Can You Get Tired of Coffee You Love? My Dark Roast Experiment

It Smells Better Than It Taste — a quiet coffee newsletter where I share what I'm learning about coffee, curiosity, and daily rituals, this channel is an extension of that space: https://www.itsmellsbetterthanittaste.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=lOVkMKcMAl0 I ran out of medium roast. So for two weeks straight, dark roast was all I had, and I learned more about my own palate than I expected. This episode is a real-time coffee journey reflection on what happens when your favorite roast is suddenly your only option — and what that teaches you about taste, patience, and knowing when it's time to move on. Why I unexpectedly ran out of medium roast and got stuck with only dark roast What happened when Kenyan, Nicaraguan, and outcast dark roast coffees started tasting the same Experimenting with water chemistry, grinders, and brewers to chase sweetness The Costa Rica black honey coffee story that first taught me how to actually taste sweetness Why even a coffee you love will eventually get old, and how to recognize that "breaking point" What I do differently now, ordering the next bag before I hit the danger zone Have you ever gotten tired of a coffee you swore you loved? Drop your story in the comments, I'd love to hear how you knew it was time to move on. Timestamp 00:00 – Ran out of medium roast, forced into dark roast 00:57 – The three dark roast coffees I had on hand 01:27 – Playing with water chemistry, grinders, and brewers 02:56 – When every coffee started tasting the same 04:09 – Realizing even your favorite coffee gets old 05:29 – What I'm doing about it 08:03 – Dark roast's natural sweetness, explained 08:40 – The Costa Rica black honey story 13:06 – Ordering before the danger zone 15:19 – Closing thoughts #coffeejourney #darkroastcoffee #specialtycoffee