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Hannah
January 6, 2025
Lovey bean to roast. Smooth and rich with milk, strong and bold by itself. I can get a med/dark roast in about 20 mins starting at 200C and ending at 220C. I did notice color variation with my green beans, like others stated but I prefer that. It gives the roasted beans a nice dimension from medium to dark. As I roast, I pay attention to the color of the beans. I don't let them all get really dark like a FC bean. My final product has a wonderful blend of milk to dark chocolate colored beans with about 10% FC color.
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Gary
December 21, 2024
This one roasted very evenly in my SR800, in spite of the variety of beans in the blend. It really does mix well with milk, and the result is a tasty, relatively mild flavor of espresso. The same taste profile applies to pour over coffees, as it works just fine for both.
After trying three CBC blends, I'm finding that I prefer them to nearly all of the numerous SO beans that I've tried.
This one was taken to FC+.
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Keith
May 8, 2024
Found this blend years ago . Unfortunately I now have to roast beans for 4 other people 😜
I rarely make a latte. I make a strong regular coffee and everybody loves it.
Absolutely my favorite beans.
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Trung Nguyen
April 24, 2024
Products packaging are caring. Delivery impressive. Beans are fresh and very little defective. Flavor as described exactly.
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Ann Weitzel
March 8, 2024
My 5th or 6th time ordering this blend. Love it! And love CBC!
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Katie
February 8, 2024
We've tried a bunch of beans and blends for our espresso machine. My husband prefers to have a latte every morning and I prefer to have an americano. Most can do one or the other. This is one of the only blends we've purchased that satisfies both.
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Westlee
January 24, 2024
My favorite blend, which includes the rare and delicious monsooned malabar beans which give this blend its distinctive vibe. For those in the know, it is similar to Seattle's Espresso Vivace Dolce Blend.
On my GeneCafe here's my roasting recipe (note that my room temp usually starts around 68 or 70 degrees):
* preheat at 450 for ~ 5 mins
* 450 from 0-4 mins
* 430 from 4-7 mins (allows for some extra sugar development)
* 450 from 7-13 mins
* Cool down from 13 mins
Watch closely toward the end - if things get dark too quickly reduce end time and cool sooner!
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Mara
October 16, 2023
I was surprised that I need to sort out the beans. The beans are tiny, twisted and I have to take out a lot of beans that are not healthy/not good. ordering from CA with high price and shipping coast. not sure if I will order it again. I have a higher standard for a good coffee. The taste is ok.
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Michael
July 5, 2023
Can’t go wrong. I switch between this and the Ferdelance. Some days one tastes better than the other but I’m never disappointed. As others noted, there are a variety of beans in here so when roasting I wouldn’t give it too much heat right away so that everything can warm up together but I have not had the final inconsistencies at end of roast.
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Dean Hunt
April 7, 2023
One of my favorites, roasted medium, very smooth!
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Dean Hunt
October 23, 2022
I roasted a lot of different beans but this particular one is the smoothness yet
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Douglas A Cofty - COFFTEA
June 11, 2022
This is a great blend. Very well received by our customers.
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Stephen Russell
May 14, 2022
Found this batch to be too varied in color of beans raw as well as roasted. There were pale yellow to white beans in raw form. After roasting the output is all over the roasted range and not uniform at all. Some are City+ others in the same batch don't hit first crack.
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Paul W Sharkey
April 30, 2022
I’ve been a CBC customer for a couple of years now, trying out a number of their offerings. The bean I liked best early on is no longer available. I recently decided to try some of their own blends - actually all of them now - and have found this one the one I go back to most often. I have roasted it light, medium, and dark, brewed it French Press and drip, served it hot and cold. Overall it is the most consistently good cup of all the other beans I have so far tried; even I don’t seem able to screw it up. I like it best roasted medium, AeroPress brewed, served hot: my now “every morning” cup.
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Mike Eash
January 15, 2022
Wife's favorite, very tasty
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Tony Y.
December 10, 2021
Our favorite beans for cortados/lattes. Highly recommend!
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John W Kegley II
December 4, 2021
I don't know what happened. I thought I ordered 2-5lb. bags in an attempt to avoid the absolutely horriid and detestable burlap, and somehow I ended up with a single 10, in an extremely hairy and lint laden molting sack. I don't know if it was my fault in the ordering process or if the order was consolidated due to being the same bean... Either way my product is contaminated with foreign particulate, and hairs. Maybe it's not a big deal for some, but its hard to see, pick out, flammable, and not a part of any flavor profile, I wish to consume. 4 stars for the blend itself. Everyone in my family are strictly dark roast drip coffee people, and this blend is my family's favorite, though I recommend at least a week of post-roast aging for anything darker than a Vienna roast, to let the aroma and such bounce back after the brutal temperature treatment. I personally prefer a middle of first crack floral Ethiopian, but living one's life is not just one's own affair. So, I tend to drink whatever my family prefers. 5 stars on the shipping. It was right on time. 1 star for the packaging that has left my sweater, table, counter, floor, and beans covered in... burlap molt.
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Capriherb
October 17, 2021
While you say this is an espresso coffee, I did pour through and we really love it!
It is chocolatey without being overpowering. Roasted as a dark roast, it is just perfect.
I will be ordering again!
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Jerry McGuire
August 18, 2021
Well rounded blend, easy to roast.
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clumsyfinger
June 16, 2021
I realize they want to keep the blend a secret but it's too bad they won't tell us at least the regions they blended together. Just for my education I'd like to know what the whitish beans are. My wife and friends that I've roasted these for, really enjoy the taste they get from their espresso machines and pour-overs. I like the taste but it can make me jumpy/over-caffeinated.
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Ann Weitzel
March 11, 2021
My grandchildren and I have set up a small ( very small ) coffee business. We are providing freshly roasted coffee to our customers ( mainly family :) ). This has become our go to bean. The coffee drinkers love this roast! We do a darker roast and a lighter roast for specific preferences and both are great! LOVE CBC for their great product and amazing customer service.
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Bruce Penman
January 24, 2021
My guess is that there is a LOT of robusta beans in here. If like to find out. It definitely has GREAT crema, and the pull is beautiful. It was roasted to FC+ over 18 min.
I'll hold off on giving my opinion on flavor, though first blush says I'm not impressed with its level of chocolate for a blend that speaks of chocolates.
Lastly, the bean content was visually curious, with beans that appeared to be substandard.
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marcbrewster
July 25, 2020
Ordered another bag of this. Amazing bean. Theze CBC BLENDS are great!
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Leo
July 6, 2020
roasted to FC/FC+. nice blend! tons of body and complexity. well rounded espresso shot, with a balance of chocolate, nuts, and fruits. it really opens up with milk though. wow! turns into a chocolate bomb.
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kxp
July 3, 2020
I usually don't write the reviews. But I had to for this blend. I have tried over 25 different coffees. But Colombian coffee has been my go to for my Mocha/Cappuccino in the morning.
If you are like me who drinks Mocha/Cappuccino everyday, then this blend is a must. I had enough complexity and depth that still through the milk.
I use Behmor 1600+. Took it up to the point when second crack started. Immediately took it out and let it cool down outside.
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