Picture Post: Finally made it to Coava’s roastery over the weekend. It does seem like the difference between their Drip and Espresso roasting profiles is the latter is a much darker roast. That said, I think I prefer the Drip profile better.

Photo of a bag of Kilenso Ethiopia coffee beans from Coava Coffee roasted for an espresso profile.

Photo of Kilenso Ethiopia coffee beans from Coava Coffee roasted for an espresso profile loaded into the hopper of an Breville Barista Touch espresso machine.

Photo of ground and tamped Kilenso Ethiopia coffee beans from Coava Coffee in a Normcore bottomless portafilter awaiting brewing.

Photo of a double shot of espresso brewed using Espresso Profile Kilenso Ethiopia from Coava Coffee.

Photo of a knock box showing used espresso pucks of Kilenso Ethiopia from Coava Coffee. The darker pucks are roasted form an espresso profile while the lighter are the drip profile.

Taken on Sep 15, 2026 @ 09:28.