The Shot That Holds Everything Together.Supernova is Superlost's signature espresso, a full medium roast built from three Latin American farms and dialed for consistent shots with velvety crema. Chocolate cream, orange zest, almond cookies. Good straight, better in milk.Why a blend for espressoSingle origins are exciting and inconsistent. A blend is built to hit the same target every time, because a cafe pulling four hundred shots a day can't have Tuesday taste different from Friday. Three farms means the roaster can balance body, sweetness, and acidity against each other instead of hoping one farm delivers all three. This is the coffee behind a number of New York's better-known bakeries and cafes, which is exactly the job blends are for.Especially good with milkThe chocolate and almond notes are what survive steamed milk. Lighter, fruitier coffees get flattened by dairy and you end up tasting mostly milk. If you make lattes, flat whites, or cappuccinos at home, this is the bag to buy.Start here when you dial it inSuperlost's own recipe, which is a far better starting point than guessing: Dose: 18.7g in Yield: 40g out Time: 30 seconds Water: 196°F Running fast and sour? Grind finer. Slow, dark, and bitter? Grind coarser. Change one thing at a time and give the grinder a few seconds of coffee to catch up before you judge the next shot.Off the espresso machineIt's not espresso-only. It does well on drip, in a French press, and it makes a genuinely good cold brew where the chocolate side comes forward.Details Roast: full medium Origin: blend of three Latin American farms Notes: chocolate cream, orange zest, almond cookies Formats: whole bean or auto drip grind, in 1/2lb, 1lb, 2lb, 5lb, or six 1/2lb bags Roasted by: Craig Deahl, Superlost Coffee Whole bean, obviously, if you're pulling shots. Pre-ground espresso is a contradiction in terms.
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