Not in my cup just yet… But I ordered this one with the Boxing Day Discount from DarkArts: https://www.darkartscoffee.co.uk/products/the-earth-men-colombia - I’m really looking forward to it!
What’s in your cup this morning ?
Arboretum from Darkwoods.
19g in, 38g out. I remember back in the day one can tell an espresso is good when the spoon can stay afloat on top of the crema.
MediumRoastSteam Did you get to try their Costa Rica?
Anyone ?
LMSC MediumRoastSteam Did you get to try their Costa Rica?
No. Any good?
MediumRoastSteam Haven’t got them. I will be running out of coffee in a week plus. Perhaps, I will grab a bag. Will let you know. Thx
LMSC Did you get to try their Costa Rica?
Anyone ?
A bit dark for me, not ‘bad’ per se, representative of notes but just a bit too dark to shake the edge of ‘burnt toast scrapings’, 7/9.
Bear in mind this coffee is half the price of the coffees I normally buy from Dark Woods.
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MWJB - What I tend to find with Darkwoods is that their scale of Light -> Dark (1 -> 5) is not really indicative of the actual roast colour judging by the coffee I have ordered from them. - This particular one (I didn’t order) is 2 out of 5 in their scale.
MediumRoastSteam I bought it predominantly on the notes, rather than the roast scale - I have enjoyed coffees they rate as ‘2’ before.
Roast level scales are a bit of rabbit hole, generally.
MediumRoastSteam I decided not to order Darkwoods Costa Rican. Instead, I have some from Taith and a bag from Skylark in the post.
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- Lot 20 Lazy Process : Classic Kenyan
- Winton Benitez Castillo Washed Thermal Shock
- Mio Flemia Gesha
- Alex Bermudez Washed Thermal Shock
- Mio Fruboli Natural
All of them except Winton Benitez are 125g. I had yours in the bag and dropped it for another time. 😊
Wasn’t keen on ordering coffee costing £27-£30 per 250 bag.
Thx
MediumRoastSteam Not in my cup just yet… But I ordered this one with the Boxing Day Discount from DarkArts: https://www.darkartscoffee.co.uk/products/the-earth-men-colombia - I’m really looking forward to it!
Well.. that was a disappointment and a half. Soooo annoyed. Given the tasting notes I’d expect a much lighter roast (jasmine, strawberry milkshake, banana, maple syrup), but I was quite surprised to find it’s a lot darker than anticipated, darker than “Arboretum” from Darkwoods and on part with Crow Tree, also from Darkwoods - one of their darker roasts. In any case, colour doesn’t represent much. If there are any of those notes… they have been roasted away. 😔
MediumRoastSteam A lack of roast information and/or two-lines descriptions like Vibrant, bright,… amongst many roasters aren’t helpful. Like BBE dated coffee, it is a lottery which I am not a fan of when we spend the north of £40-£50 a KG, let alone £70-£100.
I hope you got away with 250g bag. But, ….! 😳🤔
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LMSC I hope you got away with 250g bag. But, ….! 😳🤔
3 months later
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Colombia - Edinson Argote - Double fermented, thermal shock, washed Orange Bourbon
Fika Coffee Roasters (maybe my favorite at the moment)
Brewed on V60 using Cafec T-90 filters. Ground on setting 4 on ZP6 (fairly coarse). Water temp 91C. 15g coffee. 250g water
30 sec bloom - 50g
Pour up to 100g at 30 sec and small swirl
Pour up to 150g at 1:00 and small swirl
Pour up to 200g at 1:30 min and small swirl
Pour up to 250g at 2:00 min and small swirl
Brew time total - 2:50
Soft peach-like flavour with a hint of a processing/boozy note. Will try through the Bianca with Niche Zero for higher body and see what we get.
nufc1 oh a local roaster, will have to give them a go when I next order beans 👌
Tested this on the Bianca too now. Niche Zero setting 10. 15g VST basket. 15g coffee. Paper filter on bottom. Max pre-infusion until I saw drips on the bottom of the basket. Closed flow paddle completely until 15s. Then opened flow paddle until I was at ~6 bar. 46g out. 23 seconds.
I have to say, this tasted fantastic. Peachy, sweet, good body despite the >1:3 ratio. On par with some of the very best espressos I’ve had at home and at the best speciality cafe’s I’ve been to (The Source, Edinburgh. Lagom, Newcastle. Colonna, Bath)