Ethiopia Durato Bombe Sidamo Ethiopia: Durato Bombe, Sidamo

I've been roasting coffee for 15+ years, and settled on fruity Ethiopians as my favorites. On my old Behmor, I had occasionally succeeded in coaxing out those blueberry notes, and like a heroin addict, had been searching for those flavors ever since. I've been roasting on a Bullet for over a year, and was surprised that I could never get a roast like that...until now! The first time I ground and brewed this coffee, I immediately knew it was a success. In fact, my son called me to comment on the blueberry notes in the coffee I had left in the pot for him. And my roast profile was far from optimal...too long and too cool. I'm sure it will only get better from here. How sure? I ordered 100 more pounds, that's how sure.

Blueberry blueberry and more blueberry. This coffee will swoon anybody with tastebuds. Don’t miss out on this stuff. If not, that’s fine I’ll take it all for myself.

This bean had piqued my interest a while back, but was not in stock. The "notify me when this bean is back in stock" option was selected. The notification arrived a couple weeks ago and a few pounds was ordered. Let me admit to a small human weakness; I love blueberry. This strong attraction is not limited to coffee. For me, the Ethiopia Misty Valley Yirgacheffe was the go-to bean to get the "blueberry experience". Now there is now a new king of the hill, and it is the Ethiopia Durato Bombe bean. Both beans are excellent, but the Durato Bombe provides a fuller, more rounded expression of the blueberry flavor. But, enough of my blueberry facination... the review. Cupping flavors: Clearly defined Blueberry with very faint floral in the finish. Solid body with a full mouth-feel for a bean only rated a 4. Statistics: Roast level City+, Moisture loss 13.66 percent, Development 17.1% Green Been description: 227g, Consistent in size and color. This is a higher altitude bean, so an agressive roast cycle was tolerated well by the beans. Roasting challenges: None, this is a high altitude Ethiopian bean, which is an easy roast. Roaster Gene Cafe CBR101 2016 model. Roast description: (uniquely for Gene Cafe CBR 101 models). *Preheat the empty drum to 402 F (206 C) for 5 minutes. *Rapidly stop and remove the drum. Quickly fill with the green beans. Re-insert the drum, start the roast at 402 F, start kitchen timer. *At 5 minutes on the timer, raise the temperature to 473 F (245 C). *Continue at this temperature until the first pops of First crack PLUS 70 seconds. *On this roast, first crack began at 10 minutes 30 seconds, temperature was lowered at 11 minutes and 40 seconds to 437 F (225 C). *Continue to roast at 437 until roast is complete. *The goal on this roast was City+, this was reached 12 minutes 40 seconds into the roast. About 25% of the beans had light cracks at the tips. *The beans were dumped and force cooled. The drop was well before Second crack. Post Roast Notation: This bean takes a bit long rest to fully reveal it's flavor. The bean is best after a 5 day post-roast rest.

OMG!!!! Absolutely Amazing!! I ordered this on the sole basis that this was going to be very fruit-forward, and no doubt that it was. My first roast was a cinnamon + to city roast. It had a very Tea-like body with notes of blueberry and apricot (maybe some light pineapple). I shared this coffee with an Ethiopian woman who frequents her friend's coffee shop. She loved it!!! It made me proud to get her approval. Definitely plan to order more!!

I initially bought this coffee because someone on Facebook group was raving about it that it is blueberry "bomb". I was very disappointed. It is not. It does have very subtle blueberry/pineapple notes. That's about it. It is sweet but not very fruity (even at a lighter roast). I've purchased equally sweet or sweeter, and fruitier Ethiopia coffee for about $2 less per lb. The reviewer who wrote that this coffee is the "most fruity" coffee he ever had, apparently has not tasted very fruity coffee in the past. I will not be buying this again. This coffee is decent but overpriced for what it has to offer.

This is the first Ethiopian coffee I've found in almost a year that actually has blueberry and fruity notes that I love so much! Delicious coffee.

Sweet and very fruity. Love it! Roasted just to second crack. Brewed after 3 days via French press.

My first time roasting this bean. Absolutely delicious! Got two 8oz samples to try. Equipment used: Freash Roast SR800 roaster with a 12" Razzo roasting Chamber, Vario W + grinder, OXO Brew 8 Cup Drip. I was initially concerned with green bean size and appearance inconsistency and did a fair amount of sorting pre- and post-roast to hopefully improve the outcomes in my cup. Since I only roasted two 8oz charges, the sorting was not so bad. Total roast time 8:17. Dropped at 429F 1:43 past FC. Very happy with the results! The beans did not disappoint! Highly recommend.

Fantastic sweetness. Best natural bean I've ever had

Not a coffee connoisseur so I will just say this is one of the best coffee beans I have purchased from CBC. Very smooth and roast just past first crack. This may become my 'go to' coffee. Customer service is great, my original shipment for some reason or another couldn't be delivered and CBC re-shipped another order as soon as they were informed of this problem.

Took this to City+/Full City and can agree with with several other reviewers that the blueberry was wonderfully present. Even the aroma while roasting was particularly striking a bit before it hit first crack. Now, the brewing methods and preparation did have quite a variation for me. The pour over (I use a Chemex) emphasized the blueberry (and I would argue a general, sweet berry-ness), but there was an odd sensation that accompanied it. On the front of my tongue, it was that feeling you get when eating pineapple, like a citric "bite." As it travelled to the back of my tongue, it was a pleasant bitterness. The Americano was similar, but muted that sensation a bit and it tasted a bit more like a super fresh bowl of fruit, and I think I detected a hint of watermelon (could be power of suggestion though? lol). That lingering bitterness on the back end was still there, but it wasn't off-putting. However, my favorite drink with this coffee was a flat white (latte/cappuccino hybrid with a ristretto [half] shot of espresso) using oat milk. It had that fresh fruit sweetness, but the milk all but removed the front-end sensation and back-end bitterness. Instead, it was like a homemade whipped cream on the cup of fresh fruit. WONDERFUL! (Typically, milk-based drinks are not my favorite, but it worked so well in this case!)

A great bean for espresso. I roast to start of 2nd crack and let set for 3 days. The aroma of the bean is very unique - sweet spice and fruit. 18 grams of ground beans into the ports filter and aim for 36 - 40 grams of espresso. Simply the best.

This was the first home roasted batch of Ethiopian Sidamo. It checks all the boxes for coffee from this region. Roasted in a cast iron pan between 1st and 2nd crack. The quality of the beans was excellent, uniform and no damaged beans.

Got this with the world coffee day sample pack and roasted it up this past week. I didn't read the tasting notes before doing so and when I took a few sips I was somewhat confused, not able to place the dominant note I was getting. Saw your notes and the mention of blueberry made it click! This is definitely a fruit-foward coffee with a dominant blueberry flavor and a pleasant acidity. Roasted 30 seconds after 1st crack had wrapped up on my SR800. Usually I go for the more earthy coffees and want my fruit notes to be in the background but this is definitely something I can see enjoying in my mix. I'll have to remember it!

I have roasted to small batches of this coffee and have found it to be exceptional. I had one individual say it was the best cup of coffee he'd ever had!

Bombe is the bomb! I love ethiopias but this one blows al the others away. The fruity fresh clean flavor is beyond my verbal capacity but I just know that it perfect for me. I sampled the first order and immediately reordered fearing it might go out of stock quickly. I will probably during this one daily.

Roasted to City+ on Gene Cafe roaster. Sweet, smooth, fruity. It's been a while since I last had the kind of stuff that makes me stop in my tracks. Good body and a bit of sweet after taste. I'm hoping there will be more when this is gone. Haven't tried it yet, but I think it would make an amazing espresso.

In my household, this coffee is King. I roast to medium. It is utterly fantastic. Disclosure: dry/natural process coffees are my favorite, but this one stands head and shoulders above the rest. I like it better than even the Misty Valley Yirgacheffe, and that is saying a lot. I waited… and waited… for this one to come back in stock, and once it did, I pounced on a 3 lb. bag. I’m thinking maybe I should have doubled that. This one may go fast. The flavor notes in the description are pretty spot-on!