Since it was my birthday and I was almost entirely across the city of Chicago, I decided to treat myself to another cup of coffee at Four Letter Word (see my espresso post). 4LW doesn't serve any matcha or promise pour overs, which I think is a sign of honesty. They can't do everything in a small shop focused on quality coffee.
On the wall, they had an Ecuador natural (which I had on espresso), a washed Uganda, a washed Brazil, and this washed Ethiopia. It promised notes of tea and vanilla, or something like that. I think tea notes are nonsense anyways, and I had never had a coffee with notes of vanilla. I did not really have a choice anyway since all they had on drip was the Ethiopia. I ordered it.
This was one of the most unique coffees I have had this year. It was very bright, very delicate, and had a very clear vanilla note, as if it was grown in a field of vanilla. It was not super sweet or silky. But it was very light and enjoyable. I think a lot of coffees claim to be light, but end up being sour and unenjoyable, or secretly heavy. This coffee was extremely well balanced, and you could really feel the variety of aromatics.
Truly a special coffee. 4LW - 10/10.
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