Velton's Coffee - Twilight Blend - Dark Roast

The coffee came with the Moccamaster and couldn't wait to try(both the coffee and the machine!) Neither dissapointed......Actually bought anohter bag!

(Posted on 3/23/13)

Ive enjoyed this blend as a drip and espresso at home and while at work. My coworkers all loved the aroma as it was brewing and, those who enjoy drinking coffee loved the rich chocolately notes the twilight blend offers. Price point is right on for quality whole beans, and the packaging was great for keeping it fresh. Definitely try this blend, it's delicious!

(Posted on 2/20/13)

This came with my Moccamaster purchase, so I was excited to try out something that isn't Peet's Major Dickason's Blend or Illy.

I noticed that SCG really favors Velton's. At first, I was very pleased with the aroma of the grounds (I received ground coffee instead of whole beans).

Over the course of several days, I was brewing Velton's, I noticed that there's a huge caffeine kick from this coffee. I also found that the flavor was either too strong or too weak. I decided to try out some Peet's coffee on the Moccamaster just to make sure I was portioning the grounds:water correctly. I think that as far as my brewing preference, I was settled on 2Tbsp per 6oz of Mavea filtered water.

Based on several brews over the course of several days, I've come to the conclusion that this coffee is high-test in the caffeine department but low in the taste department.

I found the taste to be too weak for the caffeine kick. There was nothing that stood out on the palate. In comparison to Peet's coffee, Velton's had a smoother finish but lacked clarity. I think my coffee was affected by the ground shipping from Seattle to Washington DC, so I will just consider this coffee as average.

If this was a single estate coffee that I ground myself, I would punish it with 1 star. But suffice it to say that I was brewing this on a new Moccamaster and played around with dosage to adjust the taste, I feel like I have done all I can to extract maximum flavor and smoothness from Velton's. The caffeine kick worries me.

(Posted on 2/5/13)

I was really looking forward to this blend after so many positive reviews from the folks at SGC.

I did a cold brew for the first round which normally makes coffee a bit bland and smooth anyway. I found the cold brew Veltons to be even less lively than some of the store brands. There was no depth to the taste nor could I taste the chocolate or cherry notes that the others did on their cold brew pot.

For my second tasting, I did a press pot which helped bump up the taste a bit. Still, it tasted bland and lacked any depth.

Lastly, I made a standard drip pot this morning and have found it to be the least tasteful of the three approaches. I'm not detecting any discernible notes and quite honestly feel like it tastes like gas station coffee.

I'm anxiously awaiting the Bonsai blend to see the difference. I'm still a fan of local roasters and really like the collaboration Velton has with SGC but this particular blend didn't cut it for me.

(Posted on 1/23/13)

Used with Hario cold brew and with french press, turned out excellent, nice aroma too.

(Posted on 12/22/12)

Gail is right. This is a very smooth sweet coffee, I can taste the chocolate. It is a little too expensive, but I am glad I tried it.

(Posted on 12/10/12)

I agree with the Seattle Coffee Gear's numerous reviews on this coffee. It's my favorite above all others It's particularly good as a cold brew coffee. Although I wish it wasn't so expensive. I think part of that issue could be the difference between our locations—SCG is on the west coast, and I'm on the southeast coast, in a relatively unknown area, where an expensive coffee is $10 a pound.

(Posted on 8/12/12)

Great coffee to initiate my new Jura J9. I tried various strengths etc as I set my preferences. Great tasting coffee for the J9. I will order again.

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(Posted on 12/27/11)

This is the best coffee that I have ever had! I used to drink Starbucks Kenya but this surpasses it by far in flavor. You could actually taste the chocolate and cherry notes. This is strong coffee without the bitter taste. No wonder Kat and Gail use this flavor to test the equpment. Nice blend. Bravo Velton!

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Great Taste

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(Posted on 10/18/11)