Make your own coffee blend!

One of the fun things about being able to buy a variety of coffee beans at the supermarket is being able to experiment and make your own coffee blends as a 'home barista'!.

For this particular experiment I ground and mixed together equal ratios of the following three varieties of beans:

• Harris Reserve Colombian High Altitude Grown 100% Arabica Coffee Beans;
• Coles Dark Roast Coffee Beans; and
• Harris Espresso Coffee Beans.

(All of these have previously been reviewed in this blog.)

What was the result? Well, here is a review of the blended coffee brewed in a plunger for tasting.

Served black it has a very robust and full-bodied flavour. The flavour has good depth from the front of the tongue to the back, and there is a fortright after-taste which lingers. There is a hint of bitterness but overall it is well-rounded if strong and there is a a subtle underlying burst of sweetness.

With milk added, the underlying character of the flavour is still quite apparent but takes on a slight smokiness.

This proved to be a successful blend - a cup of coffee with loads of personality and a depth of sophistication in its flavour.