CBC Blend: True Mocca Java

by John on 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.

by Brad Hart on October 24, 2022

Satisfying cup of coffee. A good every day drinking brew.Tastes best made in an Aeropress.

by Don on September 20, 2022

Great cup of coffee.And a great deal !!

by Americana Roasters on 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.

by Jonathan Jett on 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

by Bub's Daddy on April 7, 2022

Heat gun dog bowled this into dark oily submission, The Fonz would say aaaaay! and give it two thumbs up.

by Jordan Backstrom on 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.

by Tim V on 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...

by Steve on November 18, 2021

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

by William E. Fason on 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.

by Hannah on 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.

by marcbrewster on 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.

by Elena Constance on August 22, 2020

I have tried many blends/beans from CBC but this one is by far my favorite.

by Jim Krause on 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.

by Craig on 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.

by jcmh00n on November 10, 2019

Really nice and fun blend, city+ is my fave! Truly an historical blend that stands the test of time!

by psharpe1 on 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.

by Dahni on 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...

by Herb on 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.

by Jesse on 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.

by Kaintuck Koffee on January 30, 2019

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

by Morgan Campbell on March 10, 2018

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