GOOD DRIP TOO!

I have been enjoying this as my drip coffee for the past week. Unfortunately my grinder has been acting a little weird lately so I am not comfortable giving a review based on the espresso I got because I have not been liking anything that I have been getting out of my grinder.

However, as drip it's been really sweet and enjoyable. So based on the other reviews seems like this is probably going to be good as drip and espresso.

The packaging is very good too, I really enjoyed it.

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DESTROYER

this is a coffee with a very fun name. I agree with others that this is not an acidic or fruity coffee, but rather a traditional chocolaty espresso. I found it to be very easy to pull in the sense that changing the dose or temp did not change the flavor profile much. I actually think it would be hard to make it sour, so perhaps this is a change from the "vincente" that was supposed to be the same blend or perhaps the machines or baristas were really badly off from the way they should be when the previous reviewer had it at a shop. Another hint that it may have changed since previous reviewers wrote about it is that it does not remind me of Toscano or Dolce, but this could be a result of the fact that coffees are crops and they change from month to month and year to year, so a blend won't taste the same in January as in October, etc, or it may just be a matter of my own personal tastes or the way I pull the three coffees.

I would expect this to be an easy coffee to pull on inexpensive equipment since it seems fairly resistant to various conditions.

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VINCENTE ESPRESSO

This is the house blend at my local Caffe Pronto establishment. It is sometimes really sour depending on who pulled it, but usually it is very sweet. It is nothing like Starbucks or what most people have come to associate with espresso. For one, these beans are much lighter roasted, although not a 'light' roast. To me, this blend tastes like what I expect coffee to taste like... not the ashy, bitter stuff I've come to know over the years.

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CAFFE VINCENTE

This is very similar to your traditional Northern Italian style espresso. Notes of caramel, dark chocolate, and a slight nuttiness. It reminds me of Counter Culture's Toscana, although I find Vincente to be better. Vivace's Dolce blend is probably a better comparison as both have greater depth than the Toscano. Given the price differential and its availability in my area, I tend to prefer this over the Dolce. As for extraction... I use about 18 grams at about 200 degrees for about 27 seconds. This blend is definitely very forgiving if one or more variables go awry.

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CAFFE VINCENTE

This blend is very different from the Sweet Cheeks Espresso. This was probably the best representation of a "classic Espresso" Ive had. Simple, with lots of crema, medium body, sweet and bitter balanced beautifully, with nice roast notes.

I didnt get much fruit at all, but for the way this coffee presents itself, that works to its advantage. Every now and then, its nice to have a simple, tried and true espresso. Why? Because it just tastes good.

I went with 18grams/93C giving about 1.7oz/27-30seconds. So, more towards ristretto. The normale style shots with a lighter dose didn't work out well for me, but, thats my tastes. Always play in the extraction space to find your ideal shot.

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