As a general guide, most coffees that make a good press pot or drip don't make real good espresso. To clarify, the bright flavourful coffees tend to be over the top when prepared as an espresso. Many of the good but not overly interesting coffees are highlighted in espresso making them quite good. Now those over the top coffees can be toned down by changing the roasting profile but in the end, it is personal taste. Pick up some good filter coffee and run it through your espresso machine for a better example. There is nothing wrong with trying different things. At worst, you end up with a couple pounds of compost for the garden or some real good filter coffee.

cannonfodder wrote:At worst, you end up with a couple pounds of compost for the garden or some real good filter coffee.

There's always folks that will be delighted to drink coffee that's fresh roasted and isn't pre-ground, vac-packed and shelved for 6 months. One thing about roasting coffee is that you are never at a loss for "thank you" or housewarming or other gifts!

Thanks for all the input, folks! My 9 different varieties of greens (all SO's, no blends) have arrived from SM's yesterday, and I'm looking forward to trying them all as espresso... good, bad or indifferent!

-Scot