Timemore Sculptor 078: a local roaster surprised me

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    • #4850
      Type-Yogi
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        Brewer and filter: AeroPress Original; AeroPress paper
        Grinder, burr and calibration: Timemore Sculptor 078; 078 turbo burrs; setting 8; touch point checked
        Bean, roaster, process and roast date: Colombia Pink Bourbon; Kawa; anaerobic washed; roast date 2026-07-26
        Dose and water mass: 16.0 g coffee; 267 g water
        Temperature and water profile: 91°C; bottled low-mineral water, about 45 ppm TDS
        Pour/agitation schedule: single continuous main pour after a 45 s bloom; one small excavation with spoon only if dry pockets remain
        Drawdown time: 3:45
        Expected and perceived flavour: expected clean citrus and tea-like finish; perceived cup is bitter in the finish
        Changes already tested: reduced agitation; kept dose, water and temperature fixed

        I am looking for current reports rather than a greatest-hits list from five years ago. I am in France, so shipping time and how the coffee arrives matter almost as much as the tasting notes. Recent bags first, please.

      • #4851
        Type-Yogi
        Participant

          Recent France report: my last order arrived within the normal window for domestic/import delivery and the roast date was recent enough that I still rested it before brewing. The useful part was consistency across two bags, not one spectacular cup.

          • #4854
            Type-Yogi
            Participant

              If you are ordering one bag internationally, the shipping cost becomes a tasting note.

          • #4852
            Afterhours
            Participant

              Also in France, but my order was a few months ago, so treat this as older evidence. Shipping was fine and the coffee opened up after about two weeks. I would still want a newer report before subscribing.

            • #4853
              Safety 81
              Participant

                Foreign and older report, so this belongs lower in the pile. The coffee itself was excellent, but transit changed the resting window enough that my recipe notes are probably not portable to your order.

              • #4855
                Afterhours
                Participant

                  If you are ordering one bag internationally, the shipping cost becomes a tasting note.

                • #4856
                  Safety 81
                  Participant

                    Please say roast date when you post a roaster review. ‘Fresh’ has become an adjective with no legal guardian.

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