Barismo espresso beans

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coffeedude55
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#1: Post by coffeedude55 »

I just picked up a couple bags of Barismo Clockwork espresso beans (out of Arlington, MA). This is their basic espresso blend. I think it's pretty good stuff. Fruity and earthy (when very fresh). A little lighter roast than Black Cat. Has anyone tried this blend, or any other espresso beans from this roaster? Any thoughts on this roaster?


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#2: Post by bostonbuzz »

I live a couple of street from their new cafe, Dwelltime. Their coffees are great. I highly recommend picking up their online "roaster's sampler." I would like to see more fruitiness and floral flavors in their coffees, however.
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bostonbuzz wrote:I highly recommend picking up their online "roaster's sampler".
I just rechecked Barismo's site. The espresso bean sampler is: (3) 1lb bags of their choice. Their 1lb bags go for between $14-$18 per bag, so three pounds for $42 bucks looks like a good deal. Thanks for the tip bostonbuzz :idea:

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#4: Post by poison »

Barismo uses a cool Feima roaster from Taiwan, pretty sure they modified it. Comes with LOTS of bells and whistles.

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#5: Post by coffeedude55 (original poster) »

Per Bostonbuzz's recommendation I ordered the (3) 1lb bags of espresso sampler "Roasters Pick" from Barismo. Roasted and delivered the next day. About $16/LB delivered.

1. Finca El Quizarra espresso: Costa Rica fully washed caturra + catuai

2. Finca Salaca Black Honey espresso: West Valey Costa Rica Honey processed typical

3. Clockwork espresso: 60% inzovu, Rwanda & 40% finca salaca black honey, costa rica

I tried their Clockwork a few weeks ago. Very good quality. Nice med roast. My father said he liked it more than the Black Cat (reg & organic) we have been using so far. I don't have much experience with various companies blends, but I do think Barismo is putting out pretty good stuff, based on my first try. I will have to test out these 3 bags out and get back to you with the results, based on my limited knowledge, and unrefined buds.


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#6: Post by coffeedude55 (original poster) »

I just got my Barismo shippment today. I ordered the espresso roasters 3-pack pick, and drip roasters 5-pack pick. Below are two new espressos I have not yet tried. I am pulling Clockwork right now, from a previous batch, and I think it's a pretty solid espresso blend. My last batch included Finca Salaca Black Honey. That one had real a nice rich chocholate kick. Can't wait for these to degas, so I can pull some shots!

Reposo Espresso
a wabi-sabi series espresso blend
a blend of two washed costa rican coffees:
finca salaca villa sarchi 75%
finca el quizarra 25%

SOMA Espresso
Three washed coffees:
Pena Blanca, Guatemala 60%
Buena Esperanza, Guatemala 25%
Karindundu, Kenya 15%