Coffee pod of the day - Molto Tanzania Peaberry

Oh Molto...why did you forsake me?  This week’s coffee has been a box of Molto Tanzania Peaberry pods.  Given the fact that I think Tanzania Peaberry is one of the brightest, flavorful and awesomest coffees ever, one would think I would be gaga over this.

I am not.

Molto Tanzania Peaberry is...old-tasting.  You know how you get that particular funky taste from all old coffees, regardless of where the beans were grown?  That canned, stale kind of bitterness that masks any real flavor that may have once resided in your coffee?  These pods are fill of that.

Construction of the pods is excellent.  In fact, they’re some of the firmest, well-shaped and consistent pods I have seen.  Each one is filled to capacity with no loose grounds sloshing around inside.  Each one is uniform, the edges are all equal, in short, the machine that makes them is precise.  But the contents?  That leaves something to be desired.

The favor is somewhat hard to pin down, due to the stale factor I mentioned.  I can taste a hint of the bright, almost sweet body of Tanzania peaberry, but it’s simply overwhelmed by both the stale factor and the fact that I think these beans were roasted too long.  A good peaberry from this region will have some fruity tones to the flavor, almost cherry-like.  It will be bright (meaning somewhat acidic) and yet full-bodied, with a strong, full, smooth coffee feel in the mouth.  This Molto Tanzania Peaberry is missing all the subtly and complexity of a good Tanzania peaberry.  It;s all strength and harsh body with no...soul.  There’s no fruit, no acidity to lighten things up, just a stale flavor and something that is trying to be espresso, or maybe a dark Columbian.

On top of all that, it’s ten bucks a box at BetterCoffee.com.  Why should I pay two extra dollars over the “limited edition” price of the Gourmet Cafe version of this regional specialty?  The GC version is so far superior to this I can’t even quantify it.  Unfortunately, it’s rarely for sale, as Gourmet Cafe actually buys micro-batches of these Tanzanian beans and sells them as fast as possible.

I say stay far away from the Molto Tanzania Peaberry pods.  Not good, sirs and madams.  Not good enough for the price, anyway.  Maybe if they were $2.99 a box, I’d say pick them up for when you run out of anything better.

Posted by JimK at 04:16 PM on August 19, 2007
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