Looking for dark espresso roast

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tekomino
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#1: Post by tekomino »

Anyone knows of top-notch, sweet dark espresso blend being sold? I am looking for clearly dark roast but which is sweet and tasty, not nasty and bitter. As with any "style" of the roast, there is real art in executing really good dark roast. What's dark to me? Anything that rolls in second crack and beyond :D I love light roasted coffee, but dark side of the roast spectrum is something I'd like to explore more so...

I had one exceptional dark roast from Compass in Handlebar last year but unfortunately that "god roast" has not been repeated. :cry:

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#2: Post by jbviau »

A lot of people seem to enjoy Deep Cello's Nostromo.
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#3: Post by Philg »

I don't know if it's dark enough to be of interest and it has been a while but I've had Novo's Espresso Del Fuego a few times and liked it every time.

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#4: Post by Chert »

Ten years and more ago I was quite into Peets Garuda blend.

Walla Walla Roastery espresso blend is definitely a bit into second crack and offers some complexity and sweetness along with the richness of caramelized sugars. But I don't think it would be accurate to say a "rolling second crack" of that blend.

I'd definitely be into learning what espresso rocks your boat darkly. I will eventually try Nostromo as well having read positives from this forum.

Might this be the one: http://www.paradiseroasters.com/product ... avana.html or perhaps something a bit more economical: http://www.thebeanery.com/coffee/espresso-blend.html ? I've tried neither.
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#5: Post by DanSF »

I'm also curious to hear thoughts on this. Perhaps pre-packed Italian roasts? After much searching, I've given up buying and now roast my own.

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#6: Post by Eastsideloco »

You might like La Forza, the darkest of the espresso roasts from Counter Culture:

http://my.counterculturecoffee.com/coff ... forza.html

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#7: Post by cpreston »

I'm sure this has come up before, but if you are considering any of the Italian dark roasted coffees, I quite like Attibassi from Espresso Vero. The polar opposite of 3rd wave, of course. I order some a couple of times a year for a change of pace.

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#8: Post by mariobarba »

Their site is down for construction (has been for a couple of weeks now) and I'm not sure if they ship to your neck of the woods but I bought 2 Cuban single origins from these guys (http://www.terracaf.ca/terraweb/eng_index.html) that were like drinking liquid dark chocolate. Both were roasted dark to the point of just being oily. I think one was a serrano and the other was a peaberry that started with a "coa" but I can't remember the name though.

If you're open to trying "aged" Italian blends, try something from the south of Italy like Kimbo or Passalacqua.

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#9: Post by peacecup »

Right there in the Emerald city Cafe D'Arte was doing a dark roast for a while that I thought was good. Perhaps also Caffe Umbria had one. I always like both roasters in general.

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#10: Post by CSME9 »

Seattle Cafe D'Arte Taormina Blend...................

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