Colombian coffees are low on my list of favorite regions. That preference has been tested since I joined Trade Coffee. This is my third installment from them, from Anodyne Coffee, and the second coffee from Colombia that has surprised me with its flavors.
This is currently what I’m drinking… mostly. I still have a subscription to Angel’s Cup Coffee, which sends me blind samples, helping me to refine my palate enough to determine origins and even regions of the coffees I try. That has been a very helpful resource for me.
But Trade Coffee sends me full bags instead of samples. And most recently, this coffee from Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. has been very impressive.
When I received this bag, I wasn’t sure what they meant by the name ”Anodyne.” Fortunately, they put a series of definitions on the back of the bag. Adjective: 1) Capable of soothing or eliminating pain. 2) Relaxing. Noun: 1) A medicine that relieves pain. 2) A source of soothing comfort.
Sounds like they have a high view of the medicinal properties of caffeine!
Regardless, their coffee was an excellent example from a region that may be growing on my little by little. I have stated before that Colombian coffees are not high on my list of preferential coffees to drink. And yet, this is the second roaster that has challenged that opinion.
This particular coffee is a washed bean from the Santander region of Columbia, from Hacienda La Pradera. I tried various methods of brewing as I worked through this bag, and found that my Hario V60 pourover produced the most pleasing results.
