Pic: Exterior of Tipsy Brew O'Coffee
Inside Tipsy Brew O' Coffee, you're greeted with very cold air cond (haha, it was sunny hot outside). The wall decoration and lightings make the whole place feels cosy inside. On the coffee shelf there is a few antique hand grinders with coffee brewing equipment, just pure eye-candy for coffee lover like me. :D
From the outside, you would think that this is a place that serves only coffee and probably a few varieties of cakes. But in the actual, there're so many others food and drink choices, even if you're allergic of coffee, you will most likely to find yourself a favourite here. :) There are nutrition drinks, teas, cakes and countless other food. Anyhow, today my mission today is just for the coffee, no other.
They're serving many single origin coffees, ranging from the Java, Brazil, Kenyan, Ethiopians, etc. The price at a glance is a bit steep, with the Java at RM12.90 + tax up to RM20.90+ tax for the Kenyan & Ethiopians. Brewing methods include pour over, French Press and Siphon.
The one that caught my eye was this Ethiopians Ninety Plus Amaro Dernaye, at the top line of RM20.90 + tax. So I guess I shouldn't go wrong with it since it's a Cup of Excellence (COE) coffee scored 90+, brewed with my favourite technique French Press.
However, at the steep price at RM20.90, or RM23 after tax, the first sip was surely disappointing. I was expected to be bombarded by complexity of typical Ethiopian, so much more that I am tasting a 90+ graded Ethiopian. To be honest, it has not much dimensional and actually tasted quite flat. A trace of staleness was present, but not very noticeable in the subsequent sips. The brightness was even very subtle in the first few sips. As the cup cools, some pineapple surfaced and the acidity is more noticeable. But that was the most exciting part about the whole coffee. A pale bitter aftertaste lingers. Suffice to say, I am very disappointed, especially with the price. And I am wondering how old was the coffee beans that I was served. Unfortunately, that's the sad thing with cafe business. If the coffee beans don't go fast enough, it will go stale, even if it's an excellent coffee to start with.
Pic:The barista preparing my French Press
The consolation is, the service and the people are quite friendly here. The lady boss at one time did come and asked how was my coffee. What else can I say at the moment other than "it was ok..".
Tipsy Brew O' Coffee is probably a good place to hang out with friends, to have meals there. Coffee wise, it's not so bad but definitely it's won't make to my top list. They're serving popular Italian Lavazza coffee with their espresso machine too. But I am certainly not so keen on trying that for now..
