Black and White Coffee Roasters Reviews
Raleigh, North Carolina
4.61(25)
All Reviews(25)
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Theo Chan, Managing Editor1853 roasts rated, avg score of 4.31
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4.50 - Aroma
5.00 - Finish
5.00 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
I really liked this espresso straight. I had to work to dial-in for milk drinks as its quite floral/bergamot. Its prominent in the aroma and comes on strong mid-palate. But its never out of bounds.Cupping Method:95 C espresso on my La Spaziale A53
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Theo Chan, Managing Editor
1853 roasts rated, avg score of 4.31
5.00 - Average
4.50 - Finish
5.00 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
This is one of the first light roast natural Cometeer Pods I've ever had. I think it's really good. Chocolate, strawberry, hints of Merlot red wine. Just the right of funk. Silky smooth and sweet.Cupping Method:Just added water.
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Theo Chan, Managing Editor
1853 roasts rated, avg score of 4.31
5.00 - Average
5.00 - Aroma
4.50 - Finish
5.00 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
4.50 - Balance
Pretty funky with strawberry notes and a lot of sweetness. Red wine-ish in the middle.
Probably reminds me more of the old hard foil wrap strawberry candies with the green top than gummy sharks. Probably splitting hairs in terms of the description ha ha.
Was not an easy coffee to dial in and it took me until the third try to get to this five star cup. I think a little bit finer grind helped, less water, and hotter temp (94 vs 92). For whatever reason, I felt like at the lower temperature of the overwhelmed the sweetness and acidity.Cupping Method:From Bean Archives. 15:1, 94C in v60
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Coffee Yinzer77 roasts rated, avg score of 4.51
5.00 - Average
I really have developed a taste for Honduran coffee and I really enjoy honey processing so this was a winner in my book. I could taste the cherry, but I also some darker honey notes. It was a good medium body with sweet aftertaste. I would highly recommend it. -
Theo Chan, Managing Editor
1853 roasts rated, avg score of 4.31
5.00 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
4.50 - Finish
5.00 - Flavor
5.00 - Acidity
4.50 - Balance
Beautiful roast with almost a gloss on the slightly darker decaf beans.
Overall, this is very tasty decaf with some really interesting notes. Freeze dried strawberries and pink lemonade are in there, perhaps cola. A very clean, bright balanced acidity in this one. Just enough of a hint of lightly sweet milk chocolate to balance it all off.
I don't think this has the complexity that would usually draw a five star review from me with a regular coffee, but this is decaf so perhaps we're splitting hairs too much.Cupping Method:Hario v60. 18:1, 92F. About two weeks from roast date. I got this coffee in a trade.
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Coffee I'm Consuming20 roasts rated, avg score of 5.00
5.00 - Average
This is an all-star pick from our friend @coffeeimconsuming. Follow on Instagram for more specialty coffee picks.
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Theo Chan, Managing Editor
1853 roasts rated, avg score of 4.31
5.00 - Average
4.00 - Aroma
5.00 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
An immensely naturally sweet coffee that drinks extremely clean and smooth with a lot of fruitiness. There is definitely a citrus note, chocolate orange, and something like a sweet, juicy peach. I didn't get a lot of complexity, but this is about as easy to drink coffee as you'll ever find. I drank 3 cups of it in about 20 minutes without thinking that much about it.
The thing that stands out is how naturally sweet this coffee is without even the slightest hint of bitterness. I think honey is a fair descriptor here. It's a very smooth sweetness, to the point of almost having a touch of glycerine.
We also ordered a Colombian gesha, that has some similar characteristics but is funkier and a bit more complex. I'd say they were both great but I liked this one a bit more.Cupping Method:Chemex pourover. Bought along with 2 other bags from Black & White from the Internet.
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Expert Picks Series376 roasts rated, avg score of 4.96
5.00 - Average
This roast won the prestigious People's Choice award from the Leaderboard Coffee game. This award is selected by game players from the specialty coffee community from 10 roasts via blind tasting. We add these winners as a five-star review. -
Scott Greenaway175 roasts rated, avg score of 4.27
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4.50 - Aroma
4.50 - Finish
5.00 - Flavor
5.00 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
A well-crafted roast! The flavor presents as an intriguingly complex. I could taste pineapple and cola, complemented with a impressively sweet acidity.Cupping Method:pour over
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Emily Schadler93 roasts rated, avg score of 4.24
5.00 - Average
Whoa, so good. High flavor, complex and fun. I can see why this wins competitions!Cupping Method:Chemex pourover
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Coffee Yinzer
77 roasts rated, avg score of 4.51
4.50 - Average
Very nice, medium roast, sweet, yet a full body and lots of nuanced flavors.Cupping Method:Follow @coffeeyinzer on Instagram for more Pittsburgh area coffee recommendations
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Theo Chan, Managing Editor
1853 roasts rated, avg score of 4.31
4.50 - Average
5.00 - Aroma
4.00 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
4.00 - Acidity
4.00 - Balance
I liked this coffee personally, though I think it won't be for everyone. And I probably wouldn't want a whole bag of it. It's chocolate and amaretto, with perhaps a berry/cherry cordial undertone. It's funky and slightly boozy, though not over the top.Cupping Method:This coffee came from Bean Archives. 18:1, 92C in Hario v60.
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Scott Greenaway
175 roasts rated, avg score of 4.27
4.50 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
4.50 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
This roast presented to me as an excellent medium roast, although I believe it is actually a light roast. Strong coffee flavor that features a sweet toasted oat with a bit of cocoa. Well-balanced and creamy mouthfeel.Cupping Method:Moka espresso, cream with no sweetener
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Theo Chan, Managing Editor
1853 roasts rated, avg score of 4.31
4.50 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
4.50 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
4.50 - Balance
Blind tasting.
Nice aroma, clean caramel, and black tea platform, slightly funky, a nice citrus tartness with medium brightness. I had plum in my first tasting notes, but not subsequent (B&W listed red plum!) Really nice, smooth mouthfeel and a hint of tropicality.Cupping Method:Part of Leaderboard Season 13. Drank it a couple times. I liked this coffee but couldn't really nail down the origin. I didn't really get any of the traditional Kenyan notes and thought it was a natural processed Colombian. The picture is of my last Hario v60 attempt at 17:1, 197F to draw out some of the distinguishing notes.
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Victoria S-C829 roasts rated, avg score of 4.34
4.50 - Average
5.00 - Aroma
Amazing aroma. Tastes like strawberry wine. One note with the chocolate is too strong is the only thing I didnt like. -
Theo Chan, Managing Editor
1853 roasts rated, avg score of 4.31
4.50 - Average
4.00 - Aroma
4.00 - Value
4.50 - Finish
5.00 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
4.50 - Balance
A super interesting, funky, tasty Colombian gesha. Tastiest for me when cool as the funk fades a bit. It's close to soy saucy when very hot but that's gone at warm. A lot of body here.
A big dark chocolate bittersweet chocolate lead with the strawberry wine and lemongrass clear and present mentioned. Some tropicality as well.
Delicious and hard to top drinking.Cupping Method:Chemex pourover. Ordered from B&W.
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Coffee Yinzer
77 roasts rated, avg score of 4.51
4.50 - Average
4.50 - Acidity
Natural which is from Costa Rica. A very bright coffee with a pleasant acidic zing that transitions into a dried Cherry taste with medium body. Nice change of pace from everyday blends -
Victoria S-C
829 roasts rated, avg score of 4.34
4.00 - Average
Ok but not as good as the geisha we had yesterday. -
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Scott Greenaway
175 roasts rated, avg score of 4.27
4.00 - Average
4.00 - Aroma
4.00 - Finish
4.00 - Flavor
4.00 - Acidity
4.00 - Balance
This roast presents with a full flavor, a lightly sweet acidity, and a bit of astringency.Cupping Method:Vietnamese drip
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Victoria S-C
829 roasts rated, avg score of 4.34
3.50 - Average
I didn't really like this that much. -
Emily Schadler
93 roasts rated, avg score of 4.24
3.00 - Average
3.00 - Aroma
I think I need to give this one another shot - it tasted a little burnt to me and was not my favorite the first time around.Cupping Method:Pourover
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I didn't really like this that much.
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I liked this coffee personally, though I think it won't be for everyone. And I probably wouldn't want a whole bag of it. It's chocolate and amaretto, with perhaps a berry/cherry cordial undertone. It's funky and slightly boozy, though not over the top.
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This is one of the first light roast natural Cometeer Pods I've ever had. I think it's really good. Chocolate, strawberry, hints of Merlot red wine. Just the right of funk. Silky smooth and sweet.