Vail Mountain Coffee & Tea
How one goes about roasting the unique coffees of the world is important. Assuming that one has chosen green (un-roasted) beans of quality, then one must choose the roasting profile that best brings out the favorable characteristics of those beans. Now, some would argue that the best thing to do is turn burn the heck out of them, call it the ‘West Coast’ style of roasting, and have done with it. We do not favor this philosophy.
Don’t get me wrong; there are legitimate dark roasts, such as the Vienna Roast (dark) and French Roast (darker) which work just fine on the right beans. I tend to favor the darker roasts as after dinner coffees since the full-bodied, rich flavor stands up well to whatever I’ve been eating and drinking.