Derek777
Well-known member
well, im not only a tackle junkie, im a coffee junkie too.
esquired started it all with a little cup of fresh ground joe at his house last year. it was a store bought brand, cant remember which, but it was so delicious, and was miles above the folgers we were using at the time. in typical fashion, i took his inspiration and maxed it out to the limit!
for my wifes birthday, i bought her a coffee grinder, and a bag of starbucks beans, and away we went. weve tried every starbucks type there is, and started branching out to different smaller companies to see what they had to offer.
ive tried starbucks, green mountain, bucks county coffee, and a couple of other i cant remember so far, but now ive found a little local company that has THE best coffee ive ever tasted. the company is called Torreo, and its located on rhawn street in philly. it is a very small operation, but roasts very high quality coffee for basically the price of a bag of starbucks beans. now that ive tried this coffee, im so jaded when it comes to regular coffee, ala dunkin donuts, wawa or even starbucks that i wont even buy coffee that i havent ground fresh and brewed fresh in my own home.
the torreo website: https://torreo.com
heres a couple of reviews of their coffee roasts: https://www.coffeereview.com/review.cfm?ID=1311
Torreo Coffee Roasters Huila Typica San Agustin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Reviewed: February 2007
Overall Rating: 93 points
Aroma: 8
Acidity: 9
Body: 7
Flavor: 9
Aftertaste: 8
Roast (Agtron): Medium-Light (62/74)
Origin: San Agust?n growing region, Huila Department, southern Colombia
Notes: Growing areas east of the Andes in the southern Colombia Department of Huila are particularly admired for their fine coffees. Typica is one of the oldest, and, until recently, most widely grown variety of arabica in Latin America. More than any other varietal it is associated with the classic high-grown Latin-American cup profile represented here: boldly but sweetly acidy with the simple yet pure perfumes of coffee flowers and fruit. Torreo Coffee Roasters is a Philadelphia-based small-batch artisan roasting company specializing in high-end coffees brought to light to medium roast levels designed to foreground the character of the green coffees. Visit www.torreo.com or call 888-286-7736 for more information.
Blind Assessment: Sweetly tart aroma complicated by coffee fruit (think pie cherries) and hints of cedar and cocoa. The cup is dominated by a giddily sweet, buoyantly intense acidity with continued notes of fresh coffee fruit and flowers. Short but rich finish.
Who should drink it: Coffee classicists and purists.
Torreo Coffee Roasters El Salvador Los Planes Pacamara
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overall Rating: 96 points
Aroma: 9
Acidity: 10
Body: 9
Flavor: 9
Aftertaste: 10
Roast (Agtron): Medium-Light (58/71)
Origin: El Salvador
Notes: A prize winner in the 2006 El Salvador Cup of Excellence competition, where as a green (unroasted) coffee it placed second out of hundreds of entries, attracting a score of 93.52 from an international jury. Produced from trees of the Pacamara variety at an elevation of approximately 5,300 feet by farmer Sergio Edmundo Ticas Reyes on the Los Planes farm. While El Salvador is rightly famous for consistently producing excellent coffee from the traditional Bourbon variety of Arabica, it has lately become famous for a smaller production of high-altitude pacamara (a cross of the large-beaned Maragogipe variety with the local variety Pacas). Torreo Coffee Roasters is a Philadelphia-based small-batch artisan roasting company specializing in high-end coffees brought to light to medium roast levels designed to foreground the character of the green coffees. Visit www.torreo.com or call 888-286-7736 for more information.
Blind Assessment: Chocolate and citrus on the break. Regal acidity, complex flavors of chocolate, citrus and herbs. A powerful, intense and demanding cup. Haunting, persistent finish. Perfect roast of this especially challenging bean. What great coffee is all about.
Who should drink it: Anyone who can find it and afford it.
esquired started it all with a little cup of fresh ground joe at his house last year. it was a store bought brand, cant remember which, but it was so delicious, and was miles above the folgers we were using at the time. in typical fashion, i took his inspiration and maxed it out to the limit!
for my wifes birthday, i bought her a coffee grinder, and a bag of starbucks beans, and away we went. weve tried every starbucks type there is, and started branching out to different smaller companies to see what they had to offer.
ive tried starbucks, green mountain, bucks county coffee, and a couple of other i cant remember so far, but now ive found a little local company that has THE best coffee ive ever tasted. the company is called Torreo, and its located on rhawn street in philly. it is a very small operation, but roasts very high quality coffee for basically the price of a bag of starbucks beans. now that ive tried this coffee, im so jaded when it comes to regular coffee, ala dunkin donuts, wawa or even starbucks that i wont even buy coffee that i havent ground fresh and brewed fresh in my own home.
the torreo website: https://torreo.com
heres a couple of reviews of their coffee roasts: https://www.coffeereview.com/review.cfm?ID=1311
Torreo Coffee Roasters Huila Typica San Agustin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Reviewed: February 2007
Overall Rating: 93 points
Aroma: 8
Acidity: 9
Body: 7
Flavor: 9
Aftertaste: 8
Roast (Agtron): Medium-Light (62/74)
Origin: San Agust?n growing region, Huila Department, southern Colombia
Notes: Growing areas east of the Andes in the southern Colombia Department of Huila are particularly admired for their fine coffees. Typica is one of the oldest, and, until recently, most widely grown variety of arabica in Latin America. More than any other varietal it is associated with the classic high-grown Latin-American cup profile represented here: boldly but sweetly acidy with the simple yet pure perfumes of coffee flowers and fruit. Torreo Coffee Roasters is a Philadelphia-based small-batch artisan roasting company specializing in high-end coffees brought to light to medium roast levels designed to foreground the character of the green coffees. Visit www.torreo.com or call 888-286-7736 for more information.
Blind Assessment: Sweetly tart aroma complicated by coffee fruit (think pie cherries) and hints of cedar and cocoa. The cup is dominated by a giddily sweet, buoyantly intense acidity with continued notes of fresh coffee fruit and flowers. Short but rich finish.
Who should drink it: Coffee classicists and purists.
Torreo Coffee Roasters El Salvador Los Planes Pacamara
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overall Rating: 96 points
Aroma: 9
Acidity: 10
Body: 9
Flavor: 9
Aftertaste: 10
Roast (Agtron): Medium-Light (58/71)
Origin: El Salvador
Notes: A prize winner in the 2006 El Salvador Cup of Excellence competition, where as a green (unroasted) coffee it placed second out of hundreds of entries, attracting a score of 93.52 from an international jury. Produced from trees of the Pacamara variety at an elevation of approximately 5,300 feet by farmer Sergio Edmundo Ticas Reyes on the Los Planes farm. While El Salvador is rightly famous for consistently producing excellent coffee from the traditional Bourbon variety of Arabica, it has lately become famous for a smaller production of high-altitude pacamara (a cross of the large-beaned Maragogipe variety with the local variety Pacas). Torreo Coffee Roasters is a Philadelphia-based small-batch artisan roasting company specializing in high-end coffees brought to light to medium roast levels designed to foreground the character of the green coffees. Visit www.torreo.com or call 888-286-7736 for more information.
Blind Assessment: Chocolate and citrus on the break. Regal acidity, complex flavors of chocolate, citrus and herbs. A powerful, intense and demanding cup. Haunting, persistent finish. Perfect roast of this especially challenging bean. What great coffee is all about.
Who should drink it: Anyone who can find it and afford it.