L’Odeur de la Brûlerie is located on rue Violet in the 15th arrondissement, not too far from Nœud, the café that I reviewed on September 21st.
Whereas Nœud is a café that sells coffee brewed from beans that it does not roast, L’Odeur de la Brûlerie is a roaster that does not sell brewed coffee. Hence, when I entered, there was no coffee to sample before making a purchase.
However, the roasted beans are presented in little jars, giving customers the opportunity to experience the aromas by sniffing the beans before buying.
Thomas, the owner of the brûlerie, asked me what coffee aromas I preferred. I told him that I liked chocolate, and he directed me to a roast called Sauvage Chocolaté. It is made from Arabica beans from Harrar in Ethiopia.
I purchased a 250g bag of Sauvage Chocolaté, took it home, and began brewing espressos with my 9Barista stove-top espresso machine (pictured above).
As I weighed the beans for grinding, I noticed that some of them were a lighter brown than others.
At first, the coffee had an intense dark-chocolate flavor, which I enjoyed.
But after a few days, the flavor turned bitter, and then sour.
I believe that the flavor change occurred because the beans became rancid, although I kept the bag sealed and refrigerated. (I purchased the bag two weeks after the beans had been roasted and opened it two weeks after my purchase.)
L’Odeur de la Brûlerie sells coffee-making equipment as well as roasted coffee beans. It also holds coffee-tasting and espresso-making/latte art classes.
L’Odeur de la Brûlerie
23, rue Violet
75015 Paris
