I tried the Old and New World combination package and was blown away. Once I ordered I was received an email asking if I had any other questions, separate from my confirmation. Paula and her company truly care about their customers. The coffee was as amazing as the service. I preferred the Old World blend. It was slightly less intense than the New World, but both were wonderful and I would highly suggest trying both!
This old world coffee was fantastic in the cup. The roast profile was rich but not over roasted. I got some citrus on the nose but berry in the cup.
i personally prefer african coffees (old world) due to their fruitiness, but i also do enjoy the more rich notes from new world beans. both coffees produced very expressive and aromatic cups with a v60 pour over. keep the beans in the bag where they stay fresh! im also a fan of how the beans are roasted right before shipment, and that the profits from at least one of them were being donated to a bigger cause.
I have grown to enjoy speciality coffee. When I see a roaster does something unique, I'm intrigued. When I see Abra only roast 2 types of coffee at a time, I get excited. I get excited because I know they are caring for the quality of the coffee over the quantity of bags sold. To me, a consumer, that means every time I drink a cup of the coffee, I am not going to be disappointed. So far, I have yet to disappointed. I don't think I will be either.
Every Shipment, the coffees are getting better and better. The coffees received this month, Myanmar and Bolivia was great, both having a great aroma, taste and full body. Keep up a good work.
This was excellent coffee! I was greatly pleased with how smooth the taste was. I also love that this specialty coffee is from small farmers that work with these roasters. Will be a returning customer.
Recently had a chance to try the Old World/New World bags (Peru/Ethiopian). Both are medium roasts and I'm very pleased. I've had a chance to brew both as espresso, chemex, French press, and aeropress. It is definitely interesting to see how the beans change between the brew methods.
In both of these instances, I think they took to espresso and chemex the best.
One major thing that I liked about Abra is the note card sent with their coffee. The info of origin and tasting notes is a great touch and their tasting notes were spot on.
Will definitely be ordering me especially with the variety offered from small batch brewing.
The coffee is great and I dig the concept of focusing on two coffees from different region. Presentation is also nice, I enjoyed reading the cards with information and tasting notes about each coffee.
I ordered their roasts from Peru and Ethiopia and loved both. I could taste the differences in each and look forward to taking new and different coffee trips around the world from the comfort of my own home all through Abra Coffee. I love the cards that come with each one describing it in detail, thoughtful and well done.
Let’s forget that the coffee is top-notch for a moment and talk about the packaging.
I order a lot of coffee online and I have to say that I have never seen a company put this much thought into the presentation of their products for their mail-order customers. From the box to the info cards, I loved it all.
Now, back to what really matters, the coffee and the people. The owners are very responsive on social media and answered my questions. I ordered the combo Old/New World pack and both are excellent. Would definitely order from them again.