• Beans: Holiday Roast MMXXV
  • Roaster: Zeke’s Coffee (Baltimore, MD)
  • Origin: Mexico, Honduras
  • Roast level: Says medium (4/8) but beans look dark roasted
  • Roast date: 12/15/2025
  • Purchase date: 12/20/2025 from Green Valley Marketplace in Elkridge, MD
    First cup: 12/30/2025; Last cup:
  • Process: n/a (blend)
  • Tasting notes: Chocolate, almond, lemon
• V60 with Ode grinder:
  • 20g coffee / 300g water (1:15)
  • Ode: 6
  • Water at 95°C
  • Recipe: Single Cup V60 Pourover with size 1 cone, 60g bloom water and 60g pulses – finishes 02:30-02:40

This one is a little confusing. The web site shows two versions of this blend: “Naughty” with roast level 4/8, and “Nice” with roast level 3/8. The bag I bought is labeled “Nice”, but shows roast level 4/8. The beans themselves are dark roasted and oily. I’m almost wondering if the bag is mislabeled (it was the last bag on the shelf at the grocery store, not that that really means anything). It brews like a dark roast (coarse grind, fast draw-down, lots of fine bubbles) and tastes like a dark roast (perfectly fine; could maybe stand a tiny bit more tweaking).