Ethiopia Durato Bombe Sidamo Ethiopia: Durato Bombe, Sidamo

This one is going to be hard to beat. I've been looking for that good fruity sweet coffee for a while, and this is one of the best ones I've had so far.

Excellent and among my favorites. Agree with others who refer to an upfront berry or cherry flavor.

Ordered a pound to sample based on reviews. Roasted about 350g to full city roast on a SR800 w/ extension tube. It had an usual aroma so I let it sit for 4 days. After day 1, I kept smelling something sweet (like blueberry) and buttery, increasing in intensity daily only to discover it was THIS! After grinding, it smelled more like strawberry. We used a french press and WOW! Blueberry GREATNESS!! We just placed another order before this one sells out! Wow!! Just WOWWW!

I did a light roast on about a pound of beans. Bought 5 pounds to try out. Very impressed by the taste of the coffee I pour over brewed afterwards. Got all the fruity notes + the lemon.

Superb! Agree with those who taste blueberry and I detect a sort of cherry flavor. I found the flavor remarkably similar to Don Enrique Reserve, which is a Columbian that I really like.

Amazing coffee. It's our go to for drip. I mix it with Bali Blue moon for the mocha pot. It never disappoints. Chocolate berry.

I remember I bought this coffee a couple years ago and it was outstanding for it being a fruit forward blueberry bomb. This lot while good does not reflect the earlier experience. Still looking for the flavors previously available from this region. Keep searching CBC and update your profile if you find it again, it was amazing exceptional coffee.

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.

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!!

Excellent. I use the “Fresh roast SR540”. Aroma of sweet fruit near the end of roast stage!! Totally roast time 8 minutes. I kept the temperature between 395-415 degrees. LOVE Ethiopian

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.

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!)

This coffee at true medium brown roast is very very rich, smooth and complex, with an aftertaste of rich chocolate. It is much tastier and flavorful than the Shantawene.

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.

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.

This makes a really good pourover with a City Roast. Nice blueberry notes liked you'd expect from a dry processed Ethiopian coffee.

Add me to the list of people who love this coffee. Have been on the search for a natural Ethiopian with that sweet fruit forward flavor since this time last year, and have only been disappointed. Well. My first roast with this and I am back to buy more before it’s all gone. On only 4 days rest it’s already a great example of a fruit forward Ethiopian. I took it 1:45 into first crack with just the last few cracks happening in the cooling tray.

Roger Garrett I began roasting coffee beans this year, and I have not regretted that decision ever. When I discovered Coffee Bean Corral, I was very surprised at the quality of the beans in all categories. But I have to say - the Ethiopia Natural Sidamo Durato Bombe Grade 1 bean, roasted fast at a high heat (completed before cooling in 4.5 minutes) is the best, most fruity and aromatic coffee I have ever drunk. This stuff is light roasted naturally processed coffee on steroids. Even the beans, green, emit a fruity aroma. Each day after roasting I open the cannister to check the development, and the bean smell is just powerful and stimulating. Three full days of cannister storage matured the roasted bean and it was ready to grind and drink. Wow! Fantastic! I have since purchased another 5 lb. bag to add to the first 5 lb bag to get me through the winter (I'm sure it will not). Highly recommended. Even my kids and my brothers are buying this bean now!

Roasted in my Hottop this morning and I tried a cup right away. Blueberry came out as soon as the grinder started. The coffee was great and my next cup will probably be in a couple of days. I was surprised at how long this coffee took from the beginning of first crack until first crack finished. I can see that there is a variety of roast levels in this batch of beans.

This Ethiopia is so amazing! It is very flavorful and bold. Not sour or bitter and you can really taste the fruity flavor. Very smooth.

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.

Purchased for a friend at work who has Sidamo on top of his list of favorites. He loved it and when I tried it I could see why! I roasted it medium since that was his preference but also tried it a little darker & preferred it

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