haziz
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I realize that light roasts and "third wave" coffees and coffee shops are all the rage, but I seem to prefer a medium-dark to dark roast. So what are your favorite medium-dark and dark roasts? Who are your most reliable roasters that do dark roasts well? I will use it mainly in a French press (very rarely as pourover or in a Chemex), and I do use a little sugar and a little regular milk (NOT cream or Half & Half) and I am fairly attached to the use of a little sugar and milk. I am very open to single origin coffees but would also welcome blends or regional coffees that can be obtained year round.
Just for calibration here are my current favorite roasts:
Barrington Coffee Roasters' Vienna Roast Panama Casa Ruiz. My current favorite roast. They label it as a medium roast which I think is accurate but they do include it in their "dark roast sampler".
Barrington Coffee Roasters' French Roast Costa Rica Doka Estate. Another fine roast from the same roasters. I would describe this as medium-dark rather than truly dark.
Peet's Major Dickason Blend. I do like it.
I used Starbucks' French Roast for years as my everyday coffee bean, but even I reluctantly agree that it is too charred to be considered truly good. The fact however that I used it for years should indicate for you that I have calibrated my taste buds to the dark side!
In the last few days I have tinkered with some lighter roasts from Blue Bottle, Counter Culture and Barrington Coffee, including some that got very high reviews on CoffeeReview.com, but my reaction to them has been mostly negative.
Just for calibration here are my current favorite roasts:
Barrington Coffee Roasters' Vienna Roast Panama Casa Ruiz. My current favorite roast. They label it as a medium roast which I think is accurate but they do include it in their "dark roast sampler".
Barrington Coffee Roasters' French Roast Costa Rica Doka Estate. Another fine roast from the same roasters. I would describe this as medium-dark rather than truly dark.
Peet's Major Dickason Blend. I do like it.
I used Starbucks' French Roast for years as my everyday coffee bean, but even I reluctantly agree that it is too charred to be considered truly good. The fact however that I used it for years should indicate for you that I have calibrated my taste buds to the dark side!
In the last few days I have tinkered with some lighter roasts from Blue Bottle, Counter Culture and Barrington Coffee, including some that got very high reviews on CoffeeReview.com, but my reaction to them has been mostly negative.
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