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  • simonsk8r
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    And I just finished up some training now, and did an exercise called the Cuban Press... I tell ya I was nervous I'd be caught!!!

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  • Dimal
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    Subtle Steve, very subtle...

    Mal.

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  • flynnaus
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    Originally posted by Erimus View Post
    The Cuban Santa...
    Not to be confused with
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  • Erimus
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    The Cuban Santa...


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  • simonsk8r
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    Originally posted by Andy View Post
    To answer your first and last posts (briefly)...

    We don't have that PayPal problem in BeanBay when we sell Cuban coffee -- we fixed that 3 years ago (odd)


    Cuban coffee is government regulated, blended and sorted centrally and then allocated a grade (by the government) for export.

    The main grades in rough quality order are Turquino, Altura, Montana, Serrano

    Serrano is a grade, not a great one and is commonly the lowest export grade. I haven't tried a Serrano that was better than a Turquino which is why the last Cuban we had in BeanBay was a Turquino.

    I've had some samples of really good Cubans that will land in the next few months, when they do they'll be in BeanBay.
    Ah thanks a bunch mate! Yes odd about PayPal!

    Ahhh I see... had no idea about those specific gradings! Wish I'd have known about the Serrano prior hehe, but I'll get what roasted goodness I can out of it, still sounds rather different and delish. Thanks


    And haha nice one Mal XD

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  • Dimal
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    Ah thanks Andy...

    Perhaps the 'mountain' reference is to indicate that this lower grade coffee availability is as high as a mountain...

    Mal.

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  • Dimal
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    Well, Serrano translates to "mountain" so perhaps it is a way of indicating a 'high grown' coffee...

    Mal.

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  • Andy
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    To answer your first and last posts (briefly)...

    We don't have that PayPal problem in BeanBay when we sell Cuban coffee -- we fixed that 3 years ago (odd)


    Cuban coffee is government regulated, blended and sorted centrally and then allocated a grade (by the government) for export.

    The main grades in rough quality order are Turquino, Altura, Montana, Serrano

    Serrano is a grade, not a great one and is commonly the lowest export grade. I haven't tried a Serrano that was better than a Turquino which is why the last Cuban we had in BeanBay was a Turquino.

    I've had some samples of really good Cubans that will land in the next few months, when they do they'll be in BeanBay.

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  • simonsk8r
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    Rather than start a new thread, the Cuban beans I ordered were Cuban Serrano.

    Looking them up at different places, under 'Grade' it always says 'Serrano'. Beans on the pages mostly are specialty grade with some exceptions...

    But does ANYONE know what Serrano grade means? I thought it was a misprint, but it shows up multiple times from multiple sources... and it doesn't appear to be the farm or estate etc...

    (I google translated Serrano and it came up with 'highlander' haha..)

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  • Moulard
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    Originally posted by level3ninja View Post
    I thought all the bans were repealed sometime under Obama?
    The Orange in Chief imposed a new set of restrictions back in April.

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  • simonsk8r
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    Originally posted by DaveD View Post
    Particularly funny as I'm roasting some Dominicans at the moment! I wonder if they'll taste like Cubans[emoji23]
    Hahahaha, too good XD

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  • DaveD
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    Originally posted by simonsk8r View Post
    All just makes me think of this to be honest XD

    https://youtu.be/8T4t3eNxrIk
    Particularly funny as I'm roasting some Dominicans at the moment! I wonder if they'll taste like Cubans��

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  • level3ninja
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    I thought all the bans were repealed sometime under Obama?

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  • simonsk8r
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    All just makes me think of this to be honest XD

    https://youtu.be/8T4t3eNxrIk

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  • Barry O'Speedwagon
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    Originally posted by Erimus View Post
    Bully boy USA still harassing Cuba concerning events over 50 years old...
    Oh it goes even further back than that. They started the Spanish-American war after a US ship exploded in Havana, without any strong evidence of what caused the event. And they then picked up Puerto Rico, Guam, the Phillipines etc. We have are stuck between two shameless amoral super powers. The yanks are just the lesser of two weevils.

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