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Old 02-23-2009, 05:46 AM   #4
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Default Re: good espresso beans?

No espresso beans per se - just bean (or beans) roasted (or blended) to accomplish what someone thinks is a balanced flavor profile that works well with the peculiar espresso brewing process. For me, a great espresso blend doesn't necessarily taste good outside the espresso brewing process and a great single origin bean that produces stellar drip (or moka) doesn't usually make good espresso.

What are you brewing with?

Consider for espresso machine:
Intelligensia Black Cat
Tula from UncleBeanz - Uncle named this after his mom, it must be excellent
Illy (according to millions but a mystery why to me)
Malabar Gold (fawned over by many, despised by others - I love it)

Consider for mokapot:

Central American beans
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