day two of bean swap SO roasted 29th July. Had a run on coffees thus morning, by the time I did third, pour was spot on, but feedback from daughter two on her flat white was not even monosyllabic (she drank it in silence). Beans have quite a bit of oil spotting and are even darker than the blend. Despite the roast depth, this one has less of the heavily roasted characteristics of the blend and gives a gorgeous pour as a ristretto. Enjoyed my short double ristretto just before heading out to walk the dog and the flavour lingered nicely. some citrus to this one and sharper than the blend, low sweetness. It reminds me of the Los Volcanes beans I got from mycuppa a while back. any road, both batches good as espresso and excellent to try someone else's roasts for comparison. might try a couple darker roasts just for espresso even though I do love my lighter roasts through the aeropress.
