Favorite Espresso Blends

[bsell]

I enjoying trying different espresso blends and I'd love to hear some of everyone's favorites.

Right now, I think my favorite is 49th Parallel's Epic Espresso, although there are others I enjoy almost as much.

BTW, I drink my espresso as a straight ristretto shot, but my wife enjoys latte's so I get to try the blend straight and in milk.

 

[shadow745]

Well in the past I liked Black Cat from Intelligentsia. Then tried something more local... Counter Culture's Espresso Toscano. For the longest time that was the standard everything else was compared to. Since working with a local roaster on a business level I have grown fond of an awesome espresso roast called Seda Dulce. It's created from a single origin Brazilian Ipanema roasted at several different temperature levels to give the taste, texture of a blend, but staying a SO. After it sits 4-5 days it develops a sweet, nutty sort of buttery smell and pulls really nicely. Since using this roast for 8 months I've tried Toscano and it just can't hang anymore. Later!

 

[coffeeloverlisa]

I will let Barrett Jones know, Shadow. He likes to hear stuff like that.

Lisa