On 12/3/10 7:38 AM, TheMirror wrote:
After buying into the hype of the black cat, I ordered 3lbs and was
quite excited to pull some shots on my III-v last night. After a few
attempts, I must say I am a bit disappointed. I get a light, bright
citrus, thin shot with some tomato-like notes... I definitely do not
get rich, chocolate like tones for sure....
I tamp lighter, grind coarser and brew hotter (96c).
Any other advice? Comments? Recent experience with Black Cat?
There's lots of good info about this sort of thing on the Home Barista
site. They did a round up of the most popular blends earlier this year
with several reviewers reviewing each one, together with shot parameters
and tasting notes:
http://www.home-barista.com/reviews/favorite-espresso-blends-2010-t14215.html
Apparently they keep changing Black Cat, so it's a bit of a crapshoot as
to what exactly you get.
I've been working my way through the list, and have had great results
with Ecco Espresso and Vivace (tried both Dolce and Viva blends) in my
BII upgraded to BIII-R. I tend to brew at 90C; 96 sounds rather hot to
me, and probably a bit bitter.
Bruce
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