Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
Just some feedback on these beans... Whilst they're very good quality (beautiful aroma when the bag is first opened), and produce a lovely rich, full-bodied tasting coffee, they're still a little bitter for my tastes, probably because of the African connection.

As stated, I like a very smooth, rich coffee, with no obvious bitter edge [probably with being more of an Arabica lover], and on their own these beans don't quite deliver that flavour. However..... I bought a bag of these:



...and now mix half of those with half of the Coffee Masters beans, in the grinder (normal quantity I need for making a large espresso each morning, which turns into a cappuccino), and that creates an absolutely superb tasting blend indeed! The latter add just a touch more bitterness and 'bite', but also a unique 'dark chocolate' flavour, which produces a really lovely rich cup of coffee.

Just shows what happens when you experiment... I can see me sticking with this blend for a while, as it's very satisfying indeed

Marco.
arabica is generally less bitter, but over extraction will exaggerate bitterness especially in dark roasts. darker roasts should be extracted quicker than light ones.