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2009-03-19
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Had tried some more coffees at Initial Cafe's coffee and I now think its only fair if I upgrade them to an EQUAL NO.1 Cafe in HK, along with some other ones. I guess there are 2 reasons. 1) Is that I actually found the baristas to be quite consistent in 'coffee making' than some other shops in HK, especially those with rotating baristas. 2) 2ndly, on some later visits, the coffee(s) did not have some inherent problems which I spoke of previously, especially the slight lingering bitterness bit w
I guess there are 2 reasons.
1) Is that I actually found the baristas to be quite consistent in 'coffee making' than some other shops in HK, especially those with rotating baristas.
2) 2ndly, on some later visits, the coffee(s) did not have some inherent problems which I spoke of previously, especially the slight lingering bitterness bit which affected prior experiences. However, the bit where the milk can still overpower the coffee a little still holds true, although luckily for them, the blending characteristics here makes it work with milk very well.
The coffee served at Initial Cafe is actually quite unique in Hong Kong, I've had similar 'proximity styles' of coffee locally, but here its blended and roasted very well as a PACKAGE together and I've not had it anywhere else in HK yet. It has a malty, caramel, hazelnut, roasty character, plus slight savouriness to it, with a 'long lingering albeit monotone' finish. Due to the 'quoted' last reason, I think its much better in the milk coffees than their Espressos, as the rather complex yet too close in profiles flavours are able to be drawn out slowly through the milk dilution? The tongue simply can't detect the multiple layers in the espresso in its strong state, with only subtle differences between its hidden characters - does it make sense?
If anyone has been to New Zealand or Melbourne - to me, Initial Cafe's coffee tastes nearly identical to certain cafes over there serving Coffee Supreme coffee.... I can't remember if its the signature Coffee Supreme's Supreme blend or another blend (Victoria?) off memory, but I've certainly had the same experiences from shops utilizing Coffee Supreme over there...
If that last bit helps anyone at all, wanting to know what to expect
UPGRADED TO EQUAL 1ST COFFEE SHOP IN HONG KONG.
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