Great Coffee, Aarhus, Costa Rica - Alejo Castro

Aarhus is not close to Copenhagen, so you need to have solid reasons to see this nice and cosy city if you are in a vacation in the capital of Denmark, which already have a lot of highlights to do and to be seen. Meeting Soren Stiller Markussen, as the owner of the Great Coffee in Aarhus, was one of the main reasons I visited the city by taking the 3 hours train trip from Copenhagen back and forth. We did not arrange a meeting with him, so I find myself very lucky for having found him there and tasted great samples directly from him. Costa Rica, Alejo Castro is advised directly by Soren, who emphasized these beans as honey processed, special and rare ones. We tried a V60 brew of this Costa Rica as well as a heavenly espresso extract from an El Salvador. I recommend every coffee enthusiasts go there and talk to Soren about coffee. The way the coffee bar designed, the precision in recipes and the way he serves and explains his coffee are all parts of a complete specialty coffee experience.

Costa Rica Alejo Castro became the package that I carried back to home for my own trials. Citrus and a slight bit of hibiscus flavors were more dominant in my reference V60 recipe for 12/200 gr. A kalita brew with 12/225 gr with 95 degree Celsius water was more balanced with caramel background, being my favourite for these great beans. I am really looking forward to getting some more samples from Great Coffee to brew at home.