Mayfly Ascent South America Dark Roast Coffee
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Ascent South America Dark Roast Coffee: profile and selection
Ascent occupies the dark-roast position in this part of Mayfly’s range. Its current supplier profile highlights almond, blackberry and dark chocolate, with washed coffee from South America. Sourcing has changed since the older store description: Mayfly now identifies a single-origin Peru offering where the previous copy described Brazil with rotating South American components.
This page preserves the roaster’s documented origin, process, roast, tasting, format and story details without filling gaps with assumptions. The factual profile below is the scope of the current product record.
Current selections include 12 oz, 2 lb and 5 lb. Confirm the exact size, grind, caffeine choice and flavor when applicable before ordering.
Coffee profile
| Roaster | Mayfly Coffee |
|---|---|
| Roast | Dark |
| Current supplier origin | Peru, South America |
| Process | Washed |
| Current listed elevation | 1,200–2,200 meters |
| Tasting notes | Almond, blackberry and dark chocolate |
| Sourcing note | Current single-origin description replaces earlier blend wording |
| Bag sizes | 12 oz, 2 lb and 5 lb |
| Available forms | Whole bean; espresso, drip or French press grind |
Brew for Dark coffee
For filter brewing, start with 24 grams of coffee and 384 grams of filtered water, a 1:16 ratio. Use water around 194–200°F and a medium grind for whole beans. Dark roast development often increases solubility, so more heat or contact is not automatically better.
If the cup is smoky, bitter or drying, grind coarser or test slightly cooler water. If it is clean but too weak, change beverage strength with a modestly tighter ratio. Separate strength from extraction rather than treating every dark cup as a signal to add coffee.
For immersion, use a medium-coarse grind, steep about four minutes and decant fully. Paper filtration offers greater clarity, while metal filtration retains more texture and body.
Use a scale for dose and water. Beverage yield, drawdown and total contact time are diagnostic measurements rather than goals by themselves. Evaluate body, acidity, clarity and finish together, then make the smallest useful adjustment.
Whole-bean customers can use a consistent grinder such as the Turin DF54 grinder for controlled adjustments. Prepared grounds work best when the supplied texture matches the brewer.
How to choose and evaluate this coffee
For filter brewing, try 22 g coffee to 360 g water. Assess the black cup before adding milk, paying attention to whether the blackberry reference appears alongside the chocolate finish. A dark roast does not require an unusually concentrated recipe to communicate its roast character.
Prepared grinds offer convenience when the grind matches the intended method. Whole beans provide greater control over particle size and let the recipe respond to a different dripper, basket or batch volume.
Fresh roasted coffee releases gas. Degassing can change bloom, drawdown and espresso flow over the life of the bag, so expect small grind corrections while keeping dose and beverage yield documented.
Freshness, storage and repeatability
Tasting notes describe sensory impressions unless the listing explicitly identifies added flavor. They are not a complete ingredient, allergen or nutrition statement; consult current packaging when those details determine the purchase.
For shared brewing, post the preferred dose and water weight beside the brewer. A repeatable baseline helps several people produce similar strength and makes feedback about acidity, body and finish more useful.
Compare Mayfly Dead Drift Mexico Medium-Dark Roast Coffee for another option from Mayfly Coffee. Browse the Specialty Coffee collection for additional origins, roasts, processes and flavored coffees.
Frequently asked questions
What coffee is documented on this page?
Ascent occupies the dark-roast position in this part of Mayfly’s range. Its current supplier profile highlights almond, blackberry and dark chocolate, with washed coffee from South America. Sourcing has changed since the older store description: Mayfly now identifies a single-origin Peru offering where the previous copy described Brazil with rotating South American components.
What roast level is listed?
Dark
Which sizes or formats are available?
12 oz, 2 lb and 5 lb
Are the tasting notes added flavors?
No added flavor is stated. Named notes are sensory descriptions unless the product record explicitly says otherwise.
What origin is stated?
Peru, South America
What information should not be assumed?
Details not shown in the factual profile are not inferred. Confirm the current package label if an unpublished farm, cultivar, process, ingredient or certification is essential.
Ordering and shipping
This coffee ships directly from the roaster partner. Roasted coffee does not qualify for free shipping; shipping charges are set by the partner. Coffee orders are not eligible for returns or cancellations, so review the exact variant in the cart before checkout.
When the shipment arrives, retain the roaster label and record the selected format with the first brew. That detail makes recipe adjustments and reordering more reliable than relying on the product name alone.
Green Coffee and Roasted Coffee does not qualify for free shipping. Shipping costs are set by our roaster partners. Coffee orders are shipped directly from the roaster partner.
