrain Coffee Roasters - Ardi Natural

 Thanks for reading! 

-JH