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larry minghi
October 20, 2022
Really surprised these beans have a great flavor ! Been roasting now for about 2 years & my standard has been pretty high I've been trying to match roasts from boutique roasters like 4 Barrel, Blue Bottle, Equator, Acre ect. & those beans are selling for up to18.00 to 24.00 a pound ! I can get close with various blends I've tried but never quite up to what the pros are doing. But with these beans and about a 70/30 blend with some Costs Rica I got the best yet. Also the beans are very very good on there own. I roast for espresso only.
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Tim
August 17, 2020
Decided to try this on a whim, I've been stuck in an Ethiopia/PNG rut for a year or so and I was getting POed at not being able to find Yemen anymore. This came up just short of blowing my socks off. Chocolately as all heck and very well balanced. It's one of the few coffees I can drink black and not get a sour beer face. Not sure why everyone is roasting it so dark? It shouldn't have any bitter notes whatsoever or very faint behind the chocolate/earthy/fruity notes. I roast in a convection oven and I turned it down to 475 for this, I pulled it very close to finishing the first crack. I hate City/dark/etc. labeling but it's nestled in medium city. Please try it lighter if you're going to full city, you will be somewhere between pleased and shocked at the difference. IMO Craig has it bang on. BTW the best roasters will do this to several levels and blend. And will not tell you the proportions :D
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Bub's Daddy
April 7, 2022
Heat gun dog bowled this into dark oily submission, The Fonz would say aaaaay! and give it two thumbs up.
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Americana Roasters
September 1, 2022
Personally this is a pretty good choice.
Customers love that it has great caffeine level at medium roasts while still enjoying a quality coffee that isn't dark or acidic tasting.
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Dennis
April 24, 2022
I usually avoid blends, but this one is super. It's mellow and smooth. I'm not refined enough to describe the coffee with more sophisticated adjectives, but I do know what I like. I roast in an hot-air popcorn popper and the 1st crack of the beans is not as loud or distinct as other beans. BTW, I first heard of this blend many years ago from an old W.C. Fields skit called The Diner.
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William E. Fason
June 9, 2021
I roast it to medium-dark, and then let it degas for four days for a smooth rich flavor. I've brewed it hot with my Bialetti, and also made some cold brew. Absolutely delicious! I plan on keeping this blend in my rotation. I also enjoy telling my customers the back story of how 15th Century sailors picked up Java and then stopped off at the Yemeni port of Mocha to pick up Mocha.
"True Mocha Java is this particular blend," I say. "It's not just any old bag of coffee."
I sell coffee in the re-sealable bags provided by CBC, so opening the bag and letting the aroma of fresh roast fill the air around the customer is a good selling technique.
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Neal c
September 7, 2020
Roasted to a little after 1st crack to light medium color.. good aroma of hazelnut,
dark chocolate.. winey. Minerality. Maybe slight grapefruit, jasmine.. nice body
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TCRAIG
July 11, 2019
I have done about a dozen roasts so far. Still trying to find the blend I really like. I came across this website and decided to buy a 1lb bag of all their blends to see if any of them are for me. This particular blend I roasted 30 seconds into 2nd crack and felt that it was on the harsher side of the flavor profile for my taste; however, it was still a decent cup of coffee for the money.
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Tim V
December 9, 2021
ever since I bought my Kuerig that whips milk for latte's have been on the search for blend for my morning latte's... this is by far the best I have tried...
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Hannah
May 7, 2021
I roasted this low and slow, 220-240, just past first crack. Bean color light brown/dull. The flavor is anything but dull! Rich and bold for a light roast. Creamy, smooth, low acidity with notes of nutty, buttery greatness. I brew with ground cinnamon and finish with sweet creamer, while my husband adds milk to his, this only enhances this great blend.
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Jim Krause
March 6, 2020
Many years ago while spending some vacation time I happened upon a kitchen supply store which among other things, sold coffee and tea. I had never known other coffees and teas, only the ones one could find in a grocery store.
The kitchen supply store offered small samples of the coffees they carried. Intrigued by the name Mocha/Java, I sampled a cup. I had found my new favorite coffee. It remains so to this day. Mocha/Java has that mouth filling flavor that shouts "Coffee!" I like it any time, with most any food from bacon and eggs, to chocolate cake, depending on how you roast it. Using a darker roast I find a richness in the flavor difficult to describe. If you're feeling adventurous, get a sample, and roast it up. This coffee is great whether you like American roasts, or full city roasts.
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fritz Curtis
February 19, 2020
great blend! One of my favorite combonations and this is a good one! Highly reccomend. Roasted to 445 deg rolling 2nd crack
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Ed and Pat
March 30, 2019
I roasted this through first crack then brewed in a Moka Express served with sugar and hot milk. Just like hot chocolate; coffee that is. This coffee will be on my list from now on. Highly recommend.
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Terry Cooper
April 14, 2024
Got the sample size. The only thing terrible about it is that it is out of stock! PLEASE get some more!
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William
March 31, 2024
Whenever I get in a new batch of beans, it takes me a few roasts to figure out the correct temperature and a duration. For this Mocha Java, I heated the roasted to 420 C and cooked for 15 minutes. I ended up with a full city. This is where this blend really shines. Smooth yet bold. This is now one of my favorite blends.
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Kerrie
March 21, 2024
Great! I love it. Smooth, great flavor. I will definitely buy again
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William
March 16, 2024
The Yemeni beans roast differently than the Javanese beans. I brewed it in my mokka pot, and added a few drops of honey and a dab of heavy cream. The result was smooth, floral and light.
Next time I decide to create a true Mocca Java roast, I will buy Mocca Mattari beans and roast them to first crack. I'll buy Blawan Estate beans and roast them to city. I'll mix the beans after they're roasted. Since I prefer a more full-bodied coffee flavor, I will add the Enrique Reserve from Colombia to the final output.
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Dave Curry
March 13, 2024
Great crowd pleaser with pronounced chocolate notes. The beans are teeny tiny and easily pass through chaff collector on a Fresh Roast, so keep heat, fan and bean load on the lower end. A fun roast.
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Josh Dengler
December 21, 2023
I will ALWAYS have this coffee on hand. It’s so unique hard to put your finger on it. The spice and fruit, meets earthy. I love the backstory in the blend also. It’s a winner at light roast.
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Sherry
July 5, 2023
I decided to try some of the blends just for a change of pace and this one is amazing. I didn't expect anything special, but wow! Very nuanced. I did my first as a light roast, and I think it's perfect there. Not too acidic, yet a little bit, and yet earthy at the same time. I highly recommend it.
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lisa
June 9, 2023
Perfect blend. Absolutely the best coffee I've had in years
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John
February 24, 2023
Roasted to a dark full city using a pour-over, it's a smooth cup, not bitter, interesting but not at all amazing. I will probably give it a try again next year. Been roasting coffee since mid 1990's so I might be a little too critical.
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John
February 24, 2023
Roasted to a dark full city, a smooth cup, not bitter, interesting but not at all amazing. I will probably give it a try again next year. Been roasting coffee since mid 1990's so I might be a little too critical.
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Brad Hart
October 24, 2022
Satisfying cup of coffee. A good every day drinking brew.Tastes best made in an Aeropress.
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Don
September 20, 2022
Great cup of coffee.And a great deal !!
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Chris W Whybrow
September 15, 2022
very nice flavor. We are new to home roasting and this ranks among our favorites so far. Would recommend and will purchase again.
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Jonathan Jett
May 12, 2022
My first time trying this blend I roasted it as a medium/dark blend for cold brew or drip. 10g coffee to 100g water is very nice.. my favorite way to use this coffee blend now tho is as espresso. Roast it all the way to 2nd crack and dump it and cool immediately yummy
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Robert D.
March 4, 2022
Don't let my skepticism dissuade you from buying this excellent blend. The problem is I have been disappointed too many times with advertisements in the nomenclature. For example the word "Sweet" in the name when the bean is everything except sweet. It is just marketing and has nothing to do with the quality of the bean. So, when my purchase did not look anything like the picture it threw up a red flag. In fact there were no yellow beans at all. All the beans looked suspiciously like Java beans. I am not sure, but this might make sense considering that Yemen has laws against marketing with areas that are not predominantly Muslim. For example a Yemen can buy from Hara but not Yirga Cheffe Ethiopia. To my surprise however, this blend did have the lemon cupping notes of Mocha beans. So much so that these beans must have grown under lemon trees and a lemon fell in. I like it. So enjoy! And tell the story about the 18th century sailors.
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John L
November 19, 2021
Roasted to Full City on an SR800. Smooth is the first word that comes to mind. Chocolatey, slightly nutty, just a hint of floral on the back end. Soft mouthfeel, not bold. It's amazing how flavors of different coffees are detected in different areas of the mouth. The chocolate/nutty flavors in this one all appeared first in the front of my mouth, top and bottom. The slight floral taste came on after the other flavors had mostly subsided. Very enjoyable blend for sure.
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Steve
November 18, 2021
Chocolate taste is great. Really good value for mocha Java. Will reorder this one.
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Toady Kay
June 17, 2021
This is a really good espresso blend. I roasted it into second crack and was very pleased with the result. On my reorder list!
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Robert Stanton
June 6, 2021
Wow! This is just the best. So rich and full of flavor. This will always be in my rotation.
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marcbrewster
September 13, 2020
Wow. I roasted this TMJ 1/3 cup Dark roast and 1/3 cup medium. The dark roast past second crack. Oils after bean rested for 24 hours Medium right past first crack. Course grind and 3 scoops to pour over. OMG! Absolutely perfect chocolate after taste with a smooth balance between a dark/ medium roast. I have tried 4 of the CBC blends. All perfect, but the TMJ.....Excellent! My new favorite will be buying the biggest bag of this for an everyday goto.
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Elena Constance
August 22, 2020
I have tried many blends/beans from CBC but this one is by far my favorite.
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Craig
February 4, 2020
As I'm very new to roasting, I've discovered this one is very forgiving and its excellent as a mild roast or as a dark roast. Finishing about 1/3 into second crack seems to be my "zone" with this very flavorful blend.
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Craig
January 25, 2020
My first two attempts at roasting. I had a start temp of 200c that went up to 240c when I attempted this and was surprised at how dark it is after 1st crack is done. I took the beans out 4 min past and that was about perfect tasting, though it looked too dark when ground. Going to try 3 minutes next time.
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Jerome
August 26, 2019
My first time roasting and drinking a true MJB coffee; deep rich coffee flavor, outstanding!
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psharpe1
August 7, 2019
To get the most of the Mocha flavor roast to City +. Roasting beyond this level destroys the subtle flavors in the beans. This is an EXCELLENT blend and I highly recommend it.
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Paul Sharkey
June 13, 2019
Well balanced, excellent blend. It will be on my list from now on.
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Herb
April 19, 2019
Tried the sampler to sort through the varieties. No bad in the group but this CBC Blend was hands down the best. Try it, you'll like it. I'm just a beginner at roasting so no advice.
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Jesse
March 17, 2019
How does everyone roast this?? I roasted it to 395 degrees in a Hottop 8828B-2k and it tasted over cooked. Let this fully finish first crack and dumped it at 384. Looks and tastes much better.
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Sandy
February 7, 2019
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Kaintuck Koffee
January 30, 2019
We received many compliments on this blend and the CBC beans are always so clean and ready to roast.
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Don
May 7, 2018
Very tasty! Will buy again
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Morgan Campbell
March 10, 2018
very enjoyable coffee, and a perfect blending of the two I used to have to do by hand,
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Jennifer
May 26, 2022
So we mix this with 25% Sumatra Mandeling decaf.
This lowers the caffeine a bit.
But the blend is incredible and I highly recommend it.
I roast at a medium dark roast. The result? A cup of hot cocoa flavored coffee that just can't be beat!
If you like chocolate, you HAVE to try this!
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Jordan Backstrom
February 19, 2022
I don't have enough superlatives to describe this coffee. I haven't roasted a bad coffee from CBC, but this blend sure does deliver on the chocolate notes. This coffee is an easy excellent go-to. Really, buy more than you think you need.
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Tim V
January 6, 2022
makes the best early morning latte's
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maira concilio
December 13, 2020
Newby here but this is incredible, definitely we are never going back! roasting our own from now on. Thank you for outstanding beans.
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jcmh00n
November 10, 2019
Really nice and fun blend, city+ is my fave!
Truly an historical blend that stands the test of time!
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Dahni
June 17, 2019
Having just roasted this recently, my only expectation was the name I have heard and have used for years, but never tried until noe, ‘Mocca Java’. In my ignorance (until now), i supposed Mocca referred to a kind of chocolate 🍫 taste (I think the word is, mocha), and not an origin of a coffee bean. I have often used ‘Java’ to refer to all coffee, ☕️ regardless of origin, i.e. a cup of Java. I did not know this was originally a happy accidental blending of two beans Mocca from Yemen 🇾🇪 and Java from Indonesia. 🇮🇩 Now I do! Very complex and very well balanced! Roasted to about 60 seconds into the second ‘crack’. Pure delight! An excellent blend of perhaps the world’s oldest of blend! Will not disappoint those lovers of full body, full flavored coffee! Will order again and again and...
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