{"id":837,"date":"2015-10-17T20:07:06","date_gmt":"2015-10-18T03:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themodernbarista.com\/?p=837"},"modified":"2015-10-25T23:45:15","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T06:45:15","slug":"ethiopia-bitta-farm-paired-with-banana-berry-gummies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themodernbarista.com\/index.php\/2015\/10\/17\/ethiopia-bitta-farm-paired-with-banana-berry-gummies\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia Bitta Farm with banana & berry gummies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ethiopiaI have been tracking Ethiopia Bitta Farm\u00a0at the roastery. To see it unloaded, destoned, roasted and bagged for reserve stores is incredible. To see how many different hands touch the coffee in this final stage, before it\u00a0reaches us at the store. These are my favorite kinds of tastings, to piece together a story, as I am watching the coffee unfold in front of me.<\/p>\n

Sometimes the coffee stirs you…<\/p>\n

This coffee comes from the Kaffa region, where legend has it this is where curious goats gnawed berries from shrubs and experienced a surge of energy. When the goatherd tried the berries himself, coffee was discovered. Each bean is a direct descendant of legend.<\/p>\n

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Every once in a while, a coffee will come around that I become so emotionally invested in, I feel I have a great responsibility to tell the story of this coffee, to tell the history of coffee, and deliver a pairing that celebrates each hand that has come in contact with this coffee. The farmers, the roasters, the designers. The last ten feet are in my hands…<\/p>\n

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..now roasting<\/p><\/div>\n

I spent several weeks brainstorming. Each visit to the Roastery would bring more inspiration and ideas, but what really stuck with me about this coffee is the gorgeous watercolor artwork. The striking reds and greens, this image brought the coffee to life for me, and I really wanted to make that the focus.<\/p>\n

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getting dressed up for it’s reserve store debut<\/p><\/div>\n

To make the gummies, I used a mini ice cube tray<\/a>, but you can also cut them by hand, or use a gummy bear mold<\/a>\u00a0or cookie cutter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ripe banana gummies<\/div>\n
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Author: Jocelyn Freeman<\/span><\/div>\n
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Ingredients<\/div>\n