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Anyone else tried the Mont58 coffee? I did 250g each of espresso blend, Guatemala, Honduras and Mont58 Blend. All billed up as medium/dark roasts as I don’t like lighter roasts. All run through the espresso machine and mainly in milk drinks.
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Overall: their roast level is lighter than described. I’d say their medium/dark is nearer the lighter end of medium. Overall good value and would recommend.
Espresso blend: very similar to YB espresso, so fairly light roast for a medium dark and I’d call this the lighter end of medium in my own opinion. Similar looking beans, similar roast, similar nose, same grind needed for espresso and similar taste in a milk drink. Good value with our discount.
Guatemala: a little darker roast but still more of a medium in my opinion. Very drinkable as an espresso in milk and smooth as Aeropress.
Honduras: now this was quite light. Not my taste as espresso. I still enjoyed it but I’m not a big fan of lighter roasts. It did an amazingly smooth black americano in the espresso machine at work.
Mont58 blend: struggled with this one a little bit. Bit darker roast but it had a lot of acidity which was difficult to balance. Ok as espresso in a big milk drink but not so much in a small drink. Was not so good in Aeropress as the sourness dominated a bit but was actually not bad in a big americano with milk and sugar (as I usually have it).