Peet's French roast - A true dark roast

Brewed in a moka pot with a bit of a finer grind than I usually do. Smokey, carbon flavor, very strong. This is almost like an americano, very strong espresso taste. This will stand up to milk well for a cappuccino or latte. Less chocolate than a Starbucks French roast but very good. I included a picture of the grounds next to lacas espresso roast to show how dark this is.

Christmas with Sweet Maria's

Bought Richard some fresh coffee for some Christmas home roasting.

Sweet Maria's French Roast

Sweet Maria's French roast roasted in an iroast2 about one minute into second crack. Beans are nice and oily and dark. Brewed in a standard drip coffee maker. Not as chocolatey as Starbucks French roast but very good. Lots of body.

Lacas Espresso Roast

I made a cup of this in my 12 oz moka pot which yielded about 10 oz coffee. I was hoping for a nice, dark, and oily roast but this looks more like a full city or just beyond. Upon first sip the taste is very bright with a nice smoky finish and aftertaste. Not much chocolate and I might prefer something darker if I was going to make a latte. I may have to start roasting my own to get the carbon and smoke flavor I desire.

Starbucks

Triple venti 2 pump skim gingerbread latte.

Homemade Mocha

Here is my recipe for a homemade mocha.

6 ounces French roast made in the moka pot, 1 tspn fresh ground French roast per ounce of water
4 ounces frothed milk, I use skim
1 tspn sugar
1 tspn pure cocoa

It's simple, not too sweet, and fills a mug right up to the top with froth.

Joe. The book of coffee.

Saw this. 5 stars on amazon. Might be worth checking out.

Starbucks French roast k cup

Is using a keurig machine sacrilege to the coffee enthusiast? I tried googling that but could not come up with anything concrete.

The Starbucks French roast is the coffee I base all other good coffees on. And here it is in k cup form tasting delicious. Smokey, chocolate, a hint of sweetness. Other coffees can get drowned out with too much water in the keurig but I find French roast holds up great with the 10 ounce selection.

Lacas Ethiopian Yirgacheffe

Brew method: Moka pot
Grind:  Medium to coarse
Coffee to water:  1 tspn per ounce

The label on the package says it all. Bright, floral, and fruity. A medium roast so you have to be careful not to boil it in the moka pot. Refreshing and delicious.