My order of Black Cat arrived Friday and even though it was roasted on Wednesday I couldn't wait and had to pull a shot even though I have heard that BC does best with four days of resting. Well, I couldn't stop at one and ended up pulling 3 doubles, 5 risrettos and then made an Americano.
The reason is that these were the best shots I had ever pulled, daresay the best I have ever had, and I couldn't stop. I had to have more and wanted to see if the first shot was a fluke, then to see if the second shot was a fluke and so on. I did absolutely no temp surfing. Perhaps I was just lucky, but over 9 shots I doubt it. Even the first two shots were very good while I was dialing in the grind.
Saturday I only pulled two shots and they were good. Sunday I pulled a few and while good, they were not as good as I made Friday, they had less clarity and weren't exploding with flavors.
Has anyone else had any similar experiences? Perhaps I need to run out of coffee more often
Kurt
