byron holcomb's second-year crop, roasted, unbelievably, shy of first crack. but slowly. super-velvety red fruit (strawberry?). cantaloupe.

a rare wet-processed sulawesi spro, toarco estate. radical. heavy molasses pastry up front. massive, juicy red currant. spicy cinna. finish.

rare wet-processed sulawesi, toarco estate. a month into roasting, finally nailing some rad molasses cookie and cherry espresso notes.

the WP sulawesi toarco espresso KICKING IT this morning. cola, drambuie, pralines, pine nuts, dates.

sulawesi toarco WP flatbean, in the syphon. suddenly molasses pastry becomes lamb - leg o' lamb - and some notes to teriyaki sauce. strange.

it's overly AC'ed & dead as the graveyard shift in the newsroom, but ehtiopia shakiso WP is fresh from the syphon, and it's all peach pitty.

roasting up the first burundi bwayi batch. trying a lighter finish than i've almost ever dared. here's hoping for a unique SO espresso.

CRAISINS. sage too. the city+ burundi bwayi makes a scintillating - and very light - espresso. 19g dose, pulled at 199F, 31 secs, 2.75 oz.

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brazil cachoeira bourbon spro, roasted shy of 2nd crack on a slooow curve. 16g dose, 199f, 32-sec shots. like sprite with molasses. #coffee

the brazil cachoeira yellow bourbon espresso seems better fresher - 2 days out of the roaster. and sheesh: mango, prune, wet leaves. #coffee

the brazil cachoeira #espresso totally mellowing on day three, a sweet stream of raisiny juice with spicy honey underbite. #coffee

dilworth coffee's brazil conquista as espresso, 15 grams dose pulled at 197f. sweet nuts, tobacco, pepsi. #coffee #espresso

dilworth's brazil conquista:a tad overroasted (?), but tons of devil's food cake in the cupping bowl. as espresso: rum-ish. #cupping #coffee

first batches of the panama carmen dry-processed microlot. roast needs work. syphon-brewed: sweet woody notes, with thyme and oats. #coffee

panama carmen dry-process microlot in a chemex. roasted with a mid-range temp drop. getting floralier! but still woody. also, butter cookie.

some Counter Culture kenya nyeri in a siphon. in france, using the lower-flame alcohol burner. sweet lemon cookie. orange flower.

teka muramvya burundi over a looooow flame siphon. tastes like intense raspberry tea. #coffee

panama flores de boquete: finally roasted espresso appropriate. sweet, nutty pastry. must. resist. urge. to use "marzipan."

lem butler's competition ethiopia shakisso spro on the riviera lever machine. rose hips&hints of malt. w/milk:massive malt/almond croissant.