I buy beans here in Hanoi from a specialty roaster named Viet Beans Coffee. They exclusively use beans grown in Vietnam and have a large variety of bean types with washed, honey, or natural processing options being most common from different regions of Vietnam. Some times experimental processing is offered. The roast level is traditional light roast unless otherwise requested. They don’t normally do Nordic light, ultra light, or more roasted than medium.
This is the bean I am currently enjoying at work using a Clever Dripper and Fellow Opus grinder.
The flavor notes are pretty much exactly what I am getting in the cup.
Can you put those beans in a grinder? If not how are you supposed to grind them? Asking because in the electric grinder that comes integrated on my espresso machine, the instructions clearly states not to put caramelized beans inside or else it will break the grinder. I’ve been wondering for a time what caramelized beans were supposed to be until I saw your post.
Yes, they are normal coffee beans. Honey process means leaving some of the coffee fruit on the beans when drying.
I had to look that one up - I’ve had that process before and found them definitely too sweet - but I didn’t know exactly what was involved.
Not sure I’d be big on sweet, (I don’t add anything to what I drink) but this sounds cool.
I thought that the flavor profile was pretty unusual compared to more typical processes. I would try them once if you often try different beans.
Yeah, definitely sounds like it’d be worth trying. I have my favorites I keep regularly. But I’m always up to see if there is something I might like better or at least in rotation
Sweet is relative to the flavor of a roasted bean. It is flavor note and not sweet like a sugary drink.
Ah OK, that makes me want to try it more than if it had been sugar sweet.