Portola Coffee Lab - Burundi Heza Lot 1

Coffee Origin:
Burundi, Matongo Commune, Kayanza Province

Coffee Species
Arabica

Coffee Varietal
Bourbon

Coffee Elevation
1,900 - 2,000 M

Coffee Farm/ Producers
various small holder producers

Coffee Roasting Date, Roaster
Portola Coffee Lab - 9/14/2015

Coffee Processing
fully washed

 

 

The beans have the fragrance of dried apricot, toasted coca nib, caraway seed, celery, bergamot, oak, letter, vanilla bean, date, buckwheat, back apple, yellow yea, green grape, and almond water

The grounds have the fragrance of celery seed, oak, soil, black current, magnolia, bergamot, burnt sugar, onyx cocoa powder, vanilla bean, black apple, iodine, carrot, blood orange, dried raspberry, chamomile, cashew, and granola

The aroma of this coffee is of maple, black apple, walnut, celery seed, bergamot, oak, green grape, golden raisin, apricot jam, camomile, and yellow tea

This is medium body coffee that has a well rounded feel but is slick and has a rough coating. 

This is a high acidity with a strong tart forward that is lingering and dirty of earth

 

The flavors of this coffee are of tart red apple, oak, red current, celery, green papaya, raw green squash, soil, tannin, leather, iodine, caramel, Eureka lemon

As it cools notes sweet vanillin and slight notes of melted chocolate develop but still has a sharp and wanted taste

Halfwit Coffee Roasters - Guatemala Finca San Jorge

Coffee Origin:
Guatemala, Palencia

Coffee Species
Arabica

Coffee Varietal
Caturra

Coffee Elevation
1,500 - 1,800 M

Coffee Farm/ Producers
Silvia and Tulio Lemus | Finca San Jorge

Coffee Roasting Date, Roaster
Halfwit Coffee Roasters - 8/31/2015

Coffee Processing
fully washed

 

 

The beans have the fragrance of dark chocolate, cherry molasses, dill, bergamot, lemonade, red curry paste, caramel, honey suckle, brown sugar, sandalwood, rose hips, and barley

The grounds have the fragrance of bing cheery, bergamot, caramel, ragweed, sandalwood, egg white, rose hip, prune, red grapefruit pith, bottle brush, bee pollen, and piquon chili

The aroma of this cup is of almond powder, sumac, caramel, bing cherry, blood orange, brown rice, magnolia, malt, bottle brush and black tea

This is a full body coffee with a rich creamy texture that is like a thick melted chocolate feel

This is a medium acidity coffee with a delicate vibrancy that is slightly dry and mild with a pointed back note

 

 

The flavors of this coffee are of black cherry, bergamot, black current, burt caramel, malt, blood orange, lipton tea, shiitake mushroom, cinnamon, cocoa powder, long pepper, and plum

As it cools notes of tart black cherry, black apple, and black cardamom develop along with a strong black tea note with delicate light brown sugar and soil notes

Back note of a ground aspirin