• Beans: Breakfast Blend (8oz)
  • Roaster: Local Coffee Roasting Company (Roxana, DE)
  • Origin: Colombia, Papua New Guinea, and Ethiopia
  • Roast level: Light
  • Roast date: 5/19/2025
  • Purchase date: 6/23/2025 at 3 Blonde Bakers in Bethany Beach, DE
    First cup: 7/1/2025; Last cup: TBD
  • Process: n/a (blend)
  • Tasting notes: fruity
• V60 with Ode grinder:
  • 20g coffee / 300g water (1:15)
  • Ode: 3+1
  • Water at 100°C
  • Recipe: Single Cup V60 Pourover with size 1 cone, 50g bloom water and 60g pulses – finishes 02:40-02:45
• Previous bag: July/August 2023 (V60, AeroPress #1, French press, AeroPress #2, AeroPress #3

This had decent flavor at 1:16, grind setting 4, and 50g pulses, but seemed a little weak. Setting 3 with everything else the same did not thrill me (for lack of a better word, it just seemed dull). For cup #3, I upped the ratio to 1:15 and (just to feel like I was changing something) bumped the grind to 3+1 and brewed with 60g pulses, as noted above. This was an improvement: it had more flavor and body than either of the first two cups. It’s definitely on the mild side (vs bold) and contrary to what the bag says, I didn’t notice a ton of fruitiness or acidity. All in all, though, it’s not bad, and in line with what I’ve come to expect from coffees sold as “breakfast” blends. This is my second bag, and the first was noteworthy in that it was the first time I ever brewed pour-over coffee. I also experimented with at least 3 different AeroPress recipes with that bag, and brewed at least one cup in the French press. Given that these are sold in 8-ounce bags, it’s safe to say I probably didn’t brew those beans the same way more than once or twice. I learned a lot in the process, but overall, I suspect that I’ll get more consistently good cups this time around.