• Beans: Atwater’s House Blend (a.k.a. Hologram)
  • Roaster: Counter Culture Coffee (Durham, NC/Emeryville, CA)
  • Origins: Africa/Latin America (per website; not stated on bag)
  • Roast level: Medium (6/10)
  • Roast date: 12/23/2025 (Durham)
  • Purchase date: 1/1/2026 at Atwater’s in Catonsville, MD
  • First cup: Around 1/19/26; last cup:
  • Tasting notes: Fruity/milk chocolate/syrupy
• V60 with Ode grinder:
  • 20g coffee / 300g water (1:15)
  • Ode: 3
  • Water at 99°C
  • Recipe: Single Cup V60 Pourover with size 1 cone, 60g bloom water and 60g pulses – finishes around 03:00

Although I’m not 100% sure, I strongly suspect that this is just the Hologram blend re-badged as Atwater’s House Blend. The tasting notes on the bag are identical to what the web site shows for Hologram. It’s possible that the roast level and/or the bean proportions are slightly different, but I kind of doubt it. Visually, the beans look on the lighter side of a medium roast, but again, everything is subjective. I’ve been brewing these identically to Big Trouble, mainly out of convenience, since I still have some of that left. The first 3 or 4 cups were pretty good: roasty with a nice twang of fruit. However, the last couple cups have tasted under-extracted, so I’m thinking I might be better off with a finer grind. I will try that next time I brew them, likely tomorrow or Sunday.