Saturday, November 02, 2002


can you tell me about the mystery blend?

among the many wonderful things i received this halloween from richard donnelly was a bag of unknown coffee. no label, no id. the mystery blend.

i think it's espresso -- i hope so! looking at it, seemed to me it was a 3 or 4 bean blend, roasted to what i would call "basic rome." not overly dark, like starbucks or peets, more of a medium-type espresso roast. it's a little darker than what i'd usually drink, actually.

so i popped some in my mazzer mini, ground it at 3 notches left of the arrow decal, and made lattes for mr. right and myself in lovely silvia. then i wasn't sure it was espresso. . . it seemed to have a little "hole" in the middle of the flavor profile. on the other hand, some espressos are not made for milk; this could be one.

i'll try it in another latte tomorrow, and maybe as a straight espresso. then it'll be up for a nice vac pot on monday. i hope to really be able to take a good guess at the beans after vac-ing it up. right now i think there's an african and an indonesian and one other bean. . .but i'm not ready to go further than that at this time. . .

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