Colombia la Golondrina – Counter Culture August 14, 2008
Another Counter Culture gets a turn, this time their Colombia la Golondrina. I’ve always loved Colombian coffee, the Colombia Supremo is probably the coffee most popular coffee blend in the US. It’s what normal coffee tastes like, usually a medium-dark roast, nice level taste. It’s the one with Juan Valdez on the packaging, the logo of Colombian coffee.
This coffee is from the same region, but from a single farm. I read a bit about it on the Counter Culture site. They say the Colombia Supremo we all know is actually a mix of a bunch of Colombian coffee farms, which together creates the taste we’re used to. However, there’s some really good farms out there which if separated from the rest of the beans, really shine.
First sip I didn’t think anything of it. It’s just normal coffee, nothing to write home about. Then I got a little more into it, and the flavors started coming out. I’m not a professional taster or anything, but I swear I taste some dark chocolate in this. Nothing too overpowering, like the stuff my Mother in law gets from Sam’s Club, just a subtle hint of chocolate.
I’m gonna give this coffee a good rating, but not great. It’s really just a middle of the row, good quality coffee to me. Maybe good for a mid day espresso, it’s got that kind of smoothness. I wouldn’t want this for my breakfast cup during the week, there’s no get up and go here.
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