Nominees for "Favorite Espresso Blends 2011" review
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Last year's Favorite Espresso Blends 2010 proved popular and we would like to update/expand it for 2011. Below is the list of last year's skipped nominees plus this year's nominees:
- Barefoot Coffee - The Boss
- Barismo - SOMA
- Barrington Coffee Roasters - Barrington Gold Espresso
- Batdorf & Bronson Coffee - Dancing Goats Blend
- Blue Bottle Espresso - Hayes Valley Espress
- Café Grumpy - Heartbreaker Espresso
- Caffé Vita Coffee Roasters Co. - Caffé Del Sol
- Cartel Coffee Lab - Black Market Espresso (link edited)
- Chris' Coffee Service - Machristay Black Pearl
- Cuvee Coffee Roasting Co. - Dead Fingers Espresso
- Counter Culture Coffee - Aficionado
- Counter Culture Coffee - Apollo
- Evocation Coffee Roasters - Spitfire Espresso
- Evocation Coffee Roasters - 49mm Espresso
- Gimme! Coffee - Leftist Espresso Blend
- Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea - Alphabet City
- Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea - Black Cat Organic Espresso
- Metropolis Coffee Company - Red Line Espresso
- Olympia Coffee Roasting - Big Truck Espresso Blend
- Paradise Coffee Roasters - Espresso Classico
- PT's Coffee Roasting - Southpaw Espresso
- Red Bird Coffee - Red Bird Espresso
- Ritual Coffee - Sweet Tooth Espresso
- Sightglass Coffee - Owl's Howl Espresso
- Sweet Maria's - Espresso Monkey Blend
- Velton's Coffee - Bonsai Blend
- Verve Coffee Roasters - The Sermon Espresso
- Verve Coffee Roasters - Streetlevel Espresso
- Victrola Coffee Roasters - Streamline
- Hasbean Coffee - Kicker Espresso Blend (UK)
- Fernwood Coffee Co - 1936 Espresso (Victoria)
- Social Coffee & Tea - People's Daily (Canada)
- Espresso Toscano - Counter Culture Coffee
- Ecco Espresso - Ecco Caffe
- Hairbender - Stumptown Coffee Roasters
- Black Cat Classic - Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea
- Espresso Dolce - Espresso Vivace Roasteria
- Belle Espresso - Klatch Coffee
- Espresso Paladino - Zoka Coffee
- Daterra North Italian Style Espresso - Terroir Coffee
- Epic Espresso - 49th Parallel
- Ambrosia Espresso Blend - Caffe Fresco
Dan Kehn
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Dan, its been a few weeks. Any clue on what's next?
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A couple things are in the works. Getting the ducks in a row right now, and we should be publishing closer to mid-August.
Your dog wants espresso.
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I am sure there are some excellent espresso blends out there and before I started roasting I was ordering from most of the more popular roasters. The only ones that I gravitated to most ofter were Vivace Dolce and Red Bird. I always enjoyed Black Cat but it was a moving target from bag to bag and I tired of it quickly. It has taken quite a while to get my blends the way I like them which is different than any I have ever bought commercially. Chocolate? It has to be balanced and if it dominates I consider it a failed blend. I would prefer a chocolate, vanilla, malty, nutty base with some fruity midtones and supported with mysterious earthy, leathery bass notes. I don't consider the cost of the components when I blend and I think this is where the commercial blends are limited in their flavor profile. It also appears to me that the coffees from both Central and South America are changing each season with flavors reminiscent of some of the finer African coffees. They are influencing my thoughts on future espresso blends.
I would also like to comment that the new Blue Jaguar espresso blend from Jeff Pentel at Redbird Coffee is absolutely delicious with flavors I haven't discovered before.
I would also like to comment that the new Blue Jaguar espresso blend from Jeff Pentel at Redbird Coffee is absolutely delicious with flavors I haven't discovered before.
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To keep the thread Favorite Espresso Blends 2011 focused on the coffees under review, I merged the last few replies to this thread. The review thread will be locked while reviewers post their comments on new espresso blends in the coming week.
Dan Kehn
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<rant>
too many of the listed sites deserve a web site sux
Dan - how about an H-B policy that to have your site listed, it at least has to work?
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too many of the listed sites deserve a web site sux
- missing pages & images
- lousy, generic description.
- blank pages
- busted shopping carts
- no espresso recommendations
- 'dial-up' servers
- busted 'contact' so we can't even tell them
Dan - how about an H-B policy that to have your site listed, it at least has to work?
</rant>
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I'd rather have a policy that the coffees nominated for consideration have to not suck.
What's in the cup is what matters.
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LMWDP #198
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No - just what I said.
I'd rather have coffees that taste great but come from roasters with ugly bad websites than horrible coffees that come from companies with super sexy sites.
I'd rather have coffees that taste great but come from roasters with ugly bad websites than horrible coffees that come from companies with super sexy sites.
What's in the cup is what matters.
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That maybe well and good for the glitterati who get samples to evaluate, but for the great unwashed, a glowing review of a stellar coffee that's difficult to obtain is less useful than a spent puck.
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