[fsckboy]

> single origin beans for black coffee have lost most of their top notes 2-3 weeks after roasting

nah. Sey coffee, one of the top roasters in the country (who also buys very high quality green coffee to roast), puts on the package "best after 2 weeks"

and it's relative, top grade coffee after it gets "old" (for whatever value of old) is still better than lesser quality that never tasted that good in the first place. I'm talking about aromatics, tea like fruit notes, etc.