Ruby Colorful Coffee - Kenya Gatuyaini

Coffee Origin:
Kenya, Nyeri

Coffee Species:
Arabica

Coffee Varietal:
SL-28, SL-34

Coffee Elevation:
1,700 - 1,800 M

Coffee Farm/ Producers:
various small producers

Coffee Roasting Date, Roaster
Ruby Coffee Roasters - 3/30/2015

Coffee Processing:
Washed

 

The beans have the fragrance of cream, strawberry, plum, cream or tarter, dried red apple, curry, pomelo, black grape, black walnut, winter savory, squash blossom, and lemon curd

The grounds have the fragrance of all spice, cinnamon, prune, pomelo, sour cream, red grape, golden raisin, turmeric, black peppercorn, oak, and egg whites

 

The aroma of this coffee is of raisin, brown sugar, chamomile, red apple, black grape, pomelo, dried black current, cream of tater, green apple, molasses, 

This is a medium body coffee that is smooth with velvety to silky feel along with a slight chewy coating

This is a high acidity coffee that is bright with a complex structure, juicy and clean

 

The flavors of this coffee are of green apple, blood orange, lemon curd, black current, plum, wheat, cashew, tobacco, magnolia, and soil

Back note of alfalfa

As it cools lemon, red grape and marionberry come through along with winter savory and cumin

 

Tandem Coffee Roasters - Rwanda Kigeyo

Coffee Origin: 
Rwanda, Rutsiro

Coffee Species:
Arabica

Coffee Varietal:
Bourbon

Coffee Elevation:
1800 - 2000 M

Coffee Farm/ Producers:
Many small producers - Kigeyo Washing Station

Coffee Roasting Date, Roaster
Tandem Coffee - 3/16/2015

Coffee Processing:
Kenya Style Double Fermentation

 

The beans have a fragrance of bergamot, soil, tomato leaf, bottle brush, yucca root, black tea, toast, caper, almond butter, nougat, musk, cinnamon, saffron

The grounds have the fragrance of bakers chocolate, grilled lemon, lemon cucumber, soil, burnt sugar, dried black current, roasted almond, bosk pear, thyme, magnolia and white tea

The aroma of this coffee is of molasses, grass, burnt sugar, almond flour, bergamot, oolong tea powder, soil, raisin

This is a full body coffee that is smooth with a well rounded juicy fell

This is a bright and sweet acidity that is forward giving you a lingering juicy feel tapering to a dry back note

The flavors of this coffee are of grilled lemon, almond, tahini, thyme, green pear, soil, marionberry, bergamot, bottle brush, goji, coriander, cremini mushroom, and black tea

As the coffee cools the lemon is prominent with magnolia and damp wood coming through