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I got a kg from a well known roaster that had tasting notes of Bergamot, it really wasn’t good and what ever I did it seemed to taste bitter and much more dark than it actually was (it looked and was described as a medium roast). I eventually gave half the bag away. I have had plenty of coffee from the same roaster before and never had an issue so it must just be that variety of beans didn’t float my boat.

      Dusk funny that, same thing happened me with my current bag. Have had plenty from this roaster and always as expected. Of course this time I decided to try something different, the kg bag I currently have opened was advertised as medium roast Guatemala organic cup score 85. Took me ages (and more than normal amount of shots) to get a shot that didn’t gush like a flood after preinfusion, no matter what way I changed grind. I’m wondering if it’s a different bean altogether to what it’s meant to be - it’s a light roast and really fruity, very very like a Kenyan I had trouble dialling in a few months ago which was double the price! Have now tightened the grind right up with a 17sec preinfusion, funny things these beans😂

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          A lot of places are liberal with cupping scores to say the least, a few in the industry have complained about inflated scores - so it probably wasn’t just you if you couldn’t get a great tasting cup out of it!

              It’s my understanding that cupping scores are given by the coffee industry rather than individual roasters, maybe I’m wrong though 🤷‍♂️

                FadedFrontiers I did get good coffee after getting dialled in etc but it wasn’t as advertised/expected, so much so I had to wonder if it was a totally different bean!! I was expecting a medium roasted Guatemalan, what I got was light roasted beans that were very very fruity! No hassle, they will be drank!!

                Edit: for clarity, the coffee I’m discussing is not from Django but a different roaster

                  Just taken delivery of a kilo of Django’s Santa Ana anaerobic natural. Unfortunately I ordered it just before the discount code! Nonetheless I order from Django regularly as their coffee never disappoints and the kilo price is compelling. I meant to order the Chelbesa again on discount but missed the deadline as I was out yesterday. But I have a kilo of Santa Ana to keep me going until next month anyway.

                    Went for 500g of the Chelbesa. Would have gone for a whole kg but even 250g of unpleasant coffee can be a struggle to get through, so even 500g feels risky! The coffee sounds good, I very rarely have an Ethiopian I don’t like.

                    Only once, had a bad batch from RedBank. The coffee tasted really strongly of chemicals. I’d had the same coffee a lot in the past so knew what it was meant to taste like but they didn’t want to know, so that’s the last time I used them! Shame.

                    Got my Chelbesa today. Did a 12g cupping. Definitely some fruitiness there but definitely roasted a bit darker than I’m used to at the moment so some bitterness there. Will reserve judgement until I make proper coffee with it but found the bitterness very overpowering until completely cold and then the fruits came through. Thought the beans seemed less dense and larger than I’m used to with an Ethiopian.

                    Two flat whites with the Chelbesa today and they were delicious. Ground at my go to setting for Ethiopians, so no surprises there.

                    Didn’t get any blueberry tasting notes, which is a shame as that was what I was looking forward to the most but definitely fruity. What a bargain.

                    Glad to hear that. Looking forward to cracking open my bag after it’s rested

                    Not tried my Chelbesa yet.

                    Was hoping for blueberry notes ..

                      Waitforme well, interested to hear others experience. I find that if lots of fruits are listed in the tasting notes there’s a high chance you won’t get them all.

                      I’ve only had blueberries on two coffees ever and one was a microlot that sold out immediately. If anyone knows of a good blueberry coffee please let me know!

                          Newdent I’ve only had blueberries on two coffees ever and one was a microlot that sold out immediately. If anyone knows of a good blueberry coffee please let me know!

                          Ethiopian Harrar Longberry, very rare not to get blueberries from that coffee when roasted correctly.

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                              DavecUK thanks, I’ll have a search for that one! I’ve had blueberries with an Ethiopia Ana sora in the past.

                                Pulled a couple of shots with the Eratoi and they were very juicy but not overtly acidic, very tasty. Look forward to trying out the Chelbesa next, thanks for the recommendation.

                                Dusk I no longer get bitter after taste of bergamot after dropping the temperature a bit. It’s a good coffee but won’t taste good with milk. It isn’t a standout bag.

                                    I don’t always get the taste of blueberries even when I eat a whole punnet of them! Maybe it’s a blind spot on my taste buds but I find them pretty bland as a fruit. Hoping to taste a hint of them in a coffee seems odd to me. I like those natural coffees that taste like strawberry milkshake with lime, or Rumtopf, stone fruits in booze etc.