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simonp wrote:Roast 1 230g Brazilian Canario stopped just before 1st crack
Roast 2 equal parts of Sumatran Iskander Tripplepick, Etheopian Harrar & Guatamalan Hue Hue, taken 20 seconds into 2nd crack.
scook94 wrote:Apparently Sweet Maria's Liquid Amber Blend is close to an Illy blend, but they won't tell you what beans are in it.
Bean_Believer wrote:simonp wrote:Roast 1 230g Brazilian Canario stopped just before 1st crack
Roast 2 equal parts of Sumatran Iskander Tripplepick, Etheopian Harrar & Guatamalan Hue Hue, taken 20 seconds into 2nd crack.
Hmmm... a bit of déjà vu ... did you mean 2nd crack, Simon?
Back on topic, I don't think I have experienced a fresh batch of Illy, so have not had the desire to try to imitate it. Please, would someone kindly describe what it is about the blend characteristics (flavour, body, etc) you are trying to duplicate?
scook94 wrote:Apparently Sweet Maria's Liquid Amber Blend is close to an Illy blend, but they won't tell you what beans are in it.
simonp wrote:scook94 wrote:Apparently Sweet Maria's Liquid Amber Blend is close to an Illy blend, but they won't tell you what beans are in it.
I don't think so, as Liquid Amber has lots of aged coffees in there plus robusta, which from what I have heard Illy use neither.
Compare to: Very potent espresso blends … Illy has a blend that is somewhat similar but is not domestically available.
scook94 wrote:simonp wrote:scook94 wrote:Apparently Sweet Maria's Liquid Amber Blend is close to an Illy blend, but they won't tell you what beans are in it.
I don't think so, as Liquid Amber has lots of aged coffees in there plus robusta, which from what I have heard Illy use neither.
I've only had their Monkey Blend so I can't comment, I was only going on Thom's own description.Compare to: Very potent espresso blends … Illy has a blend that is somewhat similar but is not domestically available.
beansmeanshighs wrote:Being an Italian I am proud of the fact that espresso runs in the blood.
Thank God its not Illy. When I lived in Milan we used more JBM than Illy.
I love BB comment ( never had a fresh one ) Not many people have.
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