Roast Notes: Colombia Inga Red Honey by La Colombe

I picked up this bag-in-a-box of La Colombe’s Colombia Inga Red Honey at the La Colombe north of me. I was meeting a past colleague for coffee and a catch-up, our third attempt to make it happen after the first two got disrupted by sick kids and the usual. Steamy summer has settled into Chicago, so I was sweating as I walked up and that tipped me into drinking a cold brew while I was there. Aspects Roast Light Origin Colombia (Inga) Process Red Honey Roast Date Unspecified After I ground the beans, on the box I wrote: honey, caramel. Brew Grind Medium-Fine Method V60 pour-over Ratio 1:14 Water Temp 199°F Reading the box now, they recommend a 1:17 ratio. I almost always brew at 1:14, and I’m glad I did. At their spec, I doubt these flavors would have been strong enough for me. It makes me wonder if their house ratio is exactly why their coffee so often hits me weakly. In the cup, I taste honey, caramel, teak, and mandarin. When I closed my eyes, it brought to mind a wooden pool deck in…