Really
. . . it is not just one element, but a combination of time-honoured traditions
which produce the sublime experience of GoBarista Coffee.
Firstly . . . the bean quality. Not only should they be Arabica beans
- but the very best Arabica beans from high altitude equatorial
regions renowned for their coffee bean production.
Secondly . . . the blend. Single bean coffees are certainly interesting
but the real skill of the Torrefacteur comes into play during the blending.
Knowing the taste qualities of each type of coffee bean and how the characteristics
of each are balanced and enhanced by judicial combination with the others.
Additionally, with GoBarista, the blending is done when the beans are
green, not after they have been roasted - as is done by most coffee roasters
in Australia. In this way the individual bean flavours and characteristics
are further enhanced as they interact with each other during the roasting
process.
Finally . . . the coffee roasting process itself. If it can be done faster,
it can be done more cheaply and profits will be higher. The result is
beans which reflect the haste of their roasting - uneven colour and burnt
edges giving an unpleasant bitter taste to the coffee.
Not so with GoBarista . . . the roasting process is slow - up to three
times longer than most commercially roasted coffee, meticulous attention
given to the roasting conditions and the keen eye of the Torrefacteur
to pick the"Robe de Moine" - the end point of roasting where
the coffee beans are the colour of a French priest's clothing and have
been roasted to perfection. |