Monday 1 October 2007

GAZEBO BLEND @ STARBUCKS COFFEE

Created for summertime and iced coffee, Gazebo Blend® is an elegant assortment of East African coffees. Bright flavors are balanced with a smooth, medium body. This coffee is a seasonal offering. The rich flavor with fruit-like notes evolves as it cools - making it exhilarating served hot and delightfully refreshing over ice.

I had the chance to bring yet another coffee-master to my meeting, to introduce to us fellow Sabahans (who think anything black and sweet is coffee). It was during a buka-puasa party when Aini and her gang walked over all the way from Warisan to KKIA Pekan to introduce to us this thirst quenching blend, especially made for summertime (come to think of it, any liquid would be thirst quenching if you're thirsty from fasting the whole day!)

PHILOSOFFEE ASSESSMENT

This blend gives off really a refreshing aroma, a fragrance reminiscent of sweet smelling flowers. The aroma also does the mind an invigorating and calming effect.

Aroma 7/10 Smells like fresh flowers with a whiff of fresh cut citrus. Making the mouth waters, even as I took a deep smell in.

Acidity 7/10 Quite a high pitch zing that startles the palate. Highly sought-after sensation. After tasting Indonesian coffee for the past few packs (which are generally bolder and lower in acidity) this is a nice reintroduction of the finer things in a cup.

Body 5/10 Medium, I'd say. The coffee leaves a winy sensation that makes the mouth waters, hence cleansing the palate.

Flavour 6/10 Unmistakably citrusy , something like a ripe orange .

Aftertaste 6/10 The aftertaste gets washed off quite quickly so it is not very prominent. However this quality can be used as a palate cleanser after a heavy dinner.

PHILOSOFFEE RECOMMENDATIONS

Like I mentioned before, this is a good coffee to have after dinner. I've tried it iced as well, as recommended, and it is as good as claimed. I've put up below a recipe from starbucks on how to make it into an iced drink.

Aini doing her coffee-master thing, notice that the apron is not the usual green but black!

And this is the whole gang that came...

Iced Coffee Recipe:
Start by brewing coffee at double strength, using 1 cup (2.5 oz/71 g) of ground coffee to 3 cups (24 fl oz/710 mL) water. After brewing is complete, add 3 cups ice to the pot and let cool. Serve in a tall glass filled halfway with ice. Adjust the coffee's strength by adding water to taste. Makes about four 8 fl oz (236 mL) servings.

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