There Is No Best Coffee Roaster
For years I've been trying to find a single roast to become my house coffee. I've had some really great roasts, and I end up chasing those flavors. When the bag is gone I try to find more of it again.
#verve
17 posts tagged verve.
2026
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/there-is-no-best-coffee-roaster
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/verve-sermon
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/verve-granitos-de-ortiz
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/verve-street-level
Sermon from Verve
A medium roast blend that finally got me thinking about temperature as a dial, not a constant
Granitos De Ortiz from Verve
A light roast that tasted dark no matter what I did to it
Street Level from Verve
Chased a too-dark pour from 22 all the way out to 26 and still could not fully shake it
2025
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/verve-juan-benitez
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/verve-gogojo
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/verve-banko-taratu
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/verve-mustefa-abakeno
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/verve-montes-de-oro
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/verve-manuel-vallecillo
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/verve-bella-vista
Juan Benitez from Verve
A New Year's Eve bag brewed on AI instructions that told me to go way coarser than I would have
Gogojo from Verve
An Ethiopian washed heirloom that finally came out smooth after a week of dialing in—used ChatGPT for help and cracked the Ethiopian code.
Banko Taratu from Verve
An East African cold brew with blood orange and black tea notes—saved my Verve subscription after too many fruity African blends.
Mustefa Abakeno from Verve
An East African light roast that made outstanding cold brew with pear and marmalade notes—one of the best cold brews I've made in some time.
Montes De Oro from Verve ⭐
A Costa Rican with green apple, plum, and butterscotch notes—earned five stars even when espresso ran thin. Might be my favorite Verve coffee.
Manuel Vallecillo from Verve ⭐
The first five-star coffee of my journal—smooth, chocolatey Honduran that made wonderful cortados and flat whites once dialed in.
Bella Vista from Verve
A Latin American coffee with cherry, hazelnut, and dark chocolate notes—redeemed the new year after machine maintenance fixed extraction issues.
2024
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/verve-esperanza
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/verve-holiday-blend
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/verve-san-juan
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/verve-chelchele
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/verve-baide
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/verve-kerehaklu
Esperanza from Verve
A Costa Rican light roast that gave me weird espresso results on Christmas Eve—grind settings made no sense and frustrated the holiday morning.
Holiday Blend from Verve
Verve's seasonal Holiday Blend made really great eggnog lattes—perfect for seasonal drinks without being gimmicky.
San Juan from Verve
A Peruvian single origin with fudge notes—a sweet morning treat that Katie loved and could have easily been four stars.
Chelchele from Verve
My first encounter with Ethiopian beans taught me that small beans need different grind settings—a one-star result that started a year-long learning curve.
Baide from Verve
A Honduran single origin from Verve that was really good and easy to brew in the Chemex—tasted more dark than the light roast suggested.
Kerehaklu from Verve
An Indian single origin from Verve that kicked off my coffee journal—solid but unremarkable, a fine way to begin tracking home brews.