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I know there can be a big difference in Yirgacheffe's, for instance, within the YC region. Ditto for Sidamo. So this is a general question.
We use, for us, a fair amount of Yirgacheffe and it is really good stuff. Some lots of course are better than others but in general it is all really good. Recently my supplier was out of Yirgacheffe, a container was delayed, so we took Sidamo instead. While the Sidamo is less expensive this particular batch was exceptional! It was just head-and-shoulders above the Yirgacheffe. But that was it, we couldn't get any more. In fact it was just a couple bags from a small 20 bag lot they had gotten in.
So in general we thought the YC should be better than the Sid but that wasn't the case here.
What is your "in general" experience between YC and Sid? Do you find one consistently better? And did we, which is the answer I lean to, just happen to get a magical bag of Sid? Or maybe the Sid works better in our roaster -- but that seems a long-shot answer.
Let me know what you think.
We use, for us, a fair amount of Yirgacheffe and it is really good stuff. Some lots of course are better than others but in general it is all really good. Recently my supplier was out of Yirgacheffe, a container was delayed, so we took Sidamo instead. While the Sidamo is less expensive this particular batch was exceptional! It was just head-and-shoulders above the Yirgacheffe. But that was it, we couldn't get any more. In fact it was just a couple bags from a small 20 bag lot they had gotten in.
So in general we thought the YC should be better than the Sid but that wasn't the case here.
What is your "in general" experience between YC and Sid? Do you find one consistently better? And did we, which is the answer I lean to, just happen to get a magical bag of Sid? Or maybe the Sid works better in our roaster -- but that seems a long-shot answer.
Let me know what you think.