Bj's Wholesale Club Brand Wellsley Farm Colombian Supremo mediun-dark roast whole bean coffee
This is a review of the Wellsley Farms single origin Colombian Supremo whole bean coffee medium dark roast. This coffee is only available at Bj's wholesale club. At the time of testing I purchased this 40 ounce bag of coffee for $14.99 or 38 cents/ounce. The packaging was first rate with a re-sealable mylar/foil bag with the standard one way de-gassing valve. The bag claimed to contain 100% Arabica, Colombian Supremo beans roasted to a medium-dark. The bag also had a basic set of brewing and storage instructions. No other Information about the coffee inside the bag was given. Upon opening the bag I found coffee beans that appeared to be of high quality with no defects. The beans were slightly oily and in my opinion to a perfect medium dark. The beans had a very pleasant semi sweet fragrance. Upon brewing this coffee I started with my normal 66 grams of coffee with 1.2 liters of filtered water. I tried different grind levels of my normal medium to one click finer and two clicks coarser. my best results came at about 760 microns which on a Fellow Opus grinder is setting 6.5. The result was coffee that had a pleasant roasted nut/cocoa aroma while brewing and a brew that had typical Colombian flavors in my opinion. This coffee had almost nonexistent acidity, smooth fairly balanced coffee flavor with a decent mouth feel and a lingering burnt dark cocoa powder aftertaste. I will say comparing this Colombian coffee with my go-to Eight O'Clock Colombian Peaks medium roast, the Wellsley coffee is a bolder brew not as balanced with a slightly bitter finish. The SCA which is the governing body for coffee states that a cupping score of 80 and higher is a specialty grade of coffee. Using their scoring system I would rate the coffee at 86. This coffee rating is only my opinion. A lot of people will like the flavor of this coffee...I did but would have preferred a slightly lighter roast. Roasting the coffee that dark takes away a lot of the subtle nuances and flavors of single origin coffee beans. This coffee is recommended for people who enjoy darker roasted bolder coffees, and at 38 cents/ounce is an excellent value.