LUXX Signature Blend

I am often asked: “How many coffees do you drink a day?” Well, there are days, even weeks without a single coffee. But, there are also days I drink 20 to 50 cups. Today was a day with PLENTY of super tasty coffees, because the place looked sleek, the staff was friendly, and the coffee menu was outstanding: I had arrived at BLACK VICE COFFEE, in the heart of Hurstbridge in the beautiful Shire of Nillumbik on the border to the Yarra Valley.

I found a beautiful café with lots of natural materials paired with modern furniture, high-end equipment and a young and passionate team.

Now let’s have a look at my order:

1. One flat white with LUXX blend
2. One coffee flight [HOLY TRINITY blend]
3. One Double Espresso Costa Rica

The flat white with the LUXX blend was a fruit bomb 💣: tropical fruits and berries. The espresso cut perfectly through the milk, which gave a very smooth mouthfeel and high sweetness 🍯. Looking at the three coffees inside this blend, explained everything:

🇨🇷: Volcan Azul - Natural
🇨🇷: San Cayetano - Red Honey
🇨🇴: Tolima Microlot - Natural

What’s better than an outstanding Gesha? A blend of three of course!

🇨🇴: Hector Belalcazar - Washed
🇨🇴: Einar Ortiz - Washed
🇨🇴: Shady Bader - Carbonic Maceration

This line-up in the coffee flight was another special treat: in the cup, this blend tasted clean and transparent, sweet and juicy – especially in the filter and the espresso. This coffee shines thanks to the delicate yellow stone fruits 🍑 notes and the crisp acidity.

The third coffee, a double single origin espresso, was another intense fruit bomb: 🇨🇷 Volcan Azul – Natural. It is a coffee, that I have already purchased myself as a green coffee buyer. I love this coffee for its intense sweetness.

Of course, I also had to eat something: I enjoyed the Bacon Benedict, and to round up my experience I went for a pistachio cup cake… As you can imagine: I WAS PERFECTLY CAFFEINATED.

Excellent! Light and fruity - this signature blend is synonymous with the Black Vice approach to roasting and blending coffee.

Spectacular! My favourite coffee!!! Full flavour but still smooth & somehow the perfect balance of being strong with a touch of sweetness!

Thank you Lachlan and the team at Black Vice for creating the Luxx Blend. It's seriously the best espresso blend I've had year on year. The curation of some exquisite coffees makes for hands-down the best $60/kg espresso blend here in Australia.

Outstanding coffee.

The coffee is outstanding, not only for drinking, but even for smelling it. When grinding it (if you use a hand grinder), the aromas permeate the air and your friends and relatives begin asking a hundred questions, sticking their noses into the coffee jar. It's one of those coffees that can rewrite even the best drinking experiences you had.