There is a small café called La Colombe a block from my place of work. A couple of my co-workers are adamant that La Colombe serves the best coffee they’ve ever had, so, as an appreciator of the finer things in life I was forced to try La Colombe’s black liquor for myself. I was running out of coffee for my French press and so decided to stop by La Colombe to replenish my stash. La Colombe has several blends of coffee so I enquired which blend they used for their drip coffee in the café (this would be, of course, the blend my co-workers had been ranting and raving about). Having been informed it was the
Returning home I did not waste time in brewing myself (or pressing myself, not sure of terminology here) a few cups. My first hint that this was going to be a fine brew was the light mocha colored foam that appeared naturally at the top of the press. The coffee is extremely aromatic and the scent quickly wafted through my entire apartment, causing my roommate to scurry over for his share of freshly pressed libation. The first taste of the coffee was a little distressing; it had a strong acidic nature to it. I decided to let the coffee settle for a minute and then taste again. Boy was I happy I did that. On the second tasting (which was literally only about a minute after the first) the acidic tone had melted into the background, playing a supporting role for the other flavors that had become more pronounced. The
La Colombe is definitely my kind of company. They think very highly of themselves, which is a must for any purveyor of fine merchandise. I especially like their Raison d’Etre on their website: “La Colombe will consistently provide the finest quality coffee to establishments which display a real interest in serving premium grade products to their clientele. We strive to be the premier coffee roasting company in the
An aside: the leftover coffee is wonderful on ice with some cream.