Coatal Coffee - Lactic Catura

Coffee Origin : Mexico, Oaxaca

Coffee Species : Arabica

Coffee Varietal : Catura

Coffee Elevation : 1800m

Coffee Farm/ Producers

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Coffee Roasting Date, Roaster: Coatl Coffee - 10/7/22

Coffee Processing : 260-hour Lactic Fermentation


The beans have the fragrance of blueberry, raspberry, Crenshaw melon, banana pudding, fresh tobacco, cashew, finger lime, malt, Bolger, watermelon candy, oak, black grape, pink lemonade, leather, honeycomb, and hawthorn

The grounds have the fragrance of blackberry, concord grape, amaranth, gooseberry, cashew butter, macho banana, milo wood, rapeseed, white cranberry, stewed tomato, pomelo, hawthorn, fresh tobacco, whipping cream, And a very delicate hint of saffron in the back


CUPPING

Aroma

The aroma is of bakers chocolate, blackberry, tobacco, spelt, skyer, malt, milo wood, black grape, leather, honeycomb, soil, black lentil, pomelo, cranberry jam, and cashew

Body

This is a full-bodied coffee that is velvety with a sticky and thick mouth feel that lingers throughout.

Acidity

This is a high-acidity coffee that is bright with a tart and effervescent mouth-feel that is quick and complex

Flavor

The flavors of the coffee are of black grape, leather, malt, cherry cola, molasses, dark chocolate, oro Blanco grapefruit, raspberry, Crenshaw melon, fresh tobacco, finger lime, skyer, hawthorn, yellow watermelon, oak, black tea, gooseberry, black sesame seed, and tonic water.

As it cools herbaceous notes develop like of nettle, and dried bell pepper with a wheat germ undertone

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Fellow Stag XL

Brewed at a 1:14 ratio at 50g to 650ml

The aroma is of white ash, vanillin, dandelion, egg whites, sal de mar, hawthorn, and matalic

The body is has been weakened but still had some depth and a nice syrupy feel with a silky finish

The acidity is mellowed out but still there as more of a sweet cane and lemon candy

The flavors are of cream, butter, banana, marshmallow, vanillin, pink lemonade, black cardamom, cotton, white grape, white birch, and toasted Brazill nut.


Driftaway Coffee - EPA / Ecuador Pichincha Alambi

Coffee Origin : Ecuador, Pichincha

Coffee Species : Arabica

Coffee Varietal : Bourbon Mejorado, Sidra, Typica Mejorado

Coffee Elevation : 1300 - 1600

Coffee Farm/ Producers : 6 small-scale producers

Coffee Roasting Date, Roaster : Driftaway Coffee - April 26, 2022

Coffee Processing : Washed, Dry Fermentation


The beans have the fragrance of Hickory, tobacco, soil, prune, sassafras root, allspice, vanillin, black walnut, tamarind paste, dutch process chocolate, bing cherry, woods ear mushroom, and dried apricot.

The grounds have the fragrance of freeze-dried raspberry, black apple, dutch process chocolate, oak, yucca, marjoram, allspice, tamarind paste, woods ear mushroom, plum, soil, roasted black tea, barley, and concord grape.


CUPPING

Aroma

The aroma is of raisin, plum, oak, bakers cocoa, black lime, sassafras root, blackberry compote, bing cherry, roasted walnut, woods ear mushroom, marjoram, allspice, vanillin, yucca root, and blue corn

Body

This is a full-bodied coffee that is thick with a syrupy-like mouthfeel that lives it sticky

Acidity

This is a medium-high acidity coffee that has a strong tart punch at first that dissipates to a mellow stone fruit sweetness

Flavor

The flavors of this are of red currant, plum, oak, pomegranate juice, sassafras root, bakers cocoa powder, vanillin, black lime, Aleppo pepper, tart cherry, rose hips, oolong tea, red kombucha, and a herbaceous back like of nettle.

As it cools notes of sweet cherry candy and marshmallow develop along with a mellow creamy-like taste of macho banana


Fellow Stag XL

The aroma is of soil and black tea with very muted noutes of the stone fruit and earthy notes

The body is weak with a tea-like consistancy and a silky mouthfeel

The acidity is very low with a dried stone fruit sweetness

The flavors of the cup are of black tea, black apricot, blackberry, sapote, oak, burnt orange, and white rice,

I can not recommend this coffee on this as it makes this great coffee into a weak tea-like mess