The mighty Maragogype
Caught a quick cupping after the latte art course I was teaching today. On the table were a couple of massive Maragogypes - really huge beans. Once I remember Arno from Probat poking through some of a blend I was pulling shots with and talking about what he saw. At one point he picked up the beans, shook them next to his ear and pronounced them air cooled. Initially I was amused and later dismissed it assuming he was messing with me. After all, I remember another coffee professional recounting his delight at how easy it is to impress the average punter by picking up a handful of their espresso blend, poking it a bit, sniffing it, shaking it and then prouncouncing it “predominantly South American”.
Anyway - cheap gags aside - I was poking around these massive beans and absent mindedly shook them. They made a weird noise, like they were hollow. I grapped a handful of the estate Brazil on the table and shook that - it sounded different. I am sure that it is simply down to density and I am not thinking I am uncovering some weird coffee secret. The difference in the beans structures just seemed surprising, going by the noise. The maragogype cupped really well, really balanced and fruity - and that, I suppose, is more important.











January 30th, 2007 at 11:28 am
Great photos!
January 30th, 2007 at 11:59 am
Yep, James, you really seem determined to get the most out of that macro lens!
January 31st, 2007 at 8:18 am
Damn right I am! I love it!
At some point I might even by a 2x extender for it so things start to look a bit weird!