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.
Here in Vietnam, there has been a upsurge of specialty coffee production in the last decade or so. In the last 5 years it seems that it has expanded into specialty robusto also plus liberica and some heirloom varieties.
Some of it is surprisingly tasty.