Happy Valentines Day!!!

One of my favorite sites surprised me with an early Valentines Day post. Of course with all the amazing ideas you’d need a few days’ heads up to organize them. One of my favorites, and one I’m thinking about executing, is the coffee paring idea.

“If you're in charge of the dinner plans that evening and you decide
you're staying in, try your hand at coffee pairing… If you have a french press
or vacuum press, make sure to utilize it; the ensuing coffee will hold flavors
that otherwise would have been left behind. Also note that it's always safer to
pair coffee with desserts then with non-desserts, so unless you're feeling
confident don't do coffee and dinner (experiment with pairing at a time of less
pressure).”

Valentines Day is a chocolaty, sweet, flavorful, romantic day that vast numbers of people attempt to make unique and special for that one “someone” in there life. A perfect pairing then, I think, for this romantic holiday would be Café Verona. This Columbian blend of rich dark roasted coffee has a slight coco-ish flavor. Granted it’s hard to distinguish if you’ve never done a coffee tasting before, but trust me on this one. Interestingly the reason this blend has a subtle coco taste is because when shipped, the coffee and coco beans often get mixed together on accident (coffee and coco beans look very similar before roasting). Therefore, as you might have guessed, Café Verona pairs excellently with chocolate. So this Valentines Day perhaps try your hand at a coffee pairing, there will be piles of chocolate handy!

How To:

After brewing for four minutes in a French press, take a small sample, fist swirl and smell, next taste, finally sample your chosen pairing, and try the coffee again. Note how it changes the flavor of the coffee and sample. Enjoy!