Posted Thu May 15, 2008, 2:10pm Subject: Re: Machristay Black Pearl
Just went thru my first pound...WOW it is very good!!! Smooth yet strong a medium acidity typical of most good espresso roast minus starbucks. I was brewing around 202. It has tons of excellent crema. I backed off my tamp a hair and it really comes out great. I drink americanos mostly and it has some great nutty characteristics about it. It holds up well in milk drinks also. I was impressed.
Posted Sat May 31, 2008, 8:41am Subject: Re: Machristay Black Pearl
My first pound is on order and will be here Monday. After reading all the posts on it I can't wait to try it. I'll follow up on Tuesday after trying it.
Posted Tue Jun 3, 2008, 3:31pm Subject: Re: Machristay Black Pearl
ejeckert Said:
Just went thru my first pound...WOW it is very good!!! Smooth yet strong a medium acidity typical of most good espresso roast minus starbucks. I was brewing around 202. It has tons of excellent crema. I backed off my tamp a hair and it really comes out great. I drink americanos mostly and it has some great nutty characteristics about it. It holds up well in milk drinks also. I was impressed.
I just got my first pound yesterday. Right off the bat I was getting full stop on my PID'd Silvia. Temp is set at 228. I'm still trying to get my grind/tamp dialed in for it, but I think I'm real close. I coarsened up my grind just a bit and eased up on my tamp and pulled a real good shot this morning. I have to echo the WOW comment. I've only been making good espresso for a few months now, but I really like this coffee. It starts off with fruity notes (maybe citrus) and leaves me with a chocolate aftertaste. I'm going to play with my temps to see what other flavors I get, but I want to get my grind/tamp straight. I'm close, I get about 1.5 oz with 14g of coffee. Very nice crema, about 1/2 inch that settled down to 1/4 inch and stayed there. My coffee shipped on the 28th, so that is day 5? I'm going to have to order more, I think I'm gonna go through this pound pretty quick !!!
Posted Tue Jun 3, 2008, 3:53pm Subject: Re: Machristay Black Pearl
One nice thing is they are now offering one pound bags of the Black Pearl which they didn't offer before. I had some a while back and it was really good as a straight espresso.
Posted Thu Jun 19, 2008, 7:10pm Subject: Re: Machristay Black Pearl
Jeff_K Said:
One nice thing is they are now offering one pound bags of the Black Pearl which they didn't offer before. I had some a while back and it was really good as a straight espresso.
I've actually had a chance to roast some, when I was beta testing the Behmor (also had Redline green) The Black Pearl more than held it's own, and I really enjoy Redline. Chris has a winner here.
Oh...don't try to get this stuff green from Chris...he'll clobber you over the head with his wedge!...LOL
pumpkinscastle Senior Member Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 146 Location: Cincinnati, OH Expertise: I live coffee
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Posted Mon Jul 21, 2008, 11:47am Subject: Re: Machristay Black Pearl
Black Pearl is amazing stuff! Aromatic, rich, and super fresh. And it is wonderful straight or in milk. Lots of subtle undertones. I got a pound with the purchase of my new espresso machine. Now that I know that they're also selling one pound bags, I need to order that stuff again! One of the best blends I've ever had, honestly! When I read the name first, I thought of some extremely dark roast and dreaded that it would be too dark for me, but it's more of a medium-dark roast and suits my taste buds just fine.
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