In our enthusiasm we’ve roasted this a little too light. We’ve eliminated the sooty notes, but replaced them with some grassy notes, which you dont need reminding are equally undesirable. The next sample roast we’ll set somewhere between the two, which should bring us into the zone we want to be, from where we can start fine-tuning. This coffee exhibits an unmistakable aroma of hazelnuts, which if we get the roast right, we’d like to think we can capture this taste in the cup too. All in all, pleasing progress for the last day of 2009. Happy New Year!