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Um… sorry, no. I roast my own most of the time.Anyone else besides me................Drink up the 100% Supreme Columbian ~ I Drink about 16, 8.oz Cups a Day ~ Also Drink up the Yuban Gold ~ But really like the Stronger Dark Roast ~ Besides what is stated below, I myself find it to have a high Cocoa Flavor the stronger you make it ~ I enjoy starting a pot, and then promptly pulling the Pot from the Brewer just a few minutes into the brewing, getting the first and strongest and Freshest Cup possible from the 12 Cup Pot ~ Just Before it reaches the 3 Cup Mark, I'm pouring myself a Cup ~
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Kirkland Signature (Costco)
100% Colombia Dark Roast
Roaster Location: Seattle, Washington Coffee Origin: Colombia Roast Level: Very Dark Agtron: 0/46
Review Date: January 2008 Aroma: 6 Acidity: 6 Body: 8 Flavor: 7 Aftertaste: 7 Blind Assessment
Low in acidity, with a sweet, mildly fermented fruit that struck me as a bit too cloyingly sweet (banana-ish fruit, cut flowers past their prime) in the aroma, but cleaner and more attractive in the cup (banana, slightly fresher flowers, syrupy mouthfeel) and especially in a rich, fruity, if mildly astringent finish.
Notes
This Colombia coffee was produced by some of the 600,000-plus members of the National Federation of the Coffee Growers of Colombia, an association of mostly small-holding Colombian growers whose reliably good-quality coffee, community support programs and sophisticated marketing campaigns around the Juan Valdez symbol together constitute one of the great successes of coffee history. That said, this is not a classic Colombia but an interestingly flawed version that also happens to be a remarkable bargain. At Costco in Northern California, $7.99 per 48-ounce can ground, or 16 cents per ounce. Costco is a membership-only wholesaler and retailer with stores in most areas of the United States. Visit www.costco.com for more information.
Who Should Drink It
A lushly sweet, low-acid coffee with the character of mildly fermented bananas at a bargain price. You know who you are.
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This review originally appeared in the January, 2008 tasting report: Big Bags from the Big Boxes: Value All-Arabicas from the Discount Chains
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Did a 1# (452g) roast today. Even though this roaster has so many options, it is still pretty easy to use once you have a little practice with it. I haven’t yet tried pulling any profiles from the internet yet, but I might try that next time with this particular coffee, as it was the one I got the free 10# of from SM along with the roaster (Ethiopia Nensebo Refisa).
I purposely tried to slow this roast down, and was successful there, ending at 12:05. I’ll post the full profile graph tomorrow when I’m on the big computer.
A couple screen shots of the roasting interface while in the roasting process.
Just finished 1st crack here, getting close to dropping the beans.
All done! Cooling the beans…
This is an espresso shot yesterday from the Guatemalan I roasted in the Bullet on Thursday. It was YUMMY!!!
Reports are pretty amazing! 
