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Got more peach from the Ona Flavour of Spring today, also the acidity was turned up, very enjoyable. Batch did the biz.

Espresso on washed Columbian Five Senses had a nice bit of sweetness and acidity with green apple skin tartness coming through at the end. Batch was nicely balanced and finished cleanly.

Kenyan espresso had an almost umami air to start becoming more caramelised fruit - great Takeaway Colombian batch also very nice. Great visit again

Natural Ethiopian batch had a lovely caramel with a dash of acidity - very enjoyable. Slight vegetal edge to the washed Ethiopian espresso.

A big juicy strawberry sweet Natural Panama Geisha (Hacienda La Emeralda) as an espresso. Open out into a mix of tropical fruit with something more tannin-like on the aftertaste - outstanding. Same beans, only washed, for a pour over gave a floral aroma, creamy mouthfeel and peachy flavour - very tasty

Ona Flavour of Spring (Jasmine and Peach) for the espresso had an attractive sweetness with an interesting astringent note - real nice. Batch was also tasty with a clean fruity vibe.

Washed Ethiopian from Veneziano for the espresso gave a silky tangerine-grapefruit cup. Nice berries to the batch as a traveller. This is definitely a go-to coffee location when I’m in Newcastle. Good to see them in their new site next door.

A well balanced washed Ethiopian espresso that had a sweet fruitiness tinged with caramel. A resilient cola and lime flavour to the cold brew – strong and refreshing.

Oranges with a hint of hazelnut to the espresso - tasty Batch as a traveller had a crisp dash of acidity that made it go down very nicely

Double espresso on White Horse has some nice cherry to start becoming more cocoa. Cold brew came with ice and was rather mild in flavour - would have been more flavour as it warmed but then the ice would melt and dilute the flavour.

Delicious blueberries to the double espresso on an Ethiopian natural peaberry. Filter on the same, had some jammy gear going on with clean berries from start to finish. The Guerrilla Roasters’ beans are roasted onsite, and chatting to Matt in the roastery, the passion for great coffee was obvious.

Washed Guatemalan espresso in their beautiful open cups had light citrus acidity over nectarines. The Guatemalan batch made me think of blackberries - real good

Robust cup with a liquorice edge to the Ona Washed Ethiopian espresso, more balanced than the same beans at Ona Fyshwick yesterday. Filter Panama had some tasty chocolate notes with some cheeky acidity and a buttery texture - real nice.

Washed Ethiopian, which came as a tightish shot, had a liquorice bitterness over some more orange gear. The batch also had something of a bitter edge to it.

Columbian washed double espresso came in two cups - usual espresso and wedge-style cup, nice touch - toffee and plums Ona natural El Salvador for the filter was great with a vibrant berry feel and clean finish.

Very tasty Ona Columbian espresso, was sweet and cherry-rich. Balanced batch to finish the visit.

A darker nectarine vibe with some citrus acidity to the Ethiopian espresso - rich and tasty. Smooth and cleanly fruity Columbian Batch was real nice.

Ethiopian Five Senses espresso was still pretty robust with some more acidity today Made of Many batch had something cola and orange going on but didn’t quite have that clean finish that many of the batch brews do here.

Generous volume to the Columbian espresso gave a citrus heavy cup - tasty Long black to-go had some nice toffee gear going on

Espresso was at the cocoa nibs end of town. The batch was better with something that made me think of Jaffas with a dash of lime

Espresso on a Fives Senses Natural Ethiopian was a little mixed with some smokey dark chocolate going on. Brazilian Cup of Excellence for a pour over had a smooth mouthfeel and marmalade flavour.

Blueberries apparent in the espresso. Pretty good batch as follow up

Natural Myanmar espresso had some delicious spicy cherry - real good Costa Rican batch was berry heavy - also real good

Espresso as a tighter shot on a Ona washed Columbian had some pineapple and increased acidity to finish. El Salvador batch was ok but bittered as it finished.

Fairly robust shot for the Five Senses Ethiopian, remained pretty untamed on cooling. The batch was delicious with some stewed plums going on.

Washed Columbian for the espresso was sweet tropical-fruity to start, becoming more orange peel to finish. Same Columbian for a pour over had a chewy texture and caramelised fruit vibe

High acidity to the Myanmar cold brew made for an excellent drop. Another cold brew on different Myanmar beans, while good, wasn’t up there with the banga that was the first cold brew.

Passion fruit for the Five Senses Natural Ethiopian espresso Five Senses Washed Ethiopian for the batch was a more molasses number.

Intriguing sour note, a la a sour beer, together with caramel and a healthy dose of acidity made the couple of cold brews on an Ethiopian from Sample very tasty cups.

Takeaway cold brew (with milk) was refreshing and had enough umpf to cut through the milk.