Roaster

Curious Coffee

Ann Arbor

83/100
Avg score
13
Tastings
Website

What people taste

ChocolateHoneyCherryBerryCitrusTropical

Pulled at

Curious Coffee

Their coffees

4 beans the community has tasted

C

Colombia

Natural · Light · pink bourbon

ChocolateHoneyCherry
84/100

10 pulls

P

Peru

Single origin

BerryCitrusTropical
84/100

1 pull

E

Ecuador

Light

ChocolateHoneyCherry
78/100

1 pull

B

Brazil

Natural · mixed

77/100

1 pull

Tastings of their beans

Anthony KataiAnthony Katai@katai· 2w
Espresso

Espresso · Curious Coffee

Home
78Solid

Where

Home

78
Solid
Enjoyment 70
Verified

Tastes like

ChocolateHoneyCherry

“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

Crema

Aroma

Flavor

Acidity

Sweetness

Body

Balance

Finish

Well-extracted. Sweet, balanced, and long — this one’s dialed in.

The details

Beans

Curious Coffee · Pepe Jijon · Ecuador

Single originLight roast38d off roast · Past peak

The shot

19.5g
Dose in
26s
Time
40g
Yield
1:2.1
Ratio
1.5 g/s
Flow

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

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Anthony KataiAnthony Katai@katai· 2w
Espresso

Espresso · Curious Coffee

Curious Coffee
80Specialty

Where

Curious Coffee

Ann Arbor

80
Specialty
Enjoyment 82
Full Read

“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

Beans

Curious Coffee · Yessica Parra · Colombia

Single originNaturalpink bourbon

katai feeling under the weather tastebuds at 50%

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Anthony KataiAnthony Katai@katai· 3w
Espresso

Espresso · Curious Coffee

Home
85Specialty

Where

Home

85
Specialty
Enjoyment 84
Verified

Tastes like

ChocolateHoneyCherry

“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

Single originNaturalGesha

The shot

19g
Dose in
24s
Time
39g
Yield
1:2.1
Ratio
1.6 g/s
Flow

Machine: Breville

katai shorter pull, still excellent! any recommendations for a really good grinder for home bar?

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Anthony KataiAnthony Katai@katai· 3w
Espresso

Espresso · Curious Coffee

Home
88Outstanding

Where

Home

88
Outstanding
Enjoyment 90
Verified

Tastes like

ChocolateBerryHoneyCherry

“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

Single originNaturalGesha

The shot

18g
Dose in
34s
Time
36g
Yield
1:2.0
Ratio
1.1 g/s
Flow

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

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Anthony KataiAnthony Katai@katai· 3w
Espresso

Espresso · Curious Coffee

Home
85Specialty

Where

Home

85
Specialty
Enjoyment 85
Verified

Tastes like

ChocolateCherryHoney

“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

Single originNaturalGesha

The shot

18g
Dose in
26s
Time
38g
Yield
1:2.1
Ratio
1.5 g/s
Flow

Machine: Breville

katai having the urge to drink in the evening lately. used to be a one spro a day guy.

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Anthony KataiAnthony Katai@katai· 3w
Espresso

Espresso · Curious Coffee

Home
88Outstanding

Where

Home

88
Outstanding
Enjoyment 88
Verified

“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

Single originNaturalGesha49d off roast · Past peak

The shot

19g
Dose in
30s
Time
39g
Yield
1:2.1
Ratio
1.3 g/s
Flow

Machine: Breville

katai and the best bean award goes to…

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Anthony KataiAnthony Katai@katai· 3w
Espresso

Espresso · Curious Coffee

Home
80Specialty

Where

Home

80
Specialty
Enjoyment 81
Verified

“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

Single originHoneyLight roastGesha

The shot

19.5g
Dose in
36s
Time
40g
Yield
1:2.1
Ratio
1.1 g/s
Flow

katai had a shorter pull earlier vs a longer now. the sweet spot was 32 seconds it seemed from my pull last night

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Anthony KataiAnthony Katai@katai· 3w
Espresso

Espresso · Curious Coffee

Home
73Solid

Where

Home

73
Solid
Enjoyment 74
Full Read

“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

Single originHoneyLight roastGesha

katai failed pull still good

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Anthony KataiAnthony Katai@katai· 3w
Espresso

Espresso · Curious Coffee

Home
88Outstanding

Where

Home

88
Outstanding
Enjoyment 94
Verified

“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

Single originHoneyLight roastGesha38d off roast · Past peak

The shot

19g
Dose in
32s
Time
38g
Yield
1:2.0
Ratio
1.2 g/s
Flow

katai absolutely amazing. inoculated carbonic honey geisha. perfect pull

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Anthony KataiAnthony Katai@katai· 3w
Espresso

Espresso · Curious Coffee

Curious Coffee
77Solid

Where

Curious Coffee

Ann Arbor

77
Solid
Enjoyment 80
Full Read

“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

Beans

Curious Coffee · Jairo Arola chiroso natural · Brazil

Naturalmixed

katai went back to back

Curious Coffee
Anthony KataiAnthony Katai@katai· 3w
Espresso

Espresso · Curious Coffee

Curious Coffee
88Outstanding

Where

Curious Coffee

Ann Arbor

88
Outstanding
Enjoyment 90
Full Read

“@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

Single originNaturalBourbon

katai @curious is doing it right

Curious Coffee
Josh ManJosh Man@joshman· 1mo
Espresso

Espresso · Curious Coffee

Curious Coffee
84Specialty

Where

Curious Coffee

Ann Arbor

84
Specialty
Enjoyment 80
Verified

Tastes like

BerryCitrusTropical

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 · Peru

The shot

21g
Dose in
27s
Time
44g
Yield
1:2.1
Ratio
1.6 g/s
Flow
Curious Coffee
Anthony KataiAnthony Katai@katai· 1mo
Espresso

Espresso · Curious Coffee

Home
87Outstanding

Where

Home

87
Outstanding
Enjoyment 95
Verified

“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

Single origin

The shot

18.2g
Dose in
25s
Time
38g
Yield
1:2.1
Ratio
1.5 g/s
Flow

Machine: Breville

Pulled by

@katai

katai i don’t know what else to say. this was insanely good

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