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Roasted 04/05/23 20.2g in 25 seconds 24g out  Floral, very sweet and a little tart. 

Moksha Ethiopian Acacia Espresso: Roasted on 5/22/22 19.1g in 24 seconds 24 out Plum, Milk Chocolate and honey Moksha Decaf  Mexico Esmeralda Blend Espresso: Roasted on 05/22/22 18.7g in 31 seconds 24-27g out Bittersweet chocolate and grassy notes.

18.6g in 20 seconds 24g out  Still a little young and sharpish, but lots of chocolate notes as well as sweet white grape and watermelon. 

18.2g in 33 seconds 27g out  I realize haven't been religiously recording my parameters. I've been busy for the most part and I have been struggling with the owners of the place I am managing. They are inexperienced and have unrealistic expectations. After a month of working with them I am already looking elsewhere.  Lots of chocolate and stonefruit. 

18.7g in 24 seconds 32g out I liked this a lot. Vanilla syrup at the front, molasses throughout, bittersweet chocolate and the barest hint of candied citrus.

Roasted 3/10/22 18.6g in 27 seconds 28g out Only a day off roast and very temperamental, but just like I remember it, lots of cherry and strawberry jam and bright lemon throughout.  I haven't really said much, but I am at a new place and I am trying to set it up as a multi-roaster and so far have been trying to bring in a lot of my old favorites. 

Using a Niche Zero Grinder and an Anza espresso machine at 20, 18.7g in, 23 seconds and 35g out. A little thin tasting, but lots of berry notes and some almond. 

Using a Niche Zero Grinder and an Anza espresso machine at 19, 19.0g in, 20 seconds and 26g out. Peanut shell, followed by a lot of red fruit and slight orangesicle notes at the end. This is a nice bright inexpensive daily drinker. 

Using a Niche Zero Grinder and an Anza espresso machine at 16, 18.4g in, 19 seconds and 30g out. It was a little anemic, but no matter how much I slowed it down it did not improve. Lots of chocolate nougat with some orange zest and sweet raisin. Maybe if it needed a little longer to rest and it would improve. 

Using a Niche Zero Grinder and an Anza espresso machine at 18, 18.2g in, 29 seconds and 24g out. Hazelnut, dark chocolate and some sweetness, overall very balanced a little on the milder side, but ok as a daily drinker. 

Using a Niche Zero Grinder and an Anza espresso machine at 22, 19.2g in, 24 seconds and 30g out. Chocolate, lots of cloves, brief fleeting blueberry and very smooth. I did not enjoy this, unfortunately I am not a fan of spice or herb notes in most coffees. I think this was an Ethiopian Sumatran and Brazil blend, if it was just an Ethiopian Brazil blend (I suspect the cloves originate in the Sumatran portion) that it could be a mediocre if not daily drinker. 

Using a Niche Zero Grinder and an Anza espresso machine at 21, 18.3g in, 17 seconds and 24g out. Caramel and milk chocolate, ok as a daily drinker, but a little boring.

Using a Niche Zero Grinder and an Anza espresso machine at 19, 18.4g in, 22 seconds and 30g out. Dark chocolate, caramel, black tea, red grape sweetness and very creamy. I loved it as a daily drinker, despite have some black tea notes I didn't find this astringent like most coffees that are tea-like or with predominant tea notes. 

Using a Niche Zero Grinder and an Anza espresso machine at 21, 18.3g in, 17 seconds and 24g out. Still surprising. Lots of woodsy notes, aromatic green vegetables, berry sweetness and malty. It still can use a little work, but it is very good as is. 

Using a Niche Zero Grinder and an Anza espresso machine at 23, 19.8g in, 34 seconds and 24g out. Very bright. Some grape at the front followed by apricot and some sweetness. While I did enjoy this it was a little washed out as a gibraltar. 

Using a Niche Zero Grinder and an Anza espresso machine at 22, 18.5g in, 17 seconds and 32g out. Lots of dark chocolate and peanut notes, some brief blueberry and a fair amount of sweetness. Fairly orthodox, but enjoyable.

Using a Niche Zero Grinder and an Anza espresso machine at 22, 19.5g in, 15 seconds and 35g out. It is a lot thinner than the last time I had it, but more intense albeit briefly. Blackberry at the front, dark chocolate and sweetness throughout. I am not sure if I prefer it like this. Everything felt like it was there for a second and gone in another. 

Using a Niche Zero Grinder and an Anza espresso machine at 18, 18.9g in, 14 seconds and 30g out. It still is a little young and has a slight grassy scent that I hope will go away as it rests, but it starts with a brief yet intense pop of blueberry notes and a lot of cereal. It tastes better as a straight espresso than anything with milk, even a gibraltar.

Using a Niche Zero Grinder and an Anza espresso machine at 20, 18.4g in, 22 seconds and 26g out. Incredibly sweet, lots of almond and some Berry. Overall on the simpler side, but very easy to drink, something of a daily drinker if you are ok with sweet, but milder desert-like espresso.

Using a Niche Zero Grinder and an Anza espresso machine at 24, 19.1g in, 31 seconds and 33g out. I am not surprised that this turned out better than I thought, there still is predominantly chocolate notes throughout with some acidic pineapple. I found this really enjoyable even though I generally find espresso that taste like chocolate and fruit boring.