Archived Coffees
Below is a list of archived coffees, those that we've sold in times past, but which are currently sold out.
| Brazil Daterra Farms - Sweet Blue |
The dry fragrance has strong almond character in the lighter roasts, and in darker roasts is a little turpeny and pungent as well, laced with bittersweet chocolate. The wet aroma is darkly sweet... |
| Brazil Daterra Farms Sweet Yellow |
This coffee is versatile, for espresso single origin espresso, espresso blends, or brewed coffee. The dry fragrance has caramel/molasses and warm spice, caraway, a sweet-savory scent (umami). The... |
| Brazil Fazenda Campos Altos Peaberry |
The dry fragrance has a sweet nutty scent, with caramelized sugar, banana, creamy milk and malt aspects. At first the wet aroma struck me as a fairly standard Brazil coffee, but clean and without... |
| Brazil Joao de Campos WP Decaf |
This decaf lot is quite consistent with the non-decaf lot: We like this coffee for it's consistency and as a blend base or as a straight Single Origin farm level offering. It works very well for... |
| Brazil Organic Nossa Senhora de Fatima |
The dry fragrance is clearly fruited, but clean (as opposed to fermenty fruit). There are berry syrup notes and baked peach pie, which a sweet chocolate backdrop. Adding water, the wet aromatic... |
| Colombia Finca La Carolina, Luis F. Rincon |
The aromatics were what really drew me to this cup. The dry fragrance was permeated with sweet floral qualities, confectionery sweetness, and caramelized sugar. The wet aroma unleashes some... |
| Colombia Los Galpones -Manuel Santacruz Microlot |
This coffee is sweet! The dry fragrance has peach hints, and cane sugar sweetness, with concord grape juice appearing in the darker roasts. The wet aroma reveals some balanced spices and a cake-... |
| Colombia Organic Tolima - Finca La Coqueta, Jose Zapata |
A lightly fruited sweetness (golden raisin in the light roast) is the primary attribute in the dry fragrance, with milk chocolate appearing as the roast level nears Full City. The wet aroma is... |
| Colombia Peaberry Los Caracoles del Sur |
The cup has a compact set of flavors, tenor-toned, even in the lighter roasts. The fragrance from the dry grounds has a dark sweetness, ripe plum-prune fruit, with baked brown bread sweetness, and... |
| Colombia Tolima Florestales - Maximino Gutierrez |
Intense sweetness off of the dry grounds with a tomato/red grape brightness. This is a very fruited and floral fragrance, and it really jumps out at you as you're grinding it. Sweetness is indeed... |
| Colombia Tolima Florestales -Maximino Gutierrez |
The dry fragrance from the lighter roast levels is really stunning; peach blossoms, fruited, and floral. The wet aroma has violets, a bit of berry, and baked apple sweetness. The cup is very... |
| Colombia Tolima Florestales, Maximino Gutierrez |
This is a very aromatic coffee: The dry fragrance is stunning, especially in the lighter roasts where we found candied peach and apple pie scents, very sweet, fruited, and floral. The wet aroma... |
| Costa Rica "Macho" Arce Caturra |
The dry fragrance has a praline sweetness; caramelized sugar, maple syrup, pecan, and panela sugar cake in the darker roasts. The wet aroma has a brown sugar sweet scent wth candy-like fruit... |
| Costa Rica Cafetin San Martin |
The floral notes in the dry fragrance are those I prize, a sweet rose-like scent, praline nut/pecan toffee; a wonderful combination of smells. The wet aromatics are similar, floral, a raspberry... |
| Costa Rica Chirripo Los Crestones |
The dry fragrance at lighter roast levels has a "jam on toast" scent; whole wheat toast derived mostly from the sweetness of the roast and a peach preserve jammy note. I was really surprised by... |
| Costa Rica Dota Tarrazu "Sangre de Toro" |
The ripeness of the coffee cherry is definitely brought to bear the aromas and cup flavors of the Sangre de Toro lot. From light to dark roast levels, the dry fragrance has intense chocolate tones... |
| Costa Rica Finca Genesis |
Finca Genesis is so sweet, potent, and even a bit funky compared to the standard Costa Rica wet-process flavor profile. The dry fragrance is intensely sweet, a full, rounded sweetness with malt... |
| Costa Rica Helsar Caturra - Macho Arce |
The dry fragrance has a praline nutty sweetness; caramelized sugar, maple syrup, pecan, and unrefined panela sugar cake in the darker roasts. The wet aroma has a malic brightness, bran muffin and... |
| Costa Rica Herbazu Red Honey |
Be prepared for an unconventional Central flavor profile! The dry fragrance has a unique savory sweetness, sweet toasted grains in the light roast and an emerging milk chocolate a bit darker. The... |
| Costa Rica La Magnolia SWP Decaf |
I noticed right away in the dry fragrance a caramel and malty sweet note, with just a hint of molasses and fruit. This continues through the wet aroma and into the cup, with sweetness, mild cherry... |
| Costa Rica Los Manantiales Fidel |
There is an abundance of cocoa powder and cane sugar in the dry fragrance, with red apple fruit notes. It's a rather bold juicy scent, and along with apple there is white grape, and a bit of... |
| Costa Rica Lourdes de Naranjo |
There is an abundance of cocoa powder and cane sugar in the dry fragrance, with red apple fruit notes. This carries into the wet aroma and the break with a prominent Cola scent along with some... |
| Costa Rica Lourdes de Naranjo -Finca Genesis |
This coffee is so amazingly sweet, potent, and somewhat exotic compared to the standard Costa Rica wet-process flavor profile. The dry fragrance is intensely sweet, with malt syrup, praline, dark... |
| Costa Rica Tarrazu "Sangre de Toro" |
The ripeness of the coffee cherry is definitely brought to bear in the aromas and cup flavors of the Sangre de Toro lot. From light to dark roast levels, the dry fragrance has soft chocolate tones... |
| Ecuador El Guabo -Teofilo Jimenez Microlot |
The dry fragrance is very "Typica-like" ... it expresses the cultivar well. I get an amazing fresh raspberry scent, quite stunning! The wet aromatics after adding hot water are syrupy and sweet,... |
| Ecuador Quilanga Microlot Especial |
The coffee has a nice caramel-malt sweetness in the lighter roasts, with just a trace of floral ester notes, turning to a more straightforward caramel scent at Full City. In the wet aroma, a jammy... |
| El Salvador Cup of Excellence La Montañita Pacamara |
The cup is really outstanding! The dry fragrance from the grounds is unusual, with molasses and caramel syrup, aromatic wood, raisin, dried plum, malt. Adding hot water, the wet aromatics have a... |
| El Salvador Finca El Majahual |
From the ground coffee, the fragrance ranges from praline and chocolate malted milk balls. While pouring the hot water caramel-butter scents emerge, with chocolate syrup and cocoa powder as well.... |
| El Salvador Finca El Manzano - El Palmero Lot, Natural (Dry Process) |
Violet and fruit punch in the dry aroma at City, while City+ has a deep nectarine that turns more towards plum in the wet aroma with pie spices. The break promises a bowl full of various stone... |
| El Salvador Finca Himalaya |
Stone fruit is balanced well with cocoa and honey in the warm Full City cup, while the lighter roast has more of the crisp apple and pear sweetness and acidity common in these clean and well... |
| El Salvador Finca Manzano, 3 Way Processing Experiment |
Machine Washed (MW) - Orange/citrus on the dry aroma, some almond and orange on the darker roasts. Honey sweetness on the wet aroma and break with bright lemon notes and more of the almond on the... |
| El Salvador Finca Matalapa |
Matalapa is a versatile coffee, that accepts a wide range of roast treatments. It has classic balance and sweet accent notes that can be coaxed into the cup, based on degree of roast. The dry... |
| El Salvador FInca Matalapa - Las Matalapitas |
The dry fragrance has sweet nuts in the light roast, almost like almond praline and a ton of caramel even just after 1st crack. The wet aroma has sweet grain smells; barley, as well as the nutty... |
| El Salvador Finca Matalapa Peaberry |
Matalapa Peaberry has great balance and sweet accent notes. The dry fragrance has sweet citrus, praline, honey and floral notes at City+, and a syrupy molasses sweetness at Full City roast. You... |
| El Salvador La Montañita Pacamara |
The cup is really outstanding! The dry fragrance from the grounds has sweet molasses and caramel syrup, aromatic wood, raisin, dried plum, malt. Adding hot water, the wet aromatics have a lot of... |
| El Salvador Pacamara "Los Luchadores" |
I was surprised at the sweet, clean fruit aromas from the light levels. It wasn't pulpy fruit; the dry fragrance has fig, plum and a hint of lychee. The FC roast was very chocolaty, but laced with... |
| El Salvador Siberia Estate Bourbon |
It's a versatile coffee, which works well in espresso and drip type brewing. I did a very light City roast and the cup was lemony, sweet, zingy, mildly floral. I did a City + roast that had creamy... |
| El Salvador Siberia Estate Bourbon |
It's a versatile coffee, which works well in espresso and drip type brewing. I did a very light City roast and the cup was lemony, sweet, zingy, mildly floral. I did a City + roast that had creamy... |
| El Salvador Siberia Estate Pacamara |
*We have only one 60lb Grain Pro left of this coffee due to a customs return. So, first come first serve for this great pacamara lot! So sweet, floral, brightly fruited... The dry... |
| Ethiopia DP Haile Selassie Sidamo |
The fragrance from the ground coffee has a richly layered fruit quality, with tamarind, guava, peach, as well as a creamy milk chocolate scent. There is a yerba matte note when pouring the hot... |
| Ethiopia Dry Process Jimma -Nigusie Lemma |
Aromatically, Nigusie Lemma has it "all going on", as the kids say, or used to say. The dry fragrance is exploding with fruit ...fill-the-room kind of fruit aromatics. Peach and plum are the... |
| Ethiopia Dry Process Limu -Nigusie Lemma |
Aromatically, Nigusie Lemma is very complex. The dry fragrance explodes with fruit ...fill-the-room kind of fruit aromatics. Peach and plum are the dominant fruit notes, with mango as well. It's... |
| Ethiopia FTO Shoye Sidamo WP Decaf |
The dry fragrance is very sweet, with strawberry and caramel aspects, and in the wet aroma a decaf savory scent comes out. It's a fantastic decaf cup, very sweet, caramel with melted milk... |
| Ethiopia Grade 3 Dry Process Yirga Cheffe |
It's not common to ship naturals in GrainPro bags, and even somewhat risky, but the results here are truly great. The dry fragrance is heavily fruited, with intense lemon wafer cookie, apricot jam... |
| Ethiopia Illubabor - Camp Cooperative |
Camp has a more balanced fragrance and aroma than other Ethiopias from the area. It is not outrageously floral or fruited at first, with moderate cocoa tones, almond essence, and some dusky... |
| Ethiopia Mocca Plantation Yirga Cheffe |
This is a classic Yirga Cheffe flavor profile. Dry grounds have a distinct ripe orange scent, with floral and honey sweet scents, with a bit of orange tinged caramel in the dry aroma at FC. The... |
| Ethiopia Organic Guji Shakiso |
This is a very unique flavor profile. From the dry grounds, jasmine-violet floral scents are clear, as well as ginger, malt sugars and honey. My lightest roasts have a graham cracker wet aroma (... |
| Ethiopia Organic Guji Sidamo Maduro |
Everything about the sensorial analysis of this coffee becomes an object lesson about the effect of coffee cherry ripeness. The dry fragrance offers an explosive, room-filling scent of plum, melon... |
| Ethiopia Organic Guji Sidamo SWP Decaf |
The dry fragrance has floral hints, nutty roast tone, and is quite sweet. The wet aroma from the light roast is very sweet, dripping in honey, with a touch of citrus. Darker roasts have a deep... |
| Ethiopia Organic Shakiso Wet Process |
This is a unique flavor profile from other washed Ethiopias. It is not a bright citric cup, although certainly it has a nice sparkle of acidity in the cup. And it has more body than other wet-... |
| Ethiopia Organic Yirga Cheffe, Koke Coop |
This coffee has amazing sweetness and brightness. It's a coffee where I feel the flavor profile is heavily influenced buy the cherry selection in harvesting: this is what coffee tastes like when... |
| Ethiopia Sidama Bonko |
The dry fragrance is mouth-watering in its sweetness, citrusy, with a light brown sugar scent. It develops a very sweet milk chocolate quality, laced with orange notes, at Full City roast. Adding... |
| Ethiopia Wet Process Gera Jimma |
This coffee is not a powerhouse, but a sweet, bright, clean and refined Ethiopia cup. The dry fragrance has mild fruited hints, apple and peach pastry, with hazelnuts and honey. The wet aroma has... |
| Ethiopia Wet Process Guji Oromo |
This is a very unique, very distinct flavor profile. I would go so far to say this is something I have experienced only a few times in my coffee experience, an Ethiopia flavor profile with such... |
| Ethiopia Wet Process Wollega Leka Wato |
The sweet scent from the Wollega is really remarkable. In the dry grounds there is abundant honey, and lemon wafer cookie. There are spice accents in the light roast, a bit of citrus rind, and... |
| Guatemala Acatenango Finca La Soledad |
The dry fragrance has a vibrant fruit/nut flavor; a chocolate-coated raisin, hazelnut scent. At darker levels chocolate bittersweet notes dominate, with traces of warming spice and clove. The... |
| Guatemala Antigua Finca Cabrejo Reserva |
The dry aroma has vanilla and a caramel sweetness with a balanced brightness and slight bittersweet chocolate. The chocolate and caramel are richer and sweeter in the darker roasts. The brightness... |
| Guatemala Antigua Hacienda Carmona Pulcal |
Cafe Pulcal is truly a classic Guatemala coffee. Aromatically, the balance of scents in amazing: sweet butter, caramel, and milk chocolate all in proportion. Adding the hot water, the wet aroma is... |
| Guatemala Antigua Red Bourbon |
A versatile cup, a classic Antigua flavor profile, and also an interesting SO espresso. The dry fragrance has caramel and cocoa (or rather, it reminds me a bit of Ovaltine!) There's modest fruit... |
| Guatemala Antigua Yellow Bourbon |
In the cup yellow bourbons are classic and balanced coffees, sweet and rounded in flavor profile. The dry fragrance has butter cookie and caramel tones with a very slight wildflower aspect at City... |
| Guatemala Finca Concepción Pixcaya |
A classic Guatemala coffee with a well-structured cup, approachable, if not somewhat restrained. The dry fragrance has malty sweetness, caramel, with some soft berry notes emerging at City+ to... |
| Guatemala Finca El Tambor |
Butterscotch caramel. That's the best descriptor for the intense sweetness in the dry fragrance of El Tambor. There is vanilla and a fudgesicle-like chocolate note. Lighter roasts have tamarind... |
| Guatemala Finca Florencia Caturra |
Caturra is a natural mutation of Bourbon cultivar, but in this case displays a bright, dynamic character that tipifies this variety. The fragrance from the dry grounds has floral hints of rose,... |
| Guatemala Finca La Esmerelda Yellow Bourbon |
I noticed the beautiful green appearance of this coffee, and how nicely it roasted. It has a compact form, and progresses very nicely in the roast process. I cupped this on a table with many other... |
| Guatemala Finca San Diego Buena Vista Bourbon |
It's a really classic Guatemala coffee too, a balanced and well-structured flavor profile. The dry fragrance of the SDBVB is has a really distinct toffee sweet scent, as well as honey on buttered... |
| Guatemala Finca San Diego Buena Vista Bourbon |
It's a really classic Guatemala coffee, a balanced and well-structured flavor profile. The dry fragrance of the SDVB has classic Guatemala character, mild, restrained, with a milk chocolate note... |
| Guatemala Finca San José Ocaña |
I found this coffee has a very wide range of roasts that have great results, from a light City roast through Full City+. The lighter roasts have a punctuated fruitiness to them, bright tannic... |
| Guatemala Huehuetenango -Finca La Providencia Dos |
The fragrance from the dry grounds has nut and caramel sweetness, a Heath bar toffee scent, with apricot fruit in the light roast shifting to dark blackberry (Mora) at Full City. The wet aroma is... |
| Guatemala La Esmeralda Yellow Bourbon |
I cupped this on a table with many other Guatemalas and the crisp, clear brightness jumped out immediately. The dry fragrance at City + roast has cocoa powder, honey, and hazelnut. Adding hot... |
| Guatemala La Maravilla SWP Decaf |
The fragrance from the dry grounds has raisin and fig fruited notes, and a dark-toned sweetness with soft chocolate wafer accents. Adding hot water, the wet aromatics come to life. Caramel apple... |
| Guatemala San Juan Sacatepequez - Villa Lupe |
Fragrance of almond-hazelnut, malt grain and caramel are dominant in the dry ground coffee. These are all "sugar-browning" scents to some degree, related to roast, but in Villa Lupe they seem more... |
| Hawaii Kona -Kowali Farm Typica |
In terms of cup character, the coffee reflects the Kona heritage (this is 100% Kona Typica, which was brought from Guatemala in the '20s) and the altitude. This cup is a classic Kona in all... |
| Honduras Beneficio San Vicente |
There are some sweet rose and melon notes in the dry aromatics with hints of guava and orange peel. The darker roasts show more cocoa, but still with the guava underscore. The wet aroma has... |
| Honduras Organic -Ana Cecilia Rouco Microlot |
This is one of the sweetest Honduran coffees we have cupped lately. The dry fragrance from the grounds at lighter roast levels attests to this: caramel and malt syrup scents dominate. At Full City... |
| Java Sunda Garut |
This coffee is distinct from other Indonesias, and from the usual West Java coffees. The aromatics are almondy in the light roasts, with a more chocolate dry fragrance at Full City roast level.... |
| Kenya AA Nyeri Tambaya |
Tambaya has a restrained dry fragrance (for a Kenya) with vanilla notes and a bit of spice. The wet aroma has muted fruited sweet notes. The cup is outstanding, bright, alto-tones yet with balance... |
| Kenya Kiambu Peaberry - Riuki |
This lot has a malty sweet scent in the dry fragrance, and the wet aroma has fruit juice notes, a bit of peach and apricot in the light roast. Ruiki Peaberry is certainly a bright coffee,... |
| Kenya Kirinyaga AA Gakuyu-ini |
The dry fragrance is vibrant with a ruby red grapefruit scent, moderated by vanilla wafer cookie and caramel sweetness. Adding hot water, the wet aromatics remind me of fresh baked sweet bread,... |
| Kenya Kirinyaga AA Kiunyu |
The Kiunyu cup is very refined and perhaps less intense overall than some Kenyas. But what it lacks in heft, it makes up in it's singular refinement. The fragrance from the dry grounds have a... |
| Kenya Kirinyaga Karimikui Peaberry |
Caramel and graham cracker sweetness are the main theme of the dry fragrance, butterscotch at City+ roast but more sharp at FC. There is a canned pineapple fruit note, with banana hints; a... |
| Kenya Kirinyaga Kiangoi Peaberry |
The fragrance from the dry grounds has a sweet praline nut tone (City roast and City+ roast), as well as buttery caramel. My test roasts were mostly in the lighter range. I found the wet aromatic... |
| Kenya Kirinyaga Peaberry Gakuyu-ini |
A vividly bright Kenya with dynamic aromatics! The dry fragrance has a slightly winey grape note, red flame grape, sweet raisin, and plum pudding, with a touch of clove and allspice. Adding hot... |
| Kenya Nyeri AA Kangocho Coop |
Right away there are potent and sweet berry fruit notes on the dry aroma with intense cherry notes on the wet aroma and added dry cocoa on the break. Even in the warm cup you notice a syrupy and... |
| Kenya Nyeri Gichatha-ini AB |
This coffee does really well through a range of roast levels. Candied orange on the dry fragrance, with buttery caramel at Full City. Loads of citrus and floral in the warm cup, with caramel and... |
| Kenya Nyeri Ichamara Peaberry |
This coffee is abundantly sweet, bright, and complex. The dry fragrance has cane sugar, raw honey, vanilla, and lavender floral elements. There is a hint of buttermilk cream in the wet aromatic,... |
| Kenya Nyeri Ndiaini-Kiagundo WP Decaf |
The dry fragrance is intensely sweet, caramely, and delightfully fruited with red apple, peach and plum. The wet aromatics bring out different fruits and berries: pineapple, dry plum, strawberry.... |
| Kenya Nyeri Peaberry - Kirimara Estate |
This coffee really, really benefits from one extra day of rest out of the roaster. The pungency settles a bit and the sweetness is more pronounced, but it still has a bright nose on the dry aroma... |
| Kenya Nyeri Tegu AB |
The dry fragrance is sweet with cherry, raspberry, citrus, and floral elements that one day out of the roaster have a slight fresh hops character. The darker roasts have increasingly potent brown... |
| Nicaragua Finca Buenos Aires Caturra |
The Buenos Aires Caturra has an interesting dry fragrance, with a nice grain sweetness I would described as "honey puffed wheat cereal." There's a bit of maltose, caramel and milk chocolate, but... |
| Nicaragua Finca San Jose Java Longberry |
The dry fragrance from the ground coffee is extremely mild, with a plain sweetness and a faint hint of citric acid and quince. It opens up in the wet aromatics. The light roast (City is... |
| Nicaragua Mozonte - Un Regalo de Dios Maragoype |
This is a very interesting, shape-shifting, richly aromatic, and delicious cup of coffee. The dry fragrance has aromatics of Root beer and cinnamon in the lighter roasts, with pungent floral fruit... |
| Panama Boquete Elida Estate |
There's a rich floral vanilla that pairs well with the caramelized peach notes that are abundant. It's a bright coffee, but the malic acidity is not aggressive. The body is light and has a juicy... |
| Panama Boquete Volcancito Estate |
The dry fragrance is caramelly, toffee and praline-like, with a nice raisin-fruited chocolate scent and, in darker roasts, a fairly strong bittersweetness. The wet aromatic has the same raisiny... |
| Panama Esmeralda Gesha - Mario Enero Lot |
Aromatically, Gesha from Esmeralda is always a treat. Mario Enero is shockingly sweet in the dry fragrance. Jasmine and honeysuckle floral accent with berry fruits, Enero is the classic Esmeralda... |
| Panama Guyami Indian Robusta Rustico |
Besides the insane story of how this coffee is picked and processed, it is a unique example of coffea canefora that can actually be brewed and consumed without gagging! Yes, this robusta coffee... |
| Papua New Guinea AA Kimel |
This particular AA lot is extremely nice, better than any of the Peaberry lots this harvest. The dry fragrance is sweet, laced with orange fruit notes, especially vibrant at City+ roast. The Kimel... |
| Peru Las Delicias - Lucio Huaman Microlot |
It's a mild cup with floral and soft fruit aromatics. The dry fragrance has a clean fruited note, caramel, as well as a gardenia flower hint. The wet aroma has delicate sweetness, lightly... |
| Rwanda Fair Trade Rushashi Duhingekawa Womens Coop |
I cupped it against various A1 and A2 lots from other nearby washing stations (mills) and found a very distinct, beautiful character in this coffee. The fragrance here has soft floral notes and (a... |
| Rwanda Fair Trade Rushashi Duhingekawa Womens Coop |
The fragrance here has soft floral notes and (a theme throughout the cup) a sweet citrus note. The wet aromatics is where the coffee comes to life; a bouquet of orange blossom and lemon oil hints... |
| Rwanda FT Dukunde Kawa Musasa |
The cup is classic Rwanda. Dry fragrance ranges from floral and sweet (violets) to a more bittersweet chocolate from light to darker roast levels. I was really impressed with the sweet accents at... |
| Rwanda FT Dukunde Kawa Musasa |
This is classic Rwanda flavor profile. Dry fragrance ranges from floral (violets) and sweet red fruits to a more bittersweet chocolate, depending on roast levels. I was really impressed with the... |
| Rwanda Remera Nyarusiza |
This is a classic Rwanda cup that can take a wide range of roasts, light to dark. The dry fragrance has a balanced sweetness, brown sugar and molasses, brown bread and cinnamon, with dark spice... |
| Sulawesi Toarco Wet-Process AA |
We already offered the amazing peaberry selection of this Toarco, and now are moving on to the AA lot. The peaberry was brighter, the AA a more rounded flavor profile, but both are very sweet and... |
| Sulawesi Toarco Wet-Process AA |
We offered both the amazing peaberry selection of this Toarco and the AA lot from last year's crop. Welcome back, Toarco AA! Still with a rounded flavor profile and very sweet and unconventional... |
| Sulawesi Toarco Wet-Process Peaberry |
The peaberry selection of this coffee is slightly brighter than the flatbean arrival, and I am sure some tasters will not believe this could be a Sulawesi coffee! The dry fragrance is potent,... |
| Sumatra Blue Batak Tarbarita Peaberry |
I find Sumatras like this more complex in the lighter roasts than in the usual darker roasts they receive. The main reason is that many commercial roasters use color and surface texture as... |
| Sumatra Blue Batak Tarbarita Peaberry |
I find Sumatras like this more complex in the lighter roasts than in the usual darker roasts they receive. The main reason is that many commercial roasters use color and surface texture as... |
| Sumatra Lintong Dolok Sanggul |
The dry fragrance has chocolate and caramel biscuit tones, but with a slight earthy and graham cracker graininess. Surprising fruits come forward in the wet aroma, even a momentary whiff of citrus... |
| Sumatra Lintong Dolok Sanggul |
The dry fragrance has chocolate and caramel biscuit tones, but with a slight herbal and graham cracker graininess in the light roast. Lintongs have a reputation for herbal or herbacious notes; I... |
| Sumatra Mandheling WP Decaf |
The results of my roasts from C+ to FC+ are impressive; not so much when the cup is hot (perhaps it loses a step on the non-decaf Sumatra in this respect), but as it cools. It has great espresso... |
| Sumatra Sidikalang WP Decaf |
The dry fragrance has a spicy sweet quality, milky caramel, and some woody tones. Like many decafs the dry fragrance, where caramel sauce sweet scents dominate. It reminds me of Cajeta, a really... |
| Sweet Maria's El Papuma SWP Decaf Blend |
The coffee grounds have an interesting sweet-savory scent, with slight plum fruit, Brazil nut, and molasses accents. Adding hot water, the coffee aroma is emphatically molasses like, or dark brown... |
| Yemen Mokha Harasi |
Although there is a real density in the body and many complex flavors, there is still a fantastic balance to this cup. In the cool cup, the body is a thick syrup and there's concord grape notes in... |
| Yemen Mokha Harazi |
Harazi are very high-grown, and quite "clean" for a Yemeni coffee. The dry fragrance has sorghum syrup and banana scent in the light roasts, turning to molasses and aromatic wood notes (sandalwood... |
| Yemen Mokha Ismaili |
The dry fragrances from the Ismaili (at 3 different roast levels) is a bit rocky, and it takes a minute to adjust to these extreme and exotic smells; leather, dried herbs, dusty sweetness, caramel... |
