• Beans: Market Blend Decaf (blend)
  • Roaster: Zeke’s Coffee (Baltimore, MD)
  • Origin: Central and South America
  • Roast level: Medium (5/8)
  • Roast date: 8/25/2025
  • Purchase date: Late August 2025 at Green Valley Marketplace (Elkridge, MD)
    Freeze date: n/a; Thaw date: n/a
    First cup: Late August or early September 2025; Last cup: TBD
  • Process: Water processed decaf
  • Tasting notes: Rich, bittersweet chocolate
• V60 with Ode grinder (1 cup):
  • 20g coffee / 300g water (1:15)
  • Ode: 4
  • Water at 95°C
  • Size 1 V60 cone
  • Single Cup V60 Pourover with 60g bloom and 60g pulses – Finishes around 03:10

This is a perfectly good decaf, though based on my notes, I think I slightly prefer Zeke’s Tell Tale Decaf. I brewed those identically to these, with the exception of the water temperature (90°C vs 95°C).

I wonder if this is the same blend as regular, caffeinated Zeke’s Market Blend. If so, it would be interesting to compare the two side-by-side. It has been over a year since I’ve had the caffeinated version, so my memory of how it tastes/tasted is a little hazy. I suspect that they change things up with this from time to time, as the web site’s version is different from the bag I have now: It shows a darker roast (6/8) and includes beans from Africa, which this bag doesn’t mention.