I decided to try a small bag of mostly robusta coffee after a pleasant surprise at a Vietnamese restaurant.
It was, and is fantastic. It is a major flavour departure from Arabica so for those of you set in your ways, it might not be for you. The flavour is hard to describe, but the taste and aroma are very strong and immediately recognizable. The smell is very sweet and earthy. The flavour is like … spiced stonefruit.
The restaurant served it with sweetened condensed milk and it was amazing. At home I drink it black.
If you’re in for something different, worth a try.
This is sadly always my experience with robusta. Ive tried to like it. I have had “specialty” robusta on a few occasions from roasters who had a reputation for doing nice things with it.
It’s just not my bag. If/when arabica succumbs to climate change, I will probably stop drinking coffee