In my new found zeal as a coffee evangalist (donations to the ladies in the bikinis please) I have converted one of the other partners at my firm to Steve's beans.
So far he has tried the breakfast bomb (which he liked - but wasn't knocked over by) and the Brazilian fazenda (which he didn't like so much). He wasn't great at explaining what he was after other than:
- he likes an clean cup (I think he means clarity of flavour here)
- he likes a dark roast (dark and oily)
- he does not like thickness of texture (I think this is related to the clean cup - he does drink espresso at resaurants but won't do plunger because of the added extras in the texture).
His ideal coffee is one they sell at Valvona & Crolla called Continental High Roast - apparently quite dark and oily. Of course flying to Edinburgh does tend to push up the price. Valvona describe it as... "A classic full roast made from a blend of Brazilian, Colombian, Ethiopian Arabica and Ugandan Robusta"
Any suggestions from the mighty HB range??
Cheers and thanks
Andrew