What a surprise the Colombia Tolima turned out to be. My previous encounter with Colombian coffee didn’t turn out to be something I was impressed with for espresso. I don’t think I’ve come across a more comforting coffee so far.
After a long trial of coffee blends it feels good to get back into the simple and clean flavors of single origins. I started back with a coffee I’ve been curious to roast myself. Hawaii Kona coffee is known to be some of the best and pricey coffees available. But it is most often found [...]
Most of the blends I have tried tend to sit on the darker roast side, Sweet Maria’s Espresso Workshop #11: Tono Alto is meant for light roast, and by that I mean keep it to a City+ if you can take it. I pushed it too far into Full CIty, but I still got an [...]
Not my usual coffee shot to accompany a short review of my current coffee trials, but I figured I’d break it up a bit. The Ecuador Zumba Microlot Especial marks the end of our light roasting experiment.
During my current light roast experiment I believe I have been able to slip a bit into Full City roasts. I don’t have a thermometer for my Behmor (which would require a massive mod undertaking I am not up for), so I cannot with 100% certainty say I actually have gotten a Full City, but [...]
When you home roast the variety of coffee that opens up to you is amazing. I almost wish I could go back to all my previous trials and post a small excerpt on them. Today’s cup belongs to the Guatemala Acatenango roasted to a Full City+.