ethiopian organic sidamo

roasted up a single batch of EOS last nite.

this morning, even though it should rest 3 days, i couldn't help but brew some.

it's been a long while since i'd had single-origin espresso, but i'd heard somewhere that sidamo is a good choice. and it was a nice vienna roast, just begging to be put through silvia.

so i clicked rocky one to the left to account for the freshness, dialed silvia in to 226.5 (a guess!), ground, tamped, locked, and since i only had enough for 2 shots + 1 cup of drip, eminem ran through my head:

you've only got one shot
do not miss this opportunity, yo!

heh.

the shot was a little fast, but had tons of crema and nice color. the puck - as usual since i put in the PID - was nice and dry. the shot was spicy, bold, a little bitter in the aftertaste, but overall very good.

in the cup, it's funk-ay!

earthy, musty, unique. it says : i am not juan valdez! the filter removes a lot of body, i think. this is light and smooth in texture, though the flavor is anything but smooth.

it's coffee like this that reminds me : even though i have suck-all for a distinguished palette, occasionally i can tell the difference between regional varieties.