Gringo Nordic

4.0 / 5

Reviews

Reviews Total
4.0 / 5
Recommended by
81%
128 out of 159 users
Pa Verified Customer Show Original March 26
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Great for both espresso and drip coffee
Marta Verified Customer March 23
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Lucie Verified Customer November 13
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Jana Show Original November 1
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Retro coffee - evokes nostalgia for times long past
I drink it purely for nostalgic reasons—it's not experimental, distinctive, thrilling, or even provocative in any way—but it's usually good when it's cold and dark outside. It doesn't stand out from the crowd, but it will appeal to non-coffee lovers and help coffee lovers pleasantly restart their taste buds as part of an experimental journey.
I don't think it's suitable for cold brew due to its character.
A Christmas classic, goes well with gingerbread and cookies :-)
Zdenka Verified Customer Show Original October 11
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Delicate flavor
Gabriela Show Original July 25
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Pleasant aroma during preparation and afterwards (honey, fruity)
The resulting cup is sweet and full-flavored.
I use it on v60, but I'll try it on cold brew too. I think its aroma makes it really suitable for that.
When I drink the filter while it is still hot, the taste is slightly pungent and bitter. After five minutes, once the filter has cooled down a little, the pungency subsides and only sweetness remains with a hint of pleasant acidity. I can't blame the bitterness on the beans, but I'll just adjust the recipe next time :)
Recipe
Preparation method: v60 Coffee (g): 20g Water (g): 300g Water temperature: 95
Grinder (setting): manual grinder... probably doesn't matter, but I used a finer grind Process: Initial blooming: 70g, 45s... then I added water to 110g, waited 30s... After 30s, I added 120g. The coffee ran through in 2:50.
Marta Verified Customer April 25
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Ondrej Verified Customer Show Original April 14
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Recipe
Preparation method: Frenchpress
Coffee (g): 25
Water (g): 450
Water temperature: 97
Grinder (setting): MHW-3Bomber R3 Blade 2-6-0
Process: 15 sec. 100 g bloom
Viktor Verified Customer Show Original November 14
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Coincidentally, I had a "similar" coffee from People Possession before. The People Possession variant was more acidic for me, it was a nice coffee, it was a lot about acidity/juiciness and a bit of cocoa. Gringo is fuller, maybe more sweet, and the acidity is not so aggressive, but the similarity is there, mainly in the taste of acidity (but it is not so "in your face"). I think Gringo is more palatable to a larger audience.
Tadeas Verified Customer April 2
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