The Coffee Concierge took a stroll around the Food & Hotel Asia 2008 Exhibition at Singapore Expo last week. Naturally the Coffee Concierge sampled some of the coffee being handed out by the various coffee companies. This was of course taken strictly as an educational trip (other than the odd dollop of absolutely yummy gelato which in no way could one politely refuse).
The Coffee Concierge began to learn a little more about coffee. As it turned out, Boncafe has a sizeable pavilion and had two baristas hard at work turning out mainly cappucinos with magnificent examples of latte art (cf later post). However, the Coffee Concierge, mindful of his duties, stuck to asking for an expresso which he regards as the acid test (pun intended) of a coffee house.
The expresso had a nice strong, dark aroma. The crema was a beautiful golden brown and it stayed put for a good few minutes. The coffee had some body to it but it was not particularly full bodied. The taste itself was smoky, slightly sour down the sides of the mouth. There was some bitterness but not unpleasantly so. There was little complexity of flavour. Overall, while it was freshly ground and made, it was not that great.
Price: not applicable since these were trade samples
Flavour: **
Aroma: **
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