Burundi Kayanza Dusangirijambo Coop Lot #1810

Smells of fruit and bittersweetness are released in the ground coffee, golden raisin and dried berry notes accent raw sugar and complex tea smells. The fruited aspects in the dry fragrance take more of a backseat when adding hot water, a mingling of unrefined sugars ajd black teas take over. Spice overtones are released in the steam, along with an understated dry fig impression. Light roasting yields a cup that's tea-like, flavor notes of sweetened black tea with lemon, and an underlying mix of simple syrup sweetness with tannic bittersweetness. As it cools, fruited flavor notes provide nice contrast, dried cherry and black currant to name a couple, and acidity is has the briskness of iced tea. But trust me, we are talking about coffee, and it's the near perfect balance of sweet and bitter flavors that define this coffee's essence. Similar to lot #1811, City+ is a near perfect cup, layered sweetness, subtle baking spice accents, and acidity that leaves a lemon-like impression on your palate. Not overly bright/citric, but more like the understated tartness of a lemon spritz in water. At Full City you get a complex and rich dark chocolate/cherry flavor that reminds me of those chocolate covered dried whole cherries, and is particularly prevalent when brewing as espresso.