Bell Lane Coffee Reviews
Westmeath
4.63(25)
All Reviews(25)
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Ted Chan, Managing Editor1094 roasts rated, avg score of 4.28
5.00 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
5.00 - Flavor
5.00 - Acidity
4.50 - Balance
Java is new to me varietal from Colombia that's both quite easy to drink and complex.
There is a subtle hint of wintergreen followed by layers of fruitiness including pineapple, peach lemonade, and a hint of iced tea.
A hint of something like yuzu lime brings a fresh citrus note, making the overall flavor profile more complex and engaging. Despite being a light roast, the coffee has a full body, providing a nice mouthfeel. It has a natural sweetness built into the citrus like a limeade/lemonade. To me this is a well-rounded coffee that stands out for its blend of flavors and textures, appealing to those who appreciate depth and subtlety in their cup.
Despite all these flavor descriptions here, it's subtle rather than smacking you in the face, and a nice break from some of the over-the-top co-ferments we're seeing from Colombia now.Cupping Method:196F, Hario v60, 18:1 (12.5 grams)
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Scott Greenaway136 roasts rated, avg score of 4.25
5.00 - Average
4.00 - Aroma
5.00 - Finish
5.00 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
This roast is a delight-- unique, complex, and delicious! Combining light roast flavors with a floral-forward blueberry / lemon and a lightly bitter dark chocolate, it is a pleasure to drink from start to finish.Cupping Method:Vietnamese drip, cream with no sweetener
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Ted Chan, Managing Editor
1094 roasts rated, avg score of 4.28
5.00 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
4.50 - Finish
5.00 - Flavor
5.00 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
Delicious. Definitely. Starts vanilla/roiboos and finishes honeysuckle jasmine. I get a little bit of lemon and a really nice bright burst of satsuma. Complex, floral, and delicious.Cupping Method:V60 pourover, 196F, 18:1
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Scott Greenaway
136 roasts rated, avg score of 4.25
5.00 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
4.50 - Finish
5.00 - Flavor
5.00 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
This is a surprisingly flavorful roast! The flavors are crafted to perfection, featuring a lemony hazelnut, sun-ripened raspberry, and pineapple. Well-balanced and silky. A touch of astringency at the end leads to a clear and clean finish.Cupping Method:Vietnamese drip, cream with no sweetener
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Victoria S-C405 roasts rated, avg score of 4.32
5.00 - Average
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Ted Chan, Managing Editor
1094 roasts rated, avg score of 4.28
5.00 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
5.00 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
5.00 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
A perfectly balanced but complex gesha. Great roast, well executed. Not a hint of bitterness in site. A lovely honeysuckle/jasmine florality, a touch of pineapple. Black tea is in the background. Naturally sweet with a silky mouthfeel.
You could drink this hot on a cold day like a fruity tea, you cold drink this cold on a hot day like an iced tea.Cupping Method:17:1, Hario v60, 196F. Seems like a pretty solid formula!
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Emily Schadler93 roasts rated, avg score of 4.24
5.00 - Average
This roast made a thoroughly enjoyable latte with a nice chocolatey touch and a smooth flow to it. Loved it!Cupping Method:Latte
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Ted Chan, Managing Editor
1094 roasts rated, avg score of 4.28
5.00 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
5.00 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
5.00 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
A really nice espresso. A little bit better to me than the espresso we had last week that we rated 4.5. So I think its a 5.
Very smooth, but complex. Milk chocolate, a touch of bergamot, blackberry.
A medium crema with longer linger. Medium body. Massive chocolate finish. Wife was happy with lattes. Made really nice iced Americanos where the chocolate was ever-present.Cupping Method:Mostly 95F pulls out of my La Spaziale espresso machine.
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Scott Greenaway
136 roasts rated, avg score of 4.25
5.00 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
4.50 - Finish
5.00 - Flavor
5.00 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
This roast makes a delicious espresso! Creamy mouthfeel, complex with layered flavors featuring chocolate, orange, a sweet acidity, and a brush of astringency. Strong flavor from start to finish. Vibrant, unique, and lively!Cupping Method:Moka espresso, cream with no sweetener
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Ted Chan, Managing Editor
1094 roasts rated, avg score of 4.28
4.50 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
4.50 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
Tabi is one of my favorite Colombian varietals This one has bright acidity and is super smooth. I've had a few Tabi that were a bit more complex, but this one is quite easy to drink and tasty. It has some bright cranberry/citrus acidity with a lot of natural sweetness, a medium body with a really nice mouthfeel, and a clean finish. I do think it has just ever the slightest hint of spice right at the front of the palate which gives it some intrigue.Cupping Method:v60, 197F, 18:1
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Scott Greenaway
136 roasts rated, avg score of 4.25
4.50 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
5.00 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
As it is accurately called, a roast with a bold flavor! A creamy mouthfeel complements the dark chocolate undertones with a hint of sweetness. Full bodied and easy to drink!Cupping Method:moka espresso, cream with no sweetener
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Ted Chan, Managing Editor
1094 roasts rated, avg score of 4.28
4.50 - Average
4.00 - Aroma
4.50 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
4.50 - Balance
This Bourbon Aji from the Lassos was quite different than what I was expecting. I recently had a natural Aji from Moises Chaguala where the smell of red chili was very strong, and there was a hint of in the cup. It was funky and wild.
This is actually more of a restrained, polished coffee in line. It's very smooth and clean. When on the hotter side, I definitively picked up lavender. Also black tea, and concord grape.
It's subtle enough that it was pretty hard to pick up the flavor profile at 196/17:1. The 200F with a bigger dosage and a more immersion-style brew helped, in my humble opinion.
I wonder if the Irish know what a Concord grape tastes like!Cupping Method:I liked this better with my 17x17 recipe, which is 17g, 289g out. It's a bit closer to immersion style. I used 200F on the 17x17.
The first time I made it I used 12.5g at 196F at a 17:1.
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Ted Chan, Managing Editor
1094 roasts rated, avg score of 4.28
4.50 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
4.50 - Value
4.50 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
4.00 - Balance
A fruity and citrusy Colombian that maybe drinks a bit more like a light-bodied Central American. Clean and easy-to-drink. For me it faded a bit it at the end rather than lingering complexity but I liked it overall.Cupping Method:My friend gave me a Standart Magazine and it came with this sample!
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Victoria S-C
405 roasts rated, avg score of 4.32
4.50 - Average
Clean and very smooth with a full body. Almost a light medium feel. -
Ted Chan, Managing Editor
1094 roasts rated, avg score of 4.28
4.50 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
4.50 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
4.50 - Balance
Complex, floral, interesting espresso. I'd like one more deep/rich note in here to balance off the bergamot, but this one has a fun set of twists and turns.
Fresh apricot I think describes the acidity well - it really shines when leveled a bit in the iced Americano. Bergamot dominates the mid-palate, and the finish goes back to blackberry. Starts and ends with some dark chocolate on the palate. Medium crema, medium mouthfeel. This is very nice.Cupping Method:Iced Americano, espresso, and one rare cortado for me.
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Ted Chan, Managing Editor
1094 roasts rated, avg score of 4.28
4.50 - Average
4.00 - Aroma
4.50 - Value
4.50 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
4.50 - Balance
I haven't had that much Ugandan coffee, and really what I've had hasn't been that great. But I'd heard good things about Bell Lane, and they had this for sale, so I had to give it a shot!
I was taken aback when I opened this bag of coffee - it's a very unique aroma...but I had just been to the British store a few months before and had a good beat on it. 100% smells like Chocolate Weetabix.
There's definitely wheat/fresh bread in a shot of espresso here, but a lot of other things going on with it - tobacco and blackberry jam up front, and a blueberry finish. It's a very fun shot of espresso, probably not my first pick to drink every day.
Where I think it really shines is as an iced Americano. The fruity notes become more clear, and it's really delicious.Cupping Method:Espresso and iced Americano, pulled at 95C
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Victoria S-C
405 roasts rated, avg score of 4.32
4.50 - Average
Lattes were good and iced Americano very good! -
Victoria S-C
405 roasts rated, avg score of 4.32
4.50 - Average
Lattes are very good with this espresso. -
Victoria S-C
405 roasts rated, avg score of 4.32
4.50 - Average
I liked it both as espresso and pourover. -
Ted Chan, Managing Editor
1094 roasts rated, avg score of 4.28
4.50 - Average
4.00 - Aroma
4.50 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
4.50 - Balance
Subtle, lightly floral Colombian gesha that took a little bit of work to dial-in. I think at my usual 196F/18:1 ratio in the v60 is very light. It's smooth and easy to drink but hard to pick up the character. A bit non-descript for a gesha on the nose.
At 207F, it was still very clean, and you could pick up a honeysuckle florality. It has a bit of rooibos character, and a light/bright citrus at the end (sweet orange is fair).Cupping Method:I tried to make this coffee a few different ways, with a hotter (207) pourover at a 16:1 ratio turning out the best.
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Victoria S-C
405 roasts rated, avg score of 4.32
4.00 - Average
Nice coffee, simple and easy to drink. -
Scott Greenaway
136 roasts rated, avg score of 4.25
4.00 - Average
4.00 - Aroma
4.50 - Finish
4.00 - Flavor
4.00 - Acidity
4.50 - Balance
Balanced and smooth, this roast features what I would call a rather traditional light roast flavor. It trends a bit floral, maybe tilting towards lavender, with a clean finish.Cupping Method:Vietnamese drip, cream with no sweetener
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This roast made a thoroughly enjoyable latte with a nice chocolatey touch and a smooth flow to it. Loved it!
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This roast makes a delicious espresso! Creamy mouthfeel, complex with layered flavors featuring chocolate, orange, a sweet acidity, and a brush of astringency. Strong flavor from start to finish. Vibrant, unique, and lively!
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Balanced and smooth, this roast features what I would call a rather traditional light roast flavor. It trends a bit floral, maybe tilting towards lavender, with a clean finish.
