6 months ago I roasted some of SM's India Sethuraman Estate Nirali Robusta to FC+, then sampled it in a week, and in a month, and my conclusion was the usual: harsh but with something nutty & cocoay....then kept it in the drawer.

Now, six months later, 10g of it + 10g of a PN Brazil, in a triple Synesso basket @ 203F, and I get 2++oz of espresso with some of the thickest crema(only in the cup!) I've ever seen. Taste? A little sip of the shot was rounded, with nothing harsh. But with milk I got sweetness, body, herbs, nuts; but smooth! Quite nice really.

This isn't something I'd, personally, want to drink everyday but I enjoyed how this Robusta got tamed over time without tasting bad, really interesting. While flowing from the naked PF, the shot didn't look very promising, I saw some tanning, maybe channeling too(it was %50 stale coffee after all!).

Robusta, it least this one, is a different animal....can't imagine getting the same result from our other fancy beans, when stale

I use to keep some robusta around for blending. Sweet Maria's sells some high quality Robusta but when I ran out, I never re-ordered any. Been doing 100% Arabica blends for the past few years. I may have to revisit it. Nothing wrong with a little if you find one that agrees with you.

I have some of SM robusta for roasting and espresso blending, too. At 10-15% the flavor adds a nice dimension to the blends I have made, IMHO. It doesn't take much to impart that characteristic robusta flavor.

Cheers.

Yup, Robusta is what it is. What I was trying to highlight here is how this one aged in a way I never experienced with a roasted Arabica. 6 months and it still had the body, crema, nuts and choco while droping the rough edges; 6 months post roast, very interesting!

When I first tried that Paradise Robusta I was reminded of a canned pre-ground coffee I had tried a number of years ago. It was called Savarin Reserve Blend, and was the worst coffee I had ever tried. Now I knew why...Robusta!

I let the Robusta age, and started to like it. It seemed to have a nutty flavor that was enjoyable. I tried mixing some into other coffees as well. I will order more Robustas in the future.