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Posted Tue Jan 22, 2008, 1:26pm Subject: Re: Anyone try Bella Vita espresso from PT's?
I tried it once,I like their Capre Ballanti better.The CB is a little darker roast with more aftertaste than the BV.Both are very good.They ship day of roast,so it arrives very fresh.They have have a code for free shipping over $30 in their most recent newsletter.
Posted Tue Jan 22, 2008, 4:00pm Subject: Re: Anyone try Bella Vita espresso from PT's?
Bella Vita makes a lovely espresso blend, booming chocolates, great balance, excellent in milk. The website writeup says northern Italian style, but it's roasted a bit darker than e.g. Paradise Espresso Classico.
I ordered 5#'s of green, and 1# of roasted yesterday....Bryan at PT's is a great guy... Sometimes I just like to try different stuff. Bryan mentioned they post blend (which I figured), so I suspect I'll not be able to duplicate the professionally done roast, but it's always fun to try! I'll keep y'all posted.
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Posted Tue Jan 22, 2008, 4:23pm Subject: Re: Anyone try Bella Vita espresso from PT's?
RapidCoffee Said:
Bella Vita makes a lovely espresso blend, booming chocolates, great balance, excellent in milk. The website writeup says northern Italian style, but it's roasted a bit darker than e.g. Paradise Espresso Classico.
John....just about everything (other than Terrior) is darker than Classico...Classico is a very elegant blend..roasted it green, and had the pro version. A touch of robusta, but not habit forming!....lol BTW, I assume you used the WDT to pull that beautiful shot????...lol I often use, and highly recommend that method, especially for triples....a MUST for NOOBS...talk about building confidence! If I wasn't so lazy, I'd post that HB link to your Thread. Anyone newer espresso junkies need to try John's terrific aid to distribution.
Posted Tue Jan 22, 2008, 5:22pm Subject: Re: Anyone try Bella Vita espresso from PT's?
IMAWriter Said:
John....just about everything (other than Terrior) is darker than Classico...Classico is a very elegant blend..roasted it green, and had the pro version. A touch of robusta, but not habit forming!....lol BTW, I assume you used the WDT to pull that beautiful shot????...lol
Got that right (about the Paradise Espresso Classico). I went through a bag of PEC just before diving into PT's Bella Vita. Both are highly regarded medium roast Northern Italian blends, so it seemed a good point of comparison. Hope you enjoy the BV as much as I did!
Let us know how your home roasts with BV turn out. I've gotten decent results with PEC green, but not on par with Miguel's magic at Paradise Roasters.
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