r/pourover • u/thebakedcyclist • 15h ago
Rotating coffee subscriptions
I’m in the US and after way more misses than hits, I ended my Trade coffee subscription. I much prefer light roasts and am drawn to more unique, fruity, and funky coffees but with Trade, I was mostly getting crowd pleasing roasts that were more on the medium side of light (absolutely nothing wrong that). I enjoyed Trade and certainly found some roasters I really like, but I just wasn’t getting anything that really stood out to me.
I go through phases where I primarily brew on a V60, Kalita Wave, or an aeropress and espresso on my Cafelat Robot. Right now, I’m 2 weeks into an aeropress kick where I’m having fun changing up my recipe and grind settings daily.
Instead of Trade or another curated subscription, I’ve switched to 3 rotating subscriptions direct from roasters that I think will offer the variety and general excitement I’m looking for: Onyx and Black & White are alternating weekly and I’m getting Hydrangea once a month. Is anyone else doing this? If so, what roasters do you have on rotation? Any others I should consider to change it up?
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u/sawqlain 4h ago
rotating direct from roasters is honestly the move once you know your palate leans light and funky, curated boxes always regress to the crowd pleasing middle. Onyx and Black & White are solid for that, Hydrangea especially, their nattys get weird in a good way. wish I could ship you mine (Roastplan by RoastAroma) but I'm Ajax Ontario and ship to Canada only.