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Originally Posted by unit
i had the most amazing coffee last week from sey... so good i went to that shop 3 times on my trip. some days when i was too busy in the morning i just used the hotels nespresso machine and pulled a 'lungo' with withever capsule they had and it was surprisingly passable. it still tastes exactly the way i remember nespresso tasting, somehow it has a distinct flavour, but who can complain when it takes 10 seconds to get a cup of espresso with zero cleanup. i can see why that market exists. i wouldnt buy one again but i'd rather drink a nespresso capsule than a keurig any day of the week.
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Sey's coffee is very high quality. But they have a particular style of washed beans that are hard to work with. Contrary to usual practice where you want slightly coarser grind for drip/pour over, I found Sey (the 3 different bags that I got as gift) are best to be finer. Not espresso kinda fine, but definitely much finer than your usual drip grind. For espresso, they are ok, but I think they go better as a pour.
What I found interesting was how long their beans take to age properly to my taste. When I got mine, they were a good 2-3wks post-roast, my usual sweet spot for beans from other roasters. But I thought they were only decent. It wasn't until when they were in the 5wk range when I started to think this is some very good stuff..