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joerescue
August 6, 2018
Quite different than most Columbian that I have roasted. Very subtle nutty taste with chocolate and fruit tones. A great bean in my opinion. Not chewy at all with a city plus roast on a behmor 1600+. I have enjoyed it in the morning and late into the eve. If you love the Columbian bean I urge you to try it out. Definitely one of my new favorites.
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jdburges56
July 6, 2021
Very nice. In espresso/milk drinks a light roast gives taste of honey, medium roast gives a nice Carmel flavor and dark gives chocolate taste.
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Aaron
August 19, 2018
Very very good any time of day !!! A favorite of mine in the afternoon !!! Just after first crack seems to be a good spot !!
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Joe
June 27, 2021
roasted on a sr800, 1.5 minutes past first crack. ubsolutly stunning. it's like drinking chocolate. this is my wife's favorite right now. go get it. you will not regret it!
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JCBadger
May 27, 2021
This is the first coffee I ever roasted and it's amazing! It's got a bright and nutty flavor with subtle notes of cinnamon! I roasted it to 22 minutes at 210 celcius, which was just into second crack, I guess a city roast. If you're new to roasting, this is definitely the one to get!
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Bon
May 14, 2019
Very smooth with a wonderful coffee taste. If you could only drink one coffee you would never be disappointed
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Thomas
December 3, 2022
Smooth earthy flavor that hits the palate, gives way to a mix of chocolate overtones, leaving a lingering caramel aftertaste. Overall a great coffee for folks that want to go for an above average cup of joe.
Roasted this to medium after getting to second crack, a very solid bean for the price. Also a bean worth mixing into blends that need a smooth earthy body to round it out.
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Jon
April 19, 2022
Absolutely smooth and full bodied, very little bitterness at all. Will definitely buy bulk again.
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Jynni T.
March 27, 2022
Hands down my favorite single origin coffee bean! You will not be disappointed
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John L
February 25, 2022
Rich, bold, and complex. Dark chocolate notes on the back end that remain on the palate. This one will stay with you, and that's a good thing. Taken just into second crack in a SR800 with an extension tube. Full City + maybe, slightly darker than I usually roast, but this bean handles it well. Brewed in both an Aeropress and a Behmor Brazen. Actually preferred the Aeropress. Seemed to take the "rough edge" off of it. Looking forward to brewing it in a Chemex. Should be just right. These Colombians are really good.
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Rushad
February 7, 2022
For my taste this is one of the best coffee beans. The bean quality was excellent. I always sort beans before roasting and Coffee Bean Corral quality control is top notch good. The coffee roasted between1st and 2nd crack. The roasted bean had a wonderful rich coffee and chocolate aroma. The drip coffee was smooth as silk, light citrus, chocolate and cocoa. Blended 1:1 with Ethiopian Ethiopia Natural Sidamo Durato Bombe Grade 1 for probably my best cup of coffee.
Roasted a batch past 2nd crack for a delicious cup of espresso.
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Jon787
January 17, 2022
Beautiful beans, smooth and taste very good
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Kae Schroeder
October 26, 2021
This is the best Colombia coffee! Part of m every day routine. Smooth.
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Robert Mceachnie
October 26, 2021
This bean is exceptional and is as fun to roast as it is to savor the morning aroma, body and taste.
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Ben
September 17, 2021
This is a difficult bean to roast and not "chip" from the heat. It's best done at a lower temp for longer duration than any bean I've roasted.
The flavor is good though!
I use a SR800.
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josiah c exum
September 17, 2021
very distinct flavor notes,good balance..like it.
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Christopher P. Howe
June 28, 2021
Excellent coffee, excellent company!
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Drew Hutchinson
June 15, 2021
There best of the three Columbia and two Costa Rican coffees that I sampled.
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RPro
May 26, 2021
I don't roast, generally, a great many Columbian beans, but this was a pretty decent drinker with a decent body at mauve a FC roast. Definite complex chocolate nuances, and chocolaty qualities in coffees is one of my favorite attributes. At full city roast some of the fruit qualities may be reduced but some linger but it is at its smoothest to my tongue.
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Jesnbec
May 13, 2021
We always roast just past first crack so we can't speak to darker roasts, but this was one of our favorites so far, chaff was easy to separate and was we were laughing because we found ourselves literally slurping this coffee, great stuff!
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williamfason
May 6, 2021
Rich, bold yet smooth, this excelso is delicious without any bitter aftertaste that some Colombian coffees exhibit. It's the cabernet of coffee. On my little countertop roaster I roasted it for eight minutes @ 220 C, and then eight minutes @ 240 C. This took it a few minutes past 2nd crack and delivered a medium-dark roast. I brew it up as espresso in my Bialetti, add a dab of honey and some half-n-half for a cappuccino that is delicious beyond words.
I highly recommend this coffee.
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Gabriel J Reed
October 17, 2020
This coffee is exactly what I was looking for in terms of flavor. Rich, sweet, full bodied, classic Colombian with a cacao nuttiness, and virtually no acidity. I take it just past second cracks. I could drink this the rest of my life!
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Ted
August 10, 2020
Great flavor at a great price! Just go to second crack.
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Richard Johnson
July 18, 2020
Great service and great product. Highly recommended.
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cstlljnthn
July 7, 2020
Has a very rich taste I roasted just as second crack began and it yielded a great cup very bold
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Joe
April 14, 2020
I only buy Columbian Beans..........This is really good.
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DANIEL FRANCIS
April 9, 2020
Very versatile. No matter the roast it will be a great cup. Blends with just about anything. From a breakfast blend to a desert coffee this will fit the bill.
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DANIEL FRANCIS
April 9, 2020
Very versatile. No matter the roast it will be a great cup. Blends with just about anything. From a breakfast blend to a desert coffee this will fit the bill.
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Lonny
January 18, 2019
I bought 3lbs of this and 3lbs of Costa Rica La Monolia Tres Rios. Similar profiles to that of Kona which I can't afford. Though both are great, I think I like this slightly more. As a matter of fact, I am currently enjoying a cup as I write this! It has a moderate taste, very smooth, with a slight lingering aftertaste. Happy, happy!
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Lyle
May 3, 2022
With roasting coffee, my first objective was to find a coffee my wife and I can drink everyday. A home base while we adventure throughout the world of coffee. A decent cup of joe. We never met Joe, but we did meet the Don. Don Enrique Reserve, roasted 2.5min past 2nd crack on the SR800, brewed in a subpar Mr.Coffee drip maker, taste like what I imagine as a decent cup of coffee. No flavor is competing with the other. Balanced, smooth, unimposing. The Don isn't looking to be flashy but to give comfort. But when you put the Don through the aeropress the flavor is like putting on some silk pajamas, but get ready for the punch of caffeine that will carry you through tomorrow!
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JCSilk
August 21, 2018
Now, I know the truth.... No more fake ground up or tampered with so-called roasted coffee beans... Thusly, Folgers, Maxwell House, StarBucks, Dunkin Doughnut, or commercial branded coffee beans are not for me! The Coffee Bean Corral, sells real coffee beans! The quality, flavor, and content yet intact; the quality of the coffee beans provide both exhilaration and excellence! The company's service too, was excellent being that my order was both prepared and delivered promptly! I'm delighted regarding the outcome of this purchase and too, will return to further patronize this company's rich tasty coffee beans. And btw, the "Colombia Don Enrique Reserve Excelso: is fabulous!
Coffee Bean Corral, thanks for delivering a quality product expeditiously!
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Kevin
June 3, 2018
We've been thoroughly enjoying the wonderful world of home roasting. Particularly the various Ethiopian offerings - Yergacheffe being our favorite. But we have dabbled in quite a variety of beans from all over the world. Then pops up this offering and I figured..."why not?" I had forgotten how much I enjoyed the flavors of good old Columbian beans and we were both quite surprised how very tasty these are - at full city. As I type this I am toasting a blend of Queen City Harrar with these. Two parys Harrar to one part of these. Last week I did a three way blend of these, yergacheffe natural and some of the 18 rabbit Honduran that I have been saving. Very interesting!
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