2011年夏,再試 Counter Culture Coffee

Counter Culture Coffee 是美國東岸最著名、也最優秀的精緻咖啡烘焙品牌之一,無論是生豆品質或是烘焙品質都具有相當高的水平,也是近年來我每年都要品嚐與學習的對象。上次試喝  Counter Culture Coffee 是 2o10年夏天,又過了一年,很開心又拿到從美國千里迢迢空運抵達台灣的新鮮烘焙咖啡豆,不曉得這一年來  Counter Culture Coffee 是進步?退步?還是老樣子?與往年有什麼不同?做了什麼改變?且讓我們一起來瞧瞧。

Seasonal Espresso Apollo 5.0 

Agtron#53.8/64.9 (11.1) 

上次喝到 Apollo 是一年前(2010)的夏天,去年 Espresso Apollo 才剛剛問世,短短一年時間已經從 V1.0 版發展到了 V5.0 版!想必做了不少烘焙調整與改良。Apollo 5.0 磨起來的乾香氣一整個都是今年水洗耶加雪啡常見的那股綠茶加香水檸檬氣味,如果不說,根本會以為這就是100% Yirgacheffe SOE 嘛!Apollo 5.0 已經是真正的單品義式咖啡豆(S.O Espresso),香氣表現相當地優秀,官方資料說是 100% Organic Shilicho, Sidama, Ethiopia,一磨開來就知道這是品質很好的豆子。


Agtron #53.8 / 64.9 (roast delta=11.1)

先使用華氏兩百度(攝氏93.3度)做標準沖煮測試。基本上 Apollo 5.0 仍然延續之前路線,呈現偏陰型烘焙,烘焙濃度與型態算是拿捏得宜,舒爽的輕度鹹味取代與覆蓋了尖銳清亮的果酸,使得 single espresso 喝起來顯得有 body 、舒服爽朗、而且沒有銳利的酸。耶加雪啡般的香氣占主導位置,從頭到尾連貫起來,body 意外地一點也不輕薄,還顯得稍微有點厚實。另一杯 single shot 作為底基製作卡布其諾,一如我的預期,與去年 V1.0版本一樣,加入牛奶後的整體口感及風味偏淡,咖啡味幾乎被牛奶所掩蓋,看來「加入牛奶後偏淡」已經是 Apollo 系列的固定特色了!

 


Apollo 5.0 以 Ristretto 方式沖煮效果也相當不錯

整體來說,有完整延續到 Apollo 1.0 的精神與路線主軸,經過一年的發展,body 更厚、烘焙技術也更成熟,測量出的烘焙度大幅度變淺(V1.0 的 Agtron 數據是43.3/46.3),顯然 CCC 在烘焙型態方面做了調整,使得各方面顯得更穩重及成熟。

短評:清香甜順,簡直就是水洗耶加雪啡 SO Eepresso 嘛!

Espresso La Forza 

Agtron#45.3/50.4 (5.1) 

 

La Forza 就是英文的 The Force ,也就是「力量、力道」之意,CCC 原廠將這款咖啡定調在南義式深焙,強調具有強烈的味道,建議以之沖煮濃縮咖啡後加糖飲用。打開袋子乍看之下深色油油的,似是相當深焙,取出細看才發現實際上跟我們做的「啡卡烘焙」相當,Agtron 量出數據也證實這一點,豆子四十幾、粉五十出頭,離深焙還有一段距離。

睽違一年多未試喝這款 CCC 最深烘焙的招牌義式豆,這次的 La Forza 最讓我訝異的是打開袋子一聞就可以聞到清楚的「焦油味」,聞起來覺得應該是我們要報廢倒掉的豆子。磨細一些焦油味更濃,顯得有點可怕。之前喝過的 La Forza 並沒有焦味及油味,會不會這次拿到烘焙品管疏漏的瑕疵品了?

用浸泡法杯測,沖入熱水後蒸冒出明顯的非洲豆風味,顯然配方以大量高品質非洲豆作為風味主軸,例如盧安達、肯亞、衣索比亞,非洲豆的香ˋ氣之後帶著拉丁美洲咖啡豆的溫和熟果甜香。很慶幸實際入口後,原先令我擔心的焦油味道不太明顯,只佔配角的角色,整體口感表現比起一年前(2010年中旬)更爽朗、以及較少的甜味及厚度。

用華氏兩百度沖煮濃縮咖啡,單份濃縮咖啡比去年版本顯得更容易入口,爽朗的微苦,透出大量非洲豆的香氣,焦味仍然有,但是比我預期的程度低很多。加入牛奶製作卡布的表現也與往年有很大差異,較不厚重,顯得比較爽朗柔和。很顯然地,CCC 對旗下的每一款義式咖啡用豆都做了烘焙方面的調整,今年將往年矯往過正的部份全部做了大幅度拉回修正,感受到他們對烘焙的持續改進,很高興大家都在同一條路上,默默地努力,越做越好,提供顧客一年比一年更好的品質!

短評:感受得到追求烘焙水平進步的誠意,請繼續加油!

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