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Welcome to this week’s casual kōrero thread!

This post will be pinned in this community so you can always find it, and will stay for about a week until replaced by the next one.

It’s for talking about anything that might not justify a full post. For example:

  • Something interesting that happened to you
  • Something humourous that happened to you
  • Something frustrating that happened to you
  • A quick question
  • A request for recommendations
  • Pictures of your pet
  • A picture of a cloud that kind of looks like an elephant
  • Anything else, there are no rules (except the rule)

So how’s it going?

  • FloofahNZ@lemmy.nz
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    4 days ago

    Just got some Deadly Sin coffee beans.

    The taste for me is great, strong but smooth, not the burnt taste some stronger coffee’s have. A blend of Robusta and Arabica beans hence the higher strength.

    It’s tough commenting on-line suggesting foods, drinks, movies etc to others, it’s all a very personal preference.

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      4 days ago

      Oooh, I was just looking at ordering more coffee. And the strength of the coffee (as in flavour not caffeine) is something I struggle to get right. Cafe coffee is always a lot stronger than what I make at home, even when I caefully measure proportions.

      I might order a bag of this and give it a go!

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        9 hours ago

        Just some notes after a few days of Deadly Sin tasting. We found it really has a strong taste, but not burnt like some darker coffees. This makes it taste very strong yet smooth.

        Mrs Floofah is not keen, too strong for her, so this morning I made a DIY blend 50% Deadly Sin and 50% Hummingbird Colombia. My blend was noticeably a less strong taste, but the blend has nicely perked up the Colombia.

        TIL - roasting and blending coffee is a science.

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          8 hours ago

          Mine should arrive today! I ordered 500g which seems like a nice balance between bulk pricing and not having too much of a coffee I might not like.

          I order 1kg of wine barrel aged coffee a while back, forgetting I don’t like wine. Took me ages to get through it 😆

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            8 hours ago

            It’ll be interesting to hear how it goes for you. The Deadly Sin on-line marketing etc really grabbed me, made me keen to try it, so I guess it did its job for them.

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              2 hours ago

              How did you prepare yours? I tried an espresso today when the beans arrived and the flavour wasn’t very strong. Definitely smooth, but not the strong flavour I was expecting in NZ’s strongest coffee!