thought i would chime in with my profile of this bean, i'm getting great aromatics, lots of florals and a sweet apple acidity coming through from this batch. made me smile when i had my first cup of this batch! {image}

reporting back as my Traveler has arrived and i've made a morning cup with it love the grinder, incredibly smooth operation and fine adjustments. size and feel is great as well, like how sturdy it feels compared to other hand grinders and its just the right size for travelling. it'll definitely be w...

Roastmasters just put up Colombia's Cup of Excellence #2 winner on their website, only 100 pounds available so get in quick if you want some. Interesting lot, half washed and half honey geisha. This lot was scored 91.18 by the international jury and this was a record year for Colombia with the top n...

i've decided to make the leap from my old Lido 3 to the M47 Traveler, sold my grinder today and pulled the trigger on the M47. Will report back with user experience when i receive it!

well, i can see one reason why having a roasting plan is not necessarily bad/redundant. it would show (to some extent) the roaster's knowledge of bean and machine, to get it to follow exactly his/her plan. otherwise who'd know if you're just cupping a lucky accident?

roastmasters has a lot from the Murundo cooperative which apparently won #3 in the Cup of Excellence 2018. 90 point coffee if you guys are interested. {link}

i'd definitely be in for some if anyone's getting a box to split, please let me know!

i would certainly agree with the Uraga, i got prominent juicy white peach notes from it. Also the florals are more upfront, bit like lilac/lavender to me. the Alemu is more subtle in its flavours, doesn't blast you in the face but that doesn't make it any less enjoyable. in fact i do love it as a da...

GC7, i'll put in another vote for the Burman coffees i recommended. Having roasted them both, i'm enjoying them immensely. both spectacularly clean. green quality is immaculate and the flavours are right up there with some of the top ethiopian coffees i've had before. alemu bukato's coffee is partic...

i've gone through 3 sample roasts of each, sipping on the Guji right now. I'll have to agree on the Guji, very prominent florals in the finish, reminiscent of lilac/lavender. compared to the Alemu, i would say it has a richer body and more mellow but balanced acidity. Alemu's coffee is definitely mo...