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Yeah, i wasn't expecting anitalian flavour, that was a silly way to express it. This RB, just has a weird flavour, that I've tasted in hipster places, that I don't like. I wish I could put a finger on what it is. Maybe it's the 'hazelnut'.
I love flavour, my favourite bean recently has been the arabica from happy donkey; of which the flavours were delicious. https://www.happydonkey.co.uk/250g-sumatra-mocha-coffee-beans.html
skinny-
'Hazelnut' and 'creamy' are always a bit of a no no for me but that is because I like clean/fruity/sharp flavours generally. I think they are used as lazy flavour guides a lot of the time.
If you like the Sumatran flavours then I would go for Monmouth as HatBeard suggested. The best (and only tbh) Sumatran I've ever had that I liked was from Monmouth.
jdp
Yeah, it might benefit leaving it for a week to let it calm down. Freshly roasted beans are always more volatile although I wouldn't expect to end up tasting like a standard Italian espresso though as SM flavour description is for hazelnut/almonds/banoffee/creamy.