Adrianmsmith Jony i’ll take a flat white & muffin please 🥰 Must give them a try…. @MWJB And the roast level is x / 9 😜
InfamousTuba Jony let me know how the coffee from formative is when you get round to opening it, I have been to the cafe and had some of their beans before and enjoyed it
Adrianmsmith Cuprajake I will say one thing even without trying it….. Great service and speedy delivery ….
Raja123 Raja123 Roasted my first 60g batch of this. Hit FC a bit quicker than I anticipated, so not as developed as I’d aim for typically, but, it’s quite an exceptional cup. Will tune the times a bit and see what more can be had. If you don’t mind modern processing and highish prices, it’s worth checking out some of the Wilton Benitez stuff.
Elcarajillo Adrianmsmith , @Cuprajake . Have you tried this yet ? I have tried it as flat white, I found it a little bland for me with quite a strong stone fruit taste.
Adrianmsmith @Elcarajillo Ordering another 1kg of the las palomas. 😎 Liking it as flat white. And can drink it as espresso which is unusual for me!! Ive alao lowered the dose to 19.5g in the acs 32 basket whilst experimenting with the puck screen that had remained in the acs box until this week!! @DavecUK to thank for that suggestion ☕🫣
ST30B Adrianmsmith @Elcarajillo Glad you’re loving it enough to order another kilo. That’s the enthusiasm I had for last yrs batch but this yrs is not quite the same for me for some reason. Slightly darker this year. I lived it as filter/flat white last yr. Not one for descriptions it was just a tremendous cup! I’m enjoying the Nicaraguan one more so tbh. Great value, Black Cat!
Adrianmsmith ST30B Ah, the Nicaraguan isnt my cup of tea ☕🤔 Wont reorder that one. Not “bad” just not really for me. Were never all going to like the same….. I too have difficulty describing taste. Need to find a tasting course.
ST30B Adrianmsmith The Nicaraguan was ideal in the aeropress for me and nice for an occasional flat white with the fruit profile. I am actually going to order more of the Costa Rican as it’s actually improved during rest time. I think it was just my initial comparison to last years that influenced my reaction. Just slightly lighter would be ideal for me in a flat white.
Uncletits Adrianmsmith listening to everyone I ordered a kilo of Las Palomas and got it delivered yesterday but sadly I got the box of death instead. Happily David at Black Cat called me, apologised and organised a new bag
InfamousTuba A couple of bags of coffee from scenery to try, the Kenya is about the same colour as Wendelboe and the Ethiopia is lighter than that. Still a bit fresh to tuck into so will wait maybe until friday
MWJB Systemic If it’s anything like the Fellow version, always have the brewer on a good fitting cup/carafe, rather than a brew stand. The stream can wander a bit & miss the cup.
Adrianmsmith Uncletits hope it doesn’t distract from your first impressions when you get the actual shipment. Im liking it still!!
