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Ended up with Horsham as I had some credit left haha

Dog and hat should be here soon 😁

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7 days later

MattH

I only have milk drinks but it’s often assumed that you need darker beans to go with milk but I prefer more medium roasts with some acidity still present. I think it’s difficult to recommend specifics as we all have different tastes

That said, I really enjoyed some beans I got cheaply from Rave recently, so much so that I’m going to buy a full kg once I’m through my current stock. I wouldn’t have bought them if they hadn’t been cheap but they’re the best I’ve had for a long while. Conversely, I bought a couple of bags from another roaster recently which sounded good but have both been really disappointing.

      Dusk Which of the rave beans took your fancy then ?

      • Dusk replied to this.
          4 months later

          Death wish coffee beans my good man

          I had black cat chocolate point last time but it was a bit roasty I ordered some North star Brazilian this time round but that may be the last from them for a while

          Has an email the Brazilian is going up 40% and the others 20% in price, that makes a huge difference over the 1kg bag which was £26.

          Decent De1pro v1.45 - Niche Duo - Niche Zero - Decent is the best machine ever made -

            Grahamsphillips might give that a whirl given I’m medium milk based . Gather they don’t have the actual roast date on them if it’s repackaged?

              Cuprajake yeh got the email last night. Think I’ll be out after that hike. Understand the email but I have my own budget to consider.

                3 months later

                My favourites - all fairly local to me - are:

                Pharmacie: mostly micro-lots so you buy, drink and then move on to something else.

                Cast Iron

                Coffee Real

                Liquid Spirit

                14 days later

                blackcat now roasting twice a week, and dont forget FORUM15 for discount

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                19 days later

                Serendipity is a wonderful thing. Last week, trying to find Grindsmiths in Manchester, happened upon a newly opened coffee shop on Deansgate - can’t remember the name. Ordered a V60 of El Placer purple fruits and was knocked out - one of the best pour overs I’ve ever had so ordered some of each offering. Both are really good but the purple is out of this world. You get jasmine floral notes on steroids with sweet honey and a long finish. Darkwoods roast lights so if you are considering trying either, you might find making espresso a bit more challenging. That said, the beans are very evenly roasted - not a hint of under-development.

                  Systemic Thx for the heads up! Will order next time.

                  BTW, IIRC, you have had some coffee from Atkinsons. How did you find their coffee please? Thx

                    @LMSC The three offerings from Atkinson’s were excellent.

                    Both Darkwood’s Colombian El Placer offerings - Yellow and Purple fruits are visibly lighter roasts. Happy to report roast is very even - no scorching or hints of under-development. I’ve refracted both offerings with the EKs set at its coarsest setting and been able to tweak extraction yields to the 20% mark give or take half a percentage point. It’s a bonus finding very light roasts without having to go abroad to get them. Darkwoods kindly enclosed some freebie Yirgacheffe which I’ve just inspected. Roast level is also very light.

                      Systemic It’s a bonus finding very light roasts without having to go abroad to get them.

                      Agree. It’s a struggle finding light roasts in our country.

                      I may order both Atkinson and Dark Woods. Many thanks! 🙏🏽

                          LMSC have you ordered either or both El Placer offerings? Let us know how you get on. Both are outstanding. My favourite is the purple which so fragrantly jasmine floral. It’s not cheap but the quality is out of the zone.

                          • LMSC replied to this.

                              Systemic have you ordered either or both El Placer offerings?

                              Not yet. I am debating if I should get Dark Woods or Atkinson’s.

                              Sure, I will come back once I get a chance to brew them.

                              I am used to paying £25 for 250g for some coffee. They were always excellent. Thx

                              Edit:

                              Darkwoods Coffee

                                  LMSC Dark Woods

                                  Dark Arts or Dark Woods? First time I hear about the latter - website doesn’t seem convincing.