Black Oak's tasting notes for the El Pastoral are spot on. It is listed as a light roast but I would describe the beans in my bag as being a medium-dark roast, very much in line with the typical profile of other Black Oak offerings. The El Pastoral makes a very pleasant and interesting cup of coffee. The fruit and roasted cocoa flavors are both front and center; the coupling is well-balanced, unusual and quite tasty. Give it a try!
This matcha is hands down the best I have ever had. It's not overly bitter and it incorporates into warm water really well (no weird chunks). I recommend to anyone looking for a good quality matcha.
Many many years on my quest for the coffee of my dreams. A friend stumbled onto the Duomo. I have found my holy grail
This is my new favorite brew.
Excellent traditional espresso bean, I'm a noob when It comes to coffee, for now I only know what I like and what I don't, and I love it. It's also very, very important to me when the roaster provides a recipe making it easier to replicate the flavor the roaster wanted to achieve.
My friends think that I am a coffee snob and very difficult to please. Your coffee is always excellent and my machine absolutely loves it. Highly recommend.
Been on the tasting club single origin subscription for over a year and enjoyed every one of the coffees. Love the variety, the chance to explore so many coffee beans and at a reasonable price.
I've been drinking my way through all of the light roast coffees at Black Oak, and Kuta Ridge is my favorite one to date. It's smooth, rounded and utterly drinkable. Highly recommend.
I love the profile of this rich, fruity, sort of dark chocolatey bean. Outstanding.
Next to Bad **** peaberry daek roast at $100 a pound now, this has be come my go to. Has body taste and no bitterness.
My all time favorite coffee. Such a smooth yet rich blend with lower acidity. I recommend this coffee to any connoisseurs out there.
Jiwaka is a wonderfully fruity and chocolatey coffee. Nice and rich. If you like this profile, you've got to try it!
Really excellent flavor profile with tons of berries up front, and a really smooth finish. One of the better coffees we’ve had in a long while. We’ve ordered it for several weeks in a row now.
My only critique is about the bags…they suck. The enclosure strip comes unglued on all of them, leaving the top of the bag with really sticky glue residue. I’d find a new supplier for those. But as far as the coffee…exceptional.
I try espresso from many well regarded roasters and this the best for what I’m looking for in great coffee taste
I have a reason to wake up in the morning. The first thing I do is fire up the Jura and then I begin to wake up... BB is the coffee I wanted to be when I grew up, smooth and sweet. I first encountered Black Oak coffee in Rohnert Park at Chila-Killa and drove directly from there to Healdsburg…it was that good. I now purchase 5lb bags online because I live in SoCal but I would drive the 8 hrs if I had to.
I ended up loving this coffee. It grew on me day by day, and by the time I got to my old favorite, Tolima had stolen its place. I love the natural coffees in general, and this one has a depth and richness that can't be beat.
Wonderful job on this roast profile of the Ethiopian ShantaGolba Washed. Sweet, clean, and full of florals, lemon, dried tropical fruit, and green tea. Consistent from hot to room temp. Delicious.
I'm a visiting Physics student at Cal. Had a rough start (broken computer, plus all sorts of errands with housing/food/courses) with the semester until your coffee (and my newly bought 1zpresso grinder) saved me!
The beans were a big surprise for an espresso blend subscription. I received two packages each around 300g this month and have been enjoying every brew for 15 days straight.
I'm not an expert with coffee but the flavors are so distinct and clear. You will not find even the slightest hint of the sour fuzzy background which just pops up every time you get an average espresso blend. Not this one.
Will surely continue my subscription. Thank you for your excellent work.
A couple of years ago we took the family out to California for a vacation. While stocking up on supplies at the grocery store, we bought some Black Oak Duomo. We thoroughly enjoyed it! Since then, we have ordered it a couple of times. This time we went BiG and ordered the 5lb bag!!
We have these beans in our espresso machine on a regular basis. It never disappoints! We follow the calibration recommendations provided by Black Oak and get a perfect cup every time!! We love Duomo. It tastes pretty good as a pour over, too.
Meadow has been my favorite roast so far. It had sweet notes but was also nutty in flavor. I look forward to brewing this each morning now! I even want to eat the beans, they smell so good. The color, aroma, everything is perfect from Black Oak. Thank you for this delicious ritual in the morning! <3
Deep flavors, lighter roast, but not too light/sour, beautiful crema. Every delivery I like it even more!
Thank you black oak for recommending these beans!