The Return of the Peaberry (Misha's)

Alright, its time to take a stab the second bag of coffee I picked up at Misha's Coffee when I was in Alexandria, Virginia for a trademark law seminar.  Earlier in this blog, I took a look at Jim's Organic Coffee's Tanzanian Peaberry.  Just a refresher, a peaberry is a mutant coffee berry where only one bean forms in the coffee cherry.  The smaller sized bean can pack a very full flavor.  Misha's Tanzanian Peaberry is "Full City Roasted" as described on their website:

http://mishascoffee.com/african-varietals/26-tanzania-peaberry.html

I'm going to guess that this means it's medium roast.  Color wise, its close to the Metropolis Prospero.  They have a delightful smell.  These peaberrys have a tinge of wine mixed with an earthy scent.


The beans were coarse ground and brewed in a french press with water heated to 190 degrees.  Steeping took 4.5 minutes.  The elixir in the press was a magnificent rosy brown shade with a light colored crema.  Yum!   This makes me want coffee while I write this.


I really loved this coffee.  It had been roasted only a day or so before I purchased it and the flavors and acidity filled my palate with sumptuous wine notes.   I think the wine component came through more fter brewing and overall the taste and "perk" was very concentrated.  My opinion is that Misha's peaberrys have more of that wine flavor than Jim's Organic Coffee.

 I highly recommend Misha's peaberrys the next time you find yourself in Old Town.  I would have loved to have had more time to try more of their different varietals but that means I just have something new to look forward to the next time I'm in that part of the country.