CBC Blend: True Mocca Java

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Perfect blend. Absolutely the best coffee I've had in years

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.

Great cup of coffee.And a great deal !!

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!

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.

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.

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...

Chocolate taste is great. Really good value for mocha Java. Will reorder this one.

Wow! This is just the best. So rich and full of flavor. This will always be in my rotation.

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.

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.

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.

My first time roasting and drinking a true MJB coffee; deep rich coffee flavor, outstanding!

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...

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.

We received many compliments on this blend and the CBC beans are always so clean and ready to roast.

very enjoyable coffee, and a perfect blending of the two I used to have to do by hand,