Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Presenting "Cold Brew XX Espresso Coffee With Almond Milk" from Califia Farms

Hello, and welcome to another coffee-review segment! Today's sample comes from "Califia Farms", link below, and the unfamiliar word emphasizes the third syllable: "Cal-uh-FEE-ahh", as the bottle itself explains. I'm trying a few different things this time. For one, the stuff comes in a 48 ounce plastic bottle, so if you're looking for something to share with friends (or keep you awake longer than usual) this is an excellent choice. For another, I've been playing around with some settings on the recording, and I'll have two versions available for comparison. The first recording is mostly 'raw'. I trimmed out the little clicks at the beginning and end of the whole clip, but otherwise this is how it sounded when I recorded. And yes, I still have the three fans going in the background. I haven't (yet) won the lottery or otherwise acquired enough money to install a proper climate-control system in the recording booth, so that's going to be an aspect of 'first stage' recordings for the foreseeable future. The second recording involves turning the 'gain' up to 14, and applying a 'noise reduction' filter. Please let me know in the comments which one you like, and feel free to give details about why! The coffee itself is delicious. Saying that the almond-milk provides 'nutty' flavor-notes should be somewhat redundant, but at least they don't overpower the coffee or cream flavors. So, without further ado:
'Raw' recording:

'Cleaned up' recording:

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