A Matter of Concrete Reviews
Rotterdam
4.54(13)
All Reviews(13)
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Expert Picks Series376 roasts rated, avg score of 4.96
5.00 - Average
"This was my favorite of the 10 Leaderboard coffees that I was given."
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Theo Chan, Managing Editor1857 roasts rated, avg score of 4.31
5.00 - Average
5.00 - Aroma
5.00 - Finish
5.00 - Flavor
5.00 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
So trippy. Had Pink Bourbon from Modcup and AMOC, two great roasters and just blown away by these beans. Their flavor is so distinctive you can taste the clear, fruity, tropical flavors in the latte. Its very appealing and unique.Cupping Method:New York Coffee Festival. Had it in a Minor Figures oat milk latte
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Victoria S-C831 roasts rated, avg score of 4.34
5.00 - Average
I give this 7 out of 5 stars. Amazing! -
Theo Chan, Managing Editor
1857 roasts rated, avg score of 4.31
4.50 - Average
Sweet balanced, honey. Orange. Marmalade. Chocolate. Super floral, rose. -
Scott Greenaway175 roasts rated, avg score of 4.27
4.50 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
4.00 - Finish
5.00 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
4.00 - Balance
An interesting roast that with a unique flavor profile. It presents with a certain earthiness, with notes of tobacco and a lightly floral hibiscus. -
Victoria S-C
831 roasts rated, avg score of 4.34
4.50 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
Sweet aroma, balanced, citrus, floral -
Q Reviews86 roasts rated, avg score of 4.49
4.50 - Average
The dry aroma is very sweet with cocoa a hint of lime. Theres a medicinal note in there too but its not unpleasant, more tea like and slightly metallic. The flavour is very good, there is Lemon, Almond quite a bit of mixed nuttiness and black tea like Assam. Its not massively complex and it doesnt burst with fruit and florals but the balance between soft citric acidity and sweetness is outstanding. Understated quality this, and a great job from the roaster.Cupping Method:Follow @the_qreview on Instagram for photos and the full post.
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Theo Chan, Managing Editor
1857 roasts rated, avg score of 4.31
4.50 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
4.50 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
4.50 - Balance
Leaderboard blind tasting.
Medium small beans. Uniform, attractive roast with a few peaberries.
Black tea, cranberry, tamarind, pomelo notes. Pretty interesting coffee. Wouldn't have guessed Sumatran in a thousand years. -
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Theo Chan, Managing Editor
1857 roasts rated, avg score of 4.31
4.50 - Average
5.00 - Aroma
4.00 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
4.00 - Acidity
4.00 - Balance
Incredible sweet aroma, especially post grind.
In the cup, very rose plus some lychee and passionfruit. Mid-palate there's a sort of grapefruit note that's not quite bright enough in the acidity for me. A good amount of natural sweetness and a smooth pleasant mouthfeel, like a drop of honey was added.
This is very close to being one of those sensational processed coffees, but just doesn't quite over the line for me.Cupping Method:93C and 18:1 on the v60, 4 equal pours worked best. Hotter and more concentrated accentuated the grapefruit.
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Theo Chan, Managing Editor
1857 roasts rated, avg score of 4.31
4.50 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
4.00 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
4.00 - Balance
This is a very interesting coffee that has a different mouthfeel as liberica. It's very floral, and I think has a sort of rose turkish delight character to it. It's very full body, complex, woody, floral, creamy, a little smoky.
It's clearly a very well-curated coffee that represents the varietal to a T. It's more something I'd want to drink every once in awhile than all the time.Cupping Method:Leaderboard Season 18, Coffee #7
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Theo Chan, Managing Editor
1857 roasts rated, avg score of 4.31
4.00 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
4.00 - Finish
4.00 - Flavor
4.00 - Acidity
4.00 - Balance
I tried this coffee as part of the Leaderboard Coffee game, season 10, coffee #7.
I don't believe I ever had Laurina, so that was cool. It was a blind tasting, and of the 10 coffees (all of which were above 4 stars) I rated this one the lowest. I felt like it might have been low-caffeine otherwise and should have used that guess either decaf or low-caff in the game.
In any case, I got brown sugar, sugar cane, black tea, and a touch of nutmeg, in a way that was aromatic but a little bit disjointed. I think it had some of the characteristic Indonesia earthiness and spice. It just didn't flow the way you want a complex specialty light roast.
I've heard amazing things about AMOC as a roaster and appreciate this fun out of the box journey even if it isn't necessarily what I'm looking for every morning.Cupping Method:Hario v60 pourover
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Victoria S-C
831 roasts rated, avg score of 4.34
4.00 - Average
Some interesting flavors, like pepperoncini and olive at the beginning, and then fruity.
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This is a very interesting coffee that has a different mouthfeel as liberica. It's very floral, and I think has a sort of rose turkish delight character to it. It's very full body, complex, woody, floral, creamy, a little smoky. It's clearly a very well-curated coffee that represents the varietal to a T. It's more something I'd want to drink every once in awhile than all the time.
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Incredible sweet aroma, especially post grind. In the cup, very rose plus some lychee and passionfruit. Mid-palate there's a sort of grapefruit note that's not quite bright enough in the acidity for me. A good amount of natural sweetness and a smooth pleasant mouthfeel, like a drop of honey was added. This is very close to being one of those sensational processed coffees, but just doesn't quite over the line for me.
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Very good!
