Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Merchants of Green Coffee (2 Matilda St)


This place strikes me as being off the beaten path, but looks are deceiving. Upon entering the store I see burlap bags of raw coffee beans and hardly any food for sale - it's obvious the focus is strictly on the java here. The whole place smells of the lively richness of fresh roasted beans - I'm in heaven!

Double espresso (short):

Appearance
Served in Italian demi tasse. Dark syrupy with marbled creama.

Aroma
Carrying the shots to my table the intoxicating rich aroma tickles my nose. Pretty balanced warm spicy/sweet with light earthiness.

Taste
Very balanced and satisfying shots that again have a slight earthiness to them. Zero bitterness, and a nice smooth mouthfeel with a hint of roasty goodness right at the finish. This is high quality stuff - everything is balanced and there's a lot of rich dark chocolate flavour.

I think this is the day of awesome coffee as this one is excellent too and just a bit better than the last one. I can't find a flaw with it actually - superb!

5/5

Well, roasting their own beans and therefore keeping a tight grip on quality control really pay off here.

This place has a solid focus on the quality if their coffee and they do it really well. I definitely recommend it.

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