My coffee bean tastes will differ to everyone elses. In trying to describe the taste i will list the tasting notes but more often that not I couldn’t pick those items out so i will give my own revised version - starting with initial tasting , after tones and how it feels at the back the throat.

5. SlumberJack Columbian Espresso

Roasted and batched in Antrim I hadnt come across this coffee until recently (Mark takes the credit for this one!)

Its described as a medium coffee more suitable for french press (cafetiere)

The tasting notes are: bright, winey acidity, creamy body, sweet and nutty, notes of dark chocolate and caramel. (sounds to me like they are covering their bases)

Revised tasting notes (mine) : initially bright and sweet but not too heavy at the back of the throat. A little strong and dark after initial sweetness.

This is an espresso which are generally a little darker and stronger. I was pleasantly surprised as I thought it was good. Quite consistent in the pour over too.

18g for 250ml (cup)

4. White Field Coffee

While this is quite a nice coffee I haven’t been able to find out a lot about it. The coffee shop it comes from is based in Finaghy near Belfast. Quite a light coffee for pour over , it was already ground. I suspect it may be for french press.

La Julia from Wild Heart Coffee Roasters

3. Wild Heart Coffee Roasters.

A local roaster!!!! I was excited when a photography friend said he was roasting and couldn’t wait for this to arrive. Hopefully in the future we might be able to get down to the roastery and show whats going on there!

I got the 50/50 box which arrived in a cool cardboard box with stickers. Stickers win me over every time. Send me a free sticker and the world has been righted.

The coffees where the Gitesi no 38 and La Julia. the first is a Rwandan and the second Honduran.

Both tasting great but whereas the one below is quite dark, these two are quite light. Highly recommended.

Gitesi - Berry, Grapefruit, Honey washed Bourbon

2. Bothy Irish Whiskey Coffee (Special Addition)

We had one and now we have another local roaster. I even know the roaster. I find it all very fascinating. There is even a great story behind the beans! Bothy has two coffee shops., but the Whitepark Bay one is the one where the roastery sits. Some days you will even catch them roasting!

This one is a special edition with the beans sitting in a barrel that contained whiskey. I dont think the beans are actually soaked in whiskey! However there is a strong smell of the old firewater when you open that pack!

This is a strong dark coffee with a very distinctive taste. Its heading toward the heavy end of coffee tasting spectrum. See the coffee tasting wheel for that! Definitely worth tasting!

Honey Caramel, Chocolate with citrus fruits.

1. Origin - San Fermin

I have tried a few of the Origin coffees (one of my local coffee shops Browns brought them in and I have been few quite a few bags. So much so my wife is actually thinking about a coffee budget for the month! What a disaster that would be.

This one, San Fermin is constantly one of the best coffees i have had. It tastes amazing. It also is not that light especially in the aftertaste. For me sometimes the coffee cup to cup can sometimes taste slightly different maybe an extra bean or not enough. However this Origin coffee time after time gets the same taste. And having that validated by someone else is also great to here.

Orange Sherbet, Caramel, Berries

15g to 17g per 250ml water.

V60 mostly.

What have you got in your cupboard?

the coffee in my cupboard

the coffee wheel of tasting

intros - espresso with sugar (short and sweet)