Coffee Origin : Rwanda; Nyamasheke
Coffee Species : Arabica
Coffee Varietal : Red Bourbon
Coffee Elevation : 1,800 m
Coffee Farm/ Producers Ruvumbu washing station
Coffee Roasting Date, Roaster Methodical Coffee - 4/14/2020
Coffee Processing : Washed
Notes The beans have the fragrance of plum, crimson raisin, honey comb, dried apricot, sandalwood, barley, carob, hazelnut, blackberry, winter savory, brown rice, cola, soil, dutch process cocoa powder, rooibos tea, dried blood orange, prickly pear, dill, tapioca starch, and red apple
The grounds have the fragrance of cranberry, navel orange, raspberry, plum, golden raisin, bottle brush, prickly pear, honey suckle, dutch process cocoa powder, tomato, brown rice, saffron, musk, birch, long pepper, leather, and pumice
CUPPING
The aroma is of honeycomb, prune, sandalwood, carob, hazelnut, winter savory, dragonfruit, Crenshaw Mellon, dried blood orange, golden raisin, bottle brush, vanillin, gray sea salt, clay, dried apricot, blackberry jelly, and cola
This is a full-body coffee that is slightly rough with a sticky and chewy coating that finishes like a juicy syrup
This is a medium-high acidity coffee that has a bright forward punch that very slowly tapers to a dry and lingering apple-like feel
The flavors of this coffee are of quince, malt, Cara Cara orange, red apple sauce, Asian pear, dragons egg pluot, crimson raisin, dragons blood, prickly pear, rooibos tea, white cranberry, hibiscus, bakers chocolate, oak, tamarind, molasses, ponzu, black apple, sun-dried tomato, candied red grapefruit, grape leaf, barley, and cranberry juice
As it cools nots of white cranberry and dirt develop along with a note like of hemp seed
ASOBU Poor Over
The aroma is of demerara sugar, nougat, vanillin, peanut brittle, cocoa powder, honeysuckle, marshmallow, and cascara
The body is much weaker with a juicy like quality that is thin and watery
The acidity is very low with a sweet and citrus-like consistency almost reminiscent of candied orange peel
The flavors of the cup are of cascara, candied orange peel, sassafras root, vanillin, watermelon jelly, black tea, bergamot, hibiscus, passion fruit leaf, sandalwood, blackberry, cola, dragonfruit, crimson raisin, and white rum. there is a very subtle hint of mint in the back