Roaster
Ann Arbor, MI
What people taste
Pulled at
34 coffees in their lineup
Marlon Bolaños
Colombia · natural (with three day fermentation in closed tanks) · geisha
5 pulls
Edwin Noreña
Colombia · inoculated carbonic honey process · Light · geisha
3 pulls
Yessica Parra
Colombia · natural · pink bourbon
3 pulls
Fazenda Santa Cruz — natural process
Brazil · natural · Light · mixed
1 pull
Jairo Arola chiroso natural
Brazil · Natural · mixed
1 pull
Luz Helena Salazar geisha
Colombia · washed · Light · geisha
1 pull
Pepe Jijon
Ecuador · Light
1 pull
Andrés Martinez geisha
Colombia · semi-washed · Light · geisha
Bella Alejandria geisha
Colombia · anaerobic washed · Light · Geisha
Clever Angel Villaneuva Rafael — washed process
Peru · washed · Light · field blend
Dinastía geisha
Colombia · anaerobic natural · Light · geisha
Diofanor Ruiz — washed pink bourbon
Colombia · washed · Light · pink bourbon
El Puente SL — 28
Honduras · low intervention washed · Light · SL-28
Fazenda Guariroba pink bourbon
Brazil · Double Fermentation · Light
Fazenda Maria Celeste
Brazil · anaerobic natural · Light · Arara
Fazenda Matão
Brazil · natural · Light · Mundo Novo
Finca El Socorro — low caffeine
Guatemala · washed · Light · Laurina
Galeras — caturra & castillo
Colombia · washed · Light · caturra and castillo
Jairo Arcila — banana co — ferment
Colombia · banana co-ferment honey process · Light · castillo
Jairo Arcila — peach pink bourbon
Colombia · co-fermented, honey · Light · pink bourbon
Jairo Arcila — strawberry castillo
Colombia · co-fermented, honey · Light · castillo
Jairo Arcila — washed geisha
Colombia · washed · Light · geisha
Jairo Arcila natural chiroso
Colombia · natural · Light · chiroso
Jhon Didier Trujillo washed chiroso
Colombia · washed · Light · chiroso
Jorge Rojas natural geisha
Colombia · natural · Light · geisha
Liliana Ramírez — chiroso
Colombia · washed · Light · chiroso
Paola Trujillo — Sydra
Colombia · Light
Peru — organic, fairtrade — washed process
Peru · Light
Ricardo Lizcano washed caturra
Colombia · washed · Light · caturra
seasonal espresso blend
Ethiopia · Light
Sebastian Ramirez — blackberry co — ferment
Colombia · blackberry co-ferment with thermal shock · Light · caturra
Sebastian Ramirez watermelon
Colombia · watermelon co-ferment honey · Light · caturra
strawberries and chocolate
Colombia · Light
The Fermentation Project
Guatemala · Light
katai feeling curious…
katai saturdays in the A
Espresso · Curious Coffee
HomeWhere
HomeTastes like
“Sydra variety with a sy oxi process… doing my research. My grinder wasn’t able to process this bean in this humidity; it kept getting jammed. i think i need a upgrade”
Tasting profile
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Well-extracted. Sweet, balanced, and long — this one’s dialed in.
The details
Beans
Curious Coffee · Pepe Jijon · Ecuador
The shot
katai Sydra variety with a sy oxi process… doing my research. My grinder wasn’t able to process this bean in this humidity; it kept getting jammed. i think i need a upgrade
“feeling under the weather tastebuds at 50%”
Tasting profile
Crema
Aroma
Flavor
Acidity
Sweetness
Body
Balance
Even, room to tune. No single fault stands out — nudge grind or dose to push sweetness and balance higher.
The details
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Curious Coffee · Yessica Parra · Colombia
katai feeling under the weather tastebuds at 50%
Espresso · Curious Coffee
HomeWhere
HomeTastes like
“shorter pull, still excellent! any recommendations for a really good grinder for home bar?”
Tasting profile
Crema
Aroma
Flavor
Acidity
Sweetness
Body
Balance
Finish
Well-extracted. Sweet, balanced, and long — this one’s dialed in.
The details
Beans
Curious Coffee · Marlon Bolaños · Colombia
The shot
Machine: Breville
katai shorter pull, still excellent! any recommendations for a really good grinder for home bar?
Espresso · Curious Coffee
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HomeTastes like
“made it so self extractions don’t score as much on the leaderboard - to promote getting out and performing tastings in the wild at cafes! if you have any suggestions with the app please reach out to me in the dm’s”
Tasting profile
Crema
Aroma
Flavor
Acidity
Sweetness
Body
Balance
Finish
Well-extracted. Sweet, balanced, and long — this one’s dialed in.
The details
Beans
Curious Coffee · Marlon Bolaños · Colombia
The shot
Machine: Breville
katai made it so self extractions don’t score as much on the leaderboard - to promote getting out and performing tastings in the wild at cafes! if you have any suggestions with the app please reach out to me in the dm’s
Espresso · Curious Coffee
HomeWhere
HomeTastes like
“having the urge to drink in the evening lately. used to be a one spro a day guy.”
Tasting profile
Crema
Aroma
Flavor
Acidity
Sweetness
Body
Balance
Finish
Well-extracted. Sweet, balanced, and long — this one’s dialed in.
The details
Beans
Curious Coffee · Marlon Bolaños · Colombia
The shot
Machine: Breville
katai having the urge to drink in the evening lately. used to be a one spro a day guy.
Espresso · Curious Coffee
HomeWhere
Home“and the best bean award goes to…”
Tasting profile
Crema
Aroma
Flavor
Acidity
Sweetness
Body
Balance
Finish
Well-extracted. Sweet, balanced, and long — this one’s dialed in.
The details
Beans
Curious Coffee · Marlon Bolaños · Colombia
The shot
Machine: Breville
katai and the best bean award goes to…
Espresso · Curious Coffee
HomeWhere
Home“had a shorter pull earlier vs a longer now. the sweet spot was 32 seconds it seemed from my pull last night”
Tasting profile
Crema
Aroma
Flavor
Acidity
Sweetness
Body
Balance
Finish
Well-extracted. Sweet, balanced, and long — this one’s dialed in.
The details
Beans
Curious Coffee · Edwin Noreña · Colombia
The shot
katai had a shorter pull earlier vs a longer now. the sweet spot was 32 seconds it seemed from my pull last night
Espresso · Curious Coffee
HomeWhere
Home“failed pull still good”
Tasting profile
Crema
Aroma
Flavor
Acidity
Sweetness
Body
Balance
Finish
Well-extracted. Sweet, balanced, and long — this one’s dialed in.
The details
Beans
Curious Coffee · Edwin Noreña · Colombia
katai failed pull still good
Espresso · Curious Coffee
HomeWhere
Home“absolutely amazing. inoculated carbonic honey geisha. perfect pull”
Tasting profile
Crema
Aroma
Flavor
Acidity
Sweetness
Body
Balance
Finish
Well-extracted. Sweet, balanced, and long — this one’s dialed in.
The details
Beans
Curious Coffee · Edwin Noreña · Colombia
The shot
katai absolutely amazing. inoculated carbonic honey geisha. perfect pull
“went back to back”
Tasting profile
Crema
Aroma
Flavor
Acidity
Sweetness
Body
Balance
Finish
Well-extracted. Sweet, balanced, and long — this one’s dialed in.
The details
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Curious Coffee · Jairo Arola chiroso natural · Brazil
katai went back to back
“@curious is doing it right”
Tasting profile
Crema
Aroma
Flavor
Acidity
Sweetness
Body
Balance
Finish
Well-extracted. Sweet, balanced, and long — this one’s dialed in.
The details
Beans
Curious Coffee · Yessica Parra · Colombia
Tastes like
Tasting profile
Crema
Aroma
Flavor
Acidity
Sweetness
Body
Balance
Finish
Well-extracted. Sweet, balanced, and long — this one’s dialed in.
The details
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Curious Coffee · Peru
The shot
Espresso · Curious Coffee
HomeWhere
Home“i don’t know what else to say. this was insanely good”
Tasting profile
Crema
Aroma
Flavor
Acidity
Sweetness
Body
Balance
Finish
Well-extracted. Sweet, balanced, and long — this one’s dialed in.
The details
Beans
Curious · Marlon Bolaños · Colombia
The shot
Machine: Breville
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