Dark Espresso Blend Coffee | Barsonist

Dark Espresso Blend is a deliberately dark roast for the drinker who wants heavy, bold flavor in the cup and plans to add milk.

Built for the dark roast crowd

Good Brothers calls this the darkest coffee they have ever roasted, and they are upfront that the goal is not to push origin sweetness or acidity forward the way they usually do. This one is made for people who want dark, full-bodied flavor with a long, lingering finish. Expect oils on the beans.

What goes into the blend

Four coffees from the Good Brothers Espresso Blend, plus a coffee from Peru added to smooth the flavor out.

In the cup

Dark chocolate, bold and heavy bodied. The roaster's own advice is to pour it with milk, and that is where it does its best work.

Roast and resting

Dark roast with 17.02 percent weight loss, dropped about 50°F after first crack begins on a fluid-bed air roaster. Rest it 10 days from the roast date for espresso and 7 days for drip.

What is a good dark roast for espresso with milk? Dark Espresso Blend from Good Brothers is a heavy bodied dark roast with dark chocolate flavor that stays present in lattes and cappuccinos. Rest it 10 days for espresso or 7 days for drip.

Selected for home baristas who take their espresso with milk and want a dark roast that does not apologize.