Im so sad because I recently got some ethiopian coffee that smells and tastes like blueberries and its honestly my favorite so far from what Ive tried, but my wife insists that it tastes rotten. I get that everyone has different palates but how is it THAT different 😂 Im making sure to prep them the exact same way too, but she hated it two days in a row 🤦
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I see - single dosing in your future. IDK why it tastes that way to her- me, I \*love\* east African coffees. Find her something else and enjoy the single dose lifestyle.
Try a melange with something milder. It's not unusual to find Ethiopian and Brazilian coffees in an espresso blend, their flavors can strike a pleasing balance between the punchy, juicy fruitiness of the former and the mild smoothness of the latter. You can also just keep around a few different coffees, pull her shots of her favorite and drink whatever else you want. I used to worry about coffee staling, but now I just find ones with flavors I like and they're all delicious for as long as they last (4-6 weeks off roast max, they're all finished by then). Be psyched that she's into the taste and expressing her preferences! There's tons of interesting flavors in every end of the coffee spectrum.
I'm going to guess it's a natural process bean that has fermentation notes in addition to blueberry. I think some folks are more sensitive to fermentation notes than others. I'm glad to hear of blueberry notes coming from Ethiopia -- I haven't found those in way too long. I'll start looking.
Is it a light roast and she prefers something darker? Wouldn't matter where it came from if it was one of the very light roasts I would think the espresso tastes like shit.
Im pretty sure its medium light, It doesnt state what roast it is on the bag but theres just a few tan beans mixed in with more darker brown ones overall.
Is it ethiopian coffee in particular or some other coffee characteristic, like light vs dark or washed vs natural? Often I feel many of us are convinced we like or don't like a specific feature, when in reality it's hard to disentangle or pinpoint
not everyone perceives the various aromatic compounds the same, not just in coffee, but in any food.
She’s a closet racist unfortunately
I read an article about this exact same thing when my GF said she hated Ethiopian coffee beans. Apparently this is absolutely a thing with females. Kind of in the same vein as people either liking cilantro, or thinking it tastes like soap. I personally love Ethiopian beans, especially the ones that taste like blueberries
Maybe she likes coffee that tastes of coffee?
Not uncommon for natties to be perceived as “rotten fruit” tasting. See if you can get your hands on a honey processed Ethiopian and see how she likes that! Could be a good compromise: you get your fruity cup, she gets something cleaner and less processy
I’m an espresso lover who hates Ethiopian too. There is something completely specific about it that I dislike intensively and it really the only coffee like that for me (aside from dark roast which I never drink).
Try some wash beans instead of natural, fermented, etc. It doesn’t mean necessarily she dislikes Ethiopian coffee, but the process isn’t for her. In short: Try some washed Yigarscheffe.
It's like cilantro, some people love it and some people taste soap.
My parents prefer the burnt to ashes aroma and flavor of dark roast commodity coffee like Starbucks. Fruity aromas would put them off as well.
Twenty or thirty years ago it was normal to talk about the fecal notes in Ethiopian coffee. These days people talk about jasmine notes instead. Either way it's indole that is one of the distinctive aromas in Ethiopian coffee. It's entirely possibly, indeed reasonable that to your wife it just tastes like shit.
I have two sisters. The oldest will only eat milk chocolate, I like dark chocolate, and the youngest loves white chocolate. Different people, different taste. Stop giving your wife a hard time or is your marriage your way or the highway?.
Lol projecting much? How is making my wife coffee twice giving her a hard time? I thought maybe I messed something up with her shot the first time I ever tried in my life making espresso with these beans. You sound miserable af and your name isnt surprising 😂
Cause she's racist.
😂😂😂 I came in to jokingly say this
I've had multiple people tell me they don't like Ethiopian coffees. In fact before I became full coffee wanker I'm sure I said I didn't like them too. An Ethiopian natural is my go to now if I see them on the list though.
Jep me too! Had a couple of bags but i really dislike the fruityness or sourness of this type of esperesso. Stopped buying them after a few tries.
I don't like them either for some reason. I figured out my favorite is Colombian so that's all I buy now
OP, your wife might be more perceptive of processing than you. If the beans are natural or honey processed, it could impart a "funk" that your wife is perceiving.
She doesnt like ferment
Same with my wife. She maybe liked Ethiopia Bombe when it wasn’t really dialed in and with a ton or milk, but the moment I managed to extract the right flavor she went “can you make me some of that Brazil please?” (some awful Brazil I used to play with the espresso machine when I bought it). Still, it’s nice I can share the coffee with her.
Some divorces can end amicably. You have a choice here.
Same here. My wife doesn’t like fruity light roasts. Luckily our grinder has two timer settings so we don’t have to keep weighing each shot. Single dosing is annoying though! Still hoping she’ll eventually see the light and get off Italian style roasts.
See the light.. I see what you did there