Remember that stuff???
The rare and very expensive coffee form a certain island in Sumatra. You know... the kind where this little critter comes along, eats the ripe coffee berry, then poops out the intack bean, at which time, locals gather the beans from the forest floor. Yeap!!! that's the stuff, it's said that the digestive system of the critter starts a fermentaion proccess on the coffee bean, which enhances the flavor of the coffee, giving it a unique flavor unlike any other coffee in the whole entire world. BINGO!!!
Remember Carl and Lori?...
Carl was the Tolowa Indian that gave a talk about his tribe and even sang us an Indian song. (You had to be there)
Yeap... They were the ones that brought that special coffee to the IRG!!!
Well...
Joanie and I took a mini vacation, along with my kids, up into the Southern coastal area of Oregon this past weekend.
We hooked up with Carl and Lori for a short visit along the way in Smith River, CA
I've been itchin' all these months to get my hands on some more of that stuff, so I asked them where they bought it.
Lori told me where I could get it while in Oregon and she also told me something else...
Turns out...
It was just another one of their practical jokes they pulled on us!!!
She told me to buy a regular blend of this brand and add in a touch of Carmel Swirl Blend. (Remember that fermented chocolate taste we were tasting at the IRG???)
I came home with a bunch of Kona Blend and some Carmel Swirl Blend from KIVU Coffee Company, headquartered in Portland Oregon. (We bought it at the Fred Meyer Store in Brookings, Oregon)
I've been enjoying it very much this past week, but I gotta say...
Although the tatse is exactly like I remember at the IRG, it just doesn't seem to have the same magic that it did in the redwoods.
Welp... I guess I can still look forward to trying the real deal someday.