Excellent, earthy flavors. A great balance between dark roast cocoa flavor and light bright nuttiness. Normally medium roasts are a bit too dark for my tastes and have blunted flavors, but Primo's is clearly the wonderful exception to that rule.

December 03, 2012
Medium / Dir. Trade, Relationship

I like to create 50:50 blends of caffeinated and decaffeinated coffees to avoid the blood pressure spike I get with pure caffeine. I finally found a mix I really like with the decaf monk and the Don Roger, both from 1000 Faces. The Indian spic...   Read more.

December 23, 2013
Medium Dark / Organic, Shade

Exactly what I needed! It has an unbelievable smoothness and balance - I can drink either black or with cream -either way it has a very distinct finish without being overwhelming. My favorite!

March 22, 2014
Medium / Dir. Trade, Relationship

Terrific coffee. Smooth from beginning to end. When you are an all day coffee drinker like I am, you appreciate a taste that never gets old. I pull two shots off the coffee every cup. This roast, as well as several others in their port...   Read more.

November 24, 2015
Medium

Monkey Bite was the espresso bean Bird Rock used to make espresso drinks. I immediately fell in love. This is the richest, smoothest espresso I have ever had. Now that I have moved to NY, I order it online because I have found no...   Read more.

October 31, 2017
Medium / Dir. Trade, Sustainable

This may be the best cup of coffee I have had this year. To be honest, I ignored this roaster for a while due to their name, but boy was I wrong to do that. This company does some of the best sourcing I have seen, and carries some of the f...   Read more.

February 15, 2018
Light / Fair Trade, Organic