• Beans: Organic Maryland Coffee (blend)
  • Roaster: Rise Up Coffee Roasters (Easton, MD)
  • Origin: Honduras, Guatemala
  • Roast level: Medium (3/5)
  • Roast date: 9/25/2025
  • Purchase date: 10/21/2025 from Rise Up in Easton
    First cup: 10/22/2025 or 10/23/2025; Last cup:
  • Tasting notes: Charming, clean, smooth
  • Previous bags: November 2023, June 2024
• V60 with Ode grinder (1 cup):
  • 19.5g coffee / 300g water (1:15.4)
  • Ode: 4+1
  • Water at 95°C
  • Single Cup V60 Pourover with size 2 cone, 50-60g bloom and 60g pulses – Finishes around 02:50

Although my local grocery store carries Rise Up coffee, they don’t sell a lot of it, and as a result, the bags tend to sit on the shelf for a long time. Every so often, I get lucky and find fresh bags, but it’s becoming more the exception than the rule. I bought this (and a couple of other bags) at the Easton location, which is where they roast the beans.

I brewed my first couple of cups at the beach using the AeroPress and JX grinder, and the first cup at grind 16 with boiling water was unpleasantly bitter. Actually, these were the first beans I’ve brewed with that recipe and those settings that didn’t turn out good. I brewed a couple more cups, experimenting with a coarser grind and cooler water, but couldn’t quite dial it in before we went home. I’m not sure if I ever brewed beans from either of my first two bags in the AeroPress. If I did, it must not have been memorable enough to add to my notes. 😀 At home, I switched to V60 with the Ode. Grinds 3 and 4 had a touch of bitterness, but today, 4+1 worked well, and produced the best cup I’ve had so far. I’ll see how it works tomorrow with the same settings. At some point, I may also try again with the AeroPress at the office.