• Beans: “The Jukebox” (blend)
  • Roaster: Gracefully Coffee Roasters (Baltimore, MD)
  • Origin: Brazil, Costa Rica
  • Roast level: Medium
  • Roast date: 8/14/2025
  • Purchase date: 8/28/2025 from Gracefully curbside café
    Freeze date: 8/29/2025; Thaw date: 9/5 or 9/6/2025
    First cup: 9/7/2025; Last cup: 9/16/2025
  • Tasting notes: Dark chocolate, almond, caramel
• V60 with Ode grinder (1 cup):
  • 20g coffee / 300g water (1:15)
  • Ode: 3
  • Water at 99°C
  • Single Cup V60 Pourover with size 2 cone, 60g bloom and 60g pulses – Finishes anywhere from 02:50 to 03:10

These beans look like they’re kind of on the light end of a medium roast, and there are no visible oils on the beans. I started out with the water just under boiling, and Ode at grind setting 4. This had kind of a nutty/almond taste, which was pleasant enough, so I brewed several cups at these settings. Today, I tried grind setting 3, and I believe it brought out a little bit more of the promised chocolate/caramel. I think I prefer it at this setting. The web site mentions that it’s good in the French press, so if I ever have occasion to brew more than one cup at once, I might give that a try.