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Dark Roast

from $17.95

Colombia — Buesaco, Maricela Ordoñez

This microlot shows exceptional clarity even at a dark roast. Expect aromatic sweetness with caramel, bright green-apple and rose-hip accents, and a subtle English Breakfast–style tea notes leading to a refined, sweet finish. At darker roast levels it develops rich, caramelized character. Think of smoky‑sweet burnt toffee. We found its best balance between 22–24% roast development, which is pretty difficult to achieve while staying away from French roast and preserving the flavor.

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Colombia — Buesaco, Maricela Ordoñez

This microlot shows exceptional clarity even at a dark roast. Expect aromatic sweetness with caramel, bright green-apple and rose-hip accents, and a subtle English Breakfast–style tea notes leading to a refined, sweet finish. At darker roast levels it develops rich, caramelized character. Think of smoky‑sweet burnt toffee. We found its best balance between 22–24% roast development, which is pretty difficult to achieve while staying away from French roast and preserving the flavor.

Full Cupping Notes

This microlot has great cup clarity. It offers aromatic sweetness, with bright accents of fruit and tea that draw out mouth cleansing acidic impression. Honeyed sweetness comes through the ground coffee, like honey cake, sweet baked goods accented by notes of brown sugar. The wet aroma has a dark sweetness, maple syrup, brown sugar cooked with butter, and a note of red honey on the break. I was impressed by the level of sweetness in my dark roast. It comes off tasting well-developed for a dark roast, with profiles of brown sugar, caramel and cinnamon sugar that push through to a very refined, sweet finish. Later I get some caramelized notes, like the smoky-sweet side of burnt toffee. Tart aspects dial up acidity, highlighted by a note of green apple, with brisk tea-like flavors, rose hips, and a hint of English Breakfast in the aroma. It's been a great pour-over coffee, though I think full immersion brew methods like French Press will highlight this coffees sweet side, and body.