In all the years I’ve drunk coffee, I’ve never experienced flavour profiles that follow the wine aesthetic of plum, vanilla, etc, etc (insert other Oz Clarke hyperbole).
What I’ve found are profiles that are more general like floral, acidic, etc that I can get my head round. It means there’s less that I can be disappointed by as long as I can taste the generic high level tasting notes. I also find when I’m roasting myself, that I stick to the high level notes as well.
I’ve stopped my dog and hat, last 3 bags out of 4. Filter roast has had grape and chocolate notes 🤢
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I have ordered 4 bags from Coffee Compass that arrive today. Next up will be something from Black Cat on recommendation from @Elcarajillo. I sent some beans to a pal. I could get nothing from them, whereas he told me he had a nice sweetness! I put it down to being a dopey twit!
I am currently drinking a bag of this
https://tynemouthcoffee.com/products/tynemouth-espresso
It is a cheap blend, absolutely fine in milk but a little unrefined as americano. If anyone likes ‘cowboy coffee’ then it is good value, as is their decaf. You can get a 25% discount meaning the same coffee @£15 for 500 gms plus postage becomes £11.25 including postage for a recurring subscription. Take a punt and cancel it if you do not like it!
I am obviously behind the times! I am sure Coffee Compass used to have a Roasted On date on their attractive personalised labelling. The 4 bags I have just received now no longer have this but do have a single label on the rear offering a batch number combined with a best before date. Two of the bags are unreadable though. This is a shame as they were always one of my favourite roasters. I suppose it is a sign of the success of an expanding operation.
I contacted CC. I know Richard well and asked about the lack of a roasted on date. He said an error had been made and all future orders I place will have that on. I will update in the future
Fyi my order delivered at the start of July had a roasted on date.
dfk41 I put it down to being a dopey twit!
What, him or you?😁
Pompeyexile Shall we start a poll?
Well, I contacted Richard at Coffee Compass and it turns out one of the 4 bags I received, he could tell me with certainty was roasted on July 25th. That is brilliant because it means I can tuck in! I would normally leave them a bit longer of course. Java Jampit used to be my go to bean. It has a hint of smokiness similar to monsooned malabar. So, my brother was round and I christened him then had a cappa followed by an americano…..sheer bliss!
Think I will try some beans from Coffee Compass. You who are buying from them do you have any certain recommendations?
Tjyven CC are best for medium plus (they call it mahogany roast). That iss not to say their medium roasts are not good but a lot of roasters, once you get to nearly medium all seem to throw their hands in the air and give up! I like their speciality blends
Seems they only ship in UK and I live in Sweden. Too bad.
Tjyven I would email them and ask if they would be willing to ship to you matey. They can only say no!
Tjyven you have plenty a very good roasters in Sweden!!😉
profesor_historia Yes I know but always fun to try new roaster! 😀You have any favourites here?
Tjyven I live in Spain so I only buy locally but less than before, I am not so much into spending a lot in coffee, I decided it’s just not worth it
My school chum who came over and stayed with me last weekend lives in Trollhattan. I’ve been about 5 times and Loved it.
