Comments on: 10kg left of the Cascara http://www.squaremileblog.com/2008/11/10/10kg-left-of-the-cascara/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:54:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Yara http://www.squaremileblog.com/2008/11/10/10kg-left-of-the-cascara/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Yara Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:42:59 +0000 http://www.squaremileblog.com/?p=50#comment-221 So I was serving you Cascara at one coffee event here in Prague and as far as I can tell people really enjoyed it ... and I do very much too:) Lots of questions regarding the caffeine content...how significant is it in the dried pulp? So I was serving you Cascara at one coffee event here in Prague and as far as I can tell people really enjoyed it … and I do very much too:) Lots of questions regarding the caffeine content…how significant is it in the dried pulp?

]]> By: James Hoffmann http://www.squaremileblog.com/2008/11/10/10kg-left-of-the-cascara/comment-page-1/#comment-159 James Hoffmann Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:43:10 +0000 http://www.squaremileblog.com/?p=50#comment-159 The coffee was producing using Aida's Pasa method. The cherries are dried on the tree past ripe and the picked, sorted to remove any rotten/fermented cherries and then dried further on patios. Counter Culture Coffee have been selling the Pasa coffee, and a few different companies got some of the Cascara. We think it can be very tasty when brewed just right - though I can imagine it producing a very different taste depending on how it was processed. The coffee was producing using Aida’s Pasa method. The cherries are dried on the tree past ripe and the picked, sorted to remove any rotten/fermented cherries and then dried further on patios. Counter Culture Coffee have been selling the Pasa coffee, and a few different companies got some of the Cascara.

We think it can be very tasty when brewed just right – though I can imagine it producing a very different taste depending on how it was processed.

]]> By: Heath Henley http://www.squaremileblog.com/2008/11/10/10kg-left-of-the-cascara/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Heath Henley Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:13:46 +0000 http://www.squaremileblog.com/?p=50#comment-158 Okay, so I tried the Cascara today - 20g in a 1 lt. french press (w/o the plunger of course). The first cups were pretty light in flavor - certainly sweet, but without much character. I feel like it was under-extracted, so I left half the water in the press and let it sit for another 4 minutes. This cup was much stronger - perhaps a hint over-extracted. I got a distinct ginger aroma, cranberry acidity, and some finishing notes of apricot. Very interesting! I've heard from people who have tried this at our farm, and they grimaced when I mentioned the idea. The note they had was that it tasted like vinegar, which I can see lurking behind the cranberries I tasted. Was there any particular method to the drying process? Okay, so I tried the Cascara today – 20g in a 1 lt. french press (w/o the plunger of course).

The first cups were pretty light in flavor – certainly sweet, but without much character. I feel like it was under-extracted, so I left half the water in the press and let it sit for another 4 minutes. This cup was much stronger – perhaps a hint over-extracted. I got a distinct ginger aroma, cranberry acidity, and some finishing notes of apricot. Very interesting!

I’ve heard from people who have tried this at our farm, and they grimaced when I mentioned the idea. The note they had was that it tasted like vinegar, which I can see lurking behind the cranberries I tasted.

Was there any particular method to the drying process?

]]> By: James Hoffmann http://www.squaremileblog.com/2008/11/10/10kg-left-of-the-cascara/comment-page-1/#comment-150 James Hoffmann Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:32:13 +0000 http://www.squaremileblog.com/?p=50#comment-150 Hi Alex We are working on getting it from two different farms because we are as curious as you! No promises - but we'll try our best. Hi Alex

We are working on getting it from two different farms because we are as curious as you! No promises – but we’ll try our best.

]]> By: Alex Redgate http://www.squaremileblog.com/2008/11/10/10kg-left-of-the-cascara/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Alex Redgate Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:40:48 +0000 http://www.squaremileblog.com/?p=50#comment-149 Really gonna be portioning myself now :-S as I love this stuff. Would be interested if it's possible to get some from other estates to see if the taste difference is as noticable as it is with coffee. Really hoping you get some next year so I can get some more. --Alex Really gonna be portioning myself now :-S as I love this stuff.

Would be interested if it’s possible to get some from other estates to see if the taste difference is as noticable as it is with coffee.

Really hoping you get some next year so I can get some more.

–Alex

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