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Onyx Geometery: A F1 car kind of coffee The Story: This review has a long backstory to bring you up to speed. I have to take you back into my past and the evening Bible studies I attended in college. You have to know that finishing college was a hard time for me. The academics are fairly straightforward. The schedule was not really a problem. It was that I’m not the best at social interactions. However, during these Bible studies enjoying coffee was a reprieve; also as I have said before, it is when I learned to appreciate coffee beyond the caffeine. One of the brands that kept coming up during this time was Onyx. So I have to thank the leader of that group Corey Woodard and the rest of those guys. It was for me what an Opus X or Old Forester birthday bourbon is for you all. What does everyone do when you have a goal like this? Well, you look at prices and wait till it is the right time to buy. That time is now right, and I got a box of Onyx Geometry. I have brewed and sipped it, so let’s dive in to this coffee together. Technical specs: It is a blend of washed coffees from Ethiopian and Colombian coffees. It comes in a gorgeous pink box embossed with a floral design and a skull. Inside is a plain brown bag with a skull in the lower corner. I chose this coffee because it is listed as a medium roast with sweet and fruity notes, which sounded pleasant in my grey matter. It is self-described as a balance between traditional and modern. I brewed this for the last week in a Cemex and once in a French Press. I paired this with a…