It took 2 attempts to sort out Holiday Blend coffee this year. The first one I was pretty sure wasn't going to be what I wanted, but would serve as a starting point. From there I identified the deficiencies and adjusted the recipe in a way that would address that and I ended up with exactly what I wanted. It has light, medium, and dark roast coffees from Brazil, Sumatra, Sulawesi, and Ethiopia to make something very different from everything else on my shelf. Available soon.
Attempt #1 was just Brazil and Sumatra. It's a rather nutty Brazilian coffee which was overpowering the flavor profile. I wanted something a little darker and a little sweeter, so the Sulawesi and an adjustment in the Brazil so it's mostly medium roast but a little dark roast got me the darker roast flavor, while switching a little of the Sumatran coffee for just a tiny bit of a light Ethiopian coffee brought up the sweetness. Those changes helped tame the nuttiness.
