Stale Coffee Alert

Purchased at AJ'S Fine Food, Scottsdale, AZ ($13.99)

 In my quest to continue to sample coffee from all over the world I have also decided to post alerts for coffee that in my humble opinion is stale or "off" or less than satisfactory.  


Maybe the coffee beans on my alert are one bad batch or maybe they have been sitting on the shelf too long? I don't know.....
 
When I opened the package of "Mokk---a" whole bean coffee, I was surprised NOT to smell the usual fresh aroma of coffee.  I shook the package up a bit to no avail.  The smell was off.  Grinding the coffee did not make a difference either, but I did decide to continue to make a pot of coffee with these beans. 

Relegated to the garbage can.

Unfortunately, I had to throw the whole pot out.  Not even cream and sugar covered up the bad taste that actually lingered in my mouth way too long : ( 

Stumptown Coffee - Hair Bender - Portland, Oregon

Preparation:   French Press

Scores:  Scale of 1 - 10 with 10 being excellent

Aroma:   10
Balance:  10
Flavor:   10
Smoothness:  10

Likes:   Savory
              Salty
              Full Bodied
              Balanced
              Carmel
              Honey
              Citrus
              

Dislikes:  Acid feeling on empty stomach

   

Summary: Hair Bender coffee from Stumptown is delicious!  It is not the usual dark roast that I usually enjoy most, but this coffee is so flavorful it definitely scored a top "10" with me!  It is complex and long on the palate with a citrus lemony end.  I would not add cream or sugar to this coffee as it is best that it stands on its own and shines.  It is to be enjoyed slowly over good conversation or a good book....not that cup of java that you pour into your "to go" cup and race out the door!  Take some time and dust off your old french press and relish the goodness of Hair Bender.

I bought these Hair Bender whole coffee beans at Fred Meyer in Tualatin, Oregon.  It was a surprise to see them on the shelf!!!  They had a roasting date of January 12, 2015 and I bought them on January 14, 2014!!!  Getting fresh Stumptown Coffee so close to home is a plus and a bonus.