Kona Roasted - Salvador

Coffee Origin : Hawai’i, Kailua -Kona

Coffee Species : Arabica

Coffee Varietal : Kona Typica

Coffee Elevation : 800 Ft

Coffee Farm/ Producers : Salvador

Coffee Roasting Date, Roaster : Kona Roasted - 3/12/2020

Date Sampled : 4/9/2020

Coffee Processing : Washed

The beans have the fragrance of cocoa powder, toasted macadamia shell, malt, mangosteen, milo wood, iodine, allspice, Hawaiian sandalwood, green papaya, fuyu persimmon, noni, orange blossom, kombu, clay, red banana, bell pepper, dill, reach tobacco, ponzu, rooibos tea, camomile, cassia cinnamon, and leather.

The grounds have the fragrance of bergamot, cassia cinnamon, malt, mangosteen, white cranberry, cherry blossom, Hawaiian sandalwood, kombu, clay, yuzu, bakers chocolate, apple banana, mountain apple, honeysuckle, lemon jelly, lilac, rooibos tea, black salt, iodine, soy sauce, and burnt cane leaf


CUPPING

Aroma The aroma of the coffee is of dried coffee cherry, Hawaiian sandalwood, noni, cherry blossom, kombu, clay, fresh tobacco, allspice, clove stem, cassia cinnamon, leather, cocoa powder, macadamia nut flour, lemon jelly, lilac, tomato paste, tamarind The grounds have the fragrance of bergamot, cassia cinnamon

This is a light-bodied coffee that is tea-like with a dirty and silky mouthfeel. As it finishes it is sticky with a heavy chewiness

This coffee has a low acidity that is unbalanced, lingering and dirty. There is a slight tart note that is quick off the pallet like of sour tropical fruit

The flavors of this coffee are of soil, Hawaiian sandalwood, noni, cherry blossom, yuzu, mountain apple, kombu, toasted macadamia shell, clay, fresh tobacco, allspice, clove stem, cassia cinnamon, leather, cocoa powder, burnt cane leaf, Himalayan pink salt, lemon peel, pickled ginger, liquid smoke, malt, raw cashew, mangosteen, oak, vanillin, roasted black tea, and iodine

As it cools notes of caramel develop along with a baked black apple and sumac note with a brightness that has become stronger


CHEMEX

The aroma is of coffee cherry, Hawaiian sandalwood, noni, fresh tobacco, leather, macadamia nut flour, bergamot, rooibos tea, yuzu, bakers chocolate, apple banana, mountain apple, blat tea, and cream

The body is lighter than cupped with a silky mouthfeel. but no heavy back

The acidity is much lower with it more pronounced in a quick pointed note at first that finishes dry and lingering

The flavors of the cup coffee cherry, Hawaiian sandalwood, noni, chocolate brownie mix, vanillin, diluted liquid smoke, cream, lemon jelly, black tea, noni, soli, leather, black cardamom, and savory


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Portola Coffee Roasters - Kamuyu

Coffee Origin : Kenya, Nyeri Region

Coffee Species : Arabica

Coffee Varietal : SL 28, SL 34

Coffee Elevation : 1700 -1800 M

Coffee Farm/ Producers : _________________________

Coffee Roasting Date : Roaster Portola Coffee Roasters - 6/24/2019

Coffee Processing : Washed

The beans have the fragrance of brown rice, loquat, damp soil, black tea, burlap, magnolia, preserved lemon, golden raisin, tomato powder, dandelion, cocoa powder, dried black currant, lilac, prickly pear, and blackberry

The grounds have the fragrance of popcorn, burlap, magnolia, dandelion, cocoa powder, dried black currant, lilac, prickly pear, blackberry, dried pineapple, macadamia nut, loquat, brown rice, raspberry, dried black currant, and lemon marmalade


CUPPING

The aroma of this coffee is of cocoa powder, golden raisin, chipotle, tamarind, popcorn, hickory, damp soil, black tea, burlap, magnolia, dandelion, cocoa powder, dried black currant, lilac, blackberry, preserved lemon, savory, blackberry, and dried raspberry

This is a full-body coffee that is smooth with a sticky stripy feel that is heavy and juicy

This is a high acidy coffee that has bright and tart forward tapering to a lingering juicy complexity that is pointed

The flavors of his coffee are of preserved lemon, tamarind, cocoa powder, golden raisin, blue corn, red currant, white cranberry, lilac, hibiscus, cedar, macadamia nut, stewed tomato, dandelion, prickly pear, blackberry, dried pineapple, kumquat, fermented watermelon rind, black apple, raspberry, and fermented strawberry

As it cools the lemon develops to more of a lemon bar along with pulasan and frankincense with a delicate finish of fresh tobacco


CLEVER DRIPPER

The aroma is of dandelion, macadamia nut, black tea, Asian pear, chamomile, lilac, castor oil, currant, damp soil, burlap, magnolia, cocoa powder, prickly pear, and blackberry,

The Body is now a medium-low with a velvety feel and a tea-like consistency that is silky

The acidity is is lower but still has that forward tart note but mellows out fast with a lingering dirty back

The flavors of the cup are of lemon ice tea, prickly pear, blackberry, lilac, poached pear, loquat, brown rice, raspberry, and fresh tobacco


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