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2009-12-23
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After trying too much deep fried food, my throat wasn't in the best of conditions. Passing Cafe Key West for the 2nd time, curiosity got me finally so I came in for a quick coffee. (Excuse me, I know it seems quite rude to write the 1st review of a shop, drinking only a coffee! But I couldn't help trying at least once!) Anyway, not sure if Cafe Key West is related to the other, now defunct Keywest Cafes I saw during Openrice Searches, but from what I gathered - Cafe Key West uses the Ja
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Siphoned Coffee : came at the right temperature, not too burning hot but enough 'steam vapour' to coax out a bit more aroma. The conundrum today? Generally - its said to best enjoy coffees in the 60-65 degrees range, as that's when the tongue is the most sensitive, also because generally, milk coffees coincidentally taste better in this range as the milk is sweetest before burning. Mind you, 65 degrees is actually quite lukewarm for some people.
But for black coffees like here? The sourness will cut in the colder it gets, so its hard to judge the best point of drinking! So for me, I just drink a sip every 1-2 minutes to get a real picture! This Key Coffee blend didn't carry lots of aroma despite the quite 'roasty' character, which is a different approach to the more feminine styled 岡田 Okada Coffee experience. It carries a fair bit of broody and slightly Pu-erh er tea like character but that astringency also came with a fair bit of bitterness, but at the end palate, even before cooling substantially its has a sourness that lingers. Its a fairly strong coffee by itself! Adding the white Creamer into the coffee made it taste substantially better - as the creamer they use give an impressive of oily aromas, reminding me of a lovely, much needed cup of coffee served in the morning in a Business Hotel!
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I think for a similar type of Coffee, ROYCE @ SOGO and POKKA or UCC are a bit more approachable, those carrying more aroma but minus the bitterness, but here it is probably the best when used with the Creamer together, as they balance out each other. (For a more Metro-sexual style of coffee - OKADA COFFEE is still my best choice as its very balanced, although it aims in the middle of nowhere, not fruity enough and not roastily aromatic enough. Trying to get the best of both worlds? )
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