Kenya Nyeri Ichamama AA

The smells in the dry fragrance leave little to the imagination. Berry and tropical smells come through clearly, as does baking spice smells, and a sugary sweet undercurrent. The wet aroma has a syrupy stone fruit smell to it, like the sugar syrup in canned peaches. Ichamama AA smells so sweet, and the complex fruit and spice notes are an accurate precursor to the coffee's flavor profile. My City roast had a red fruit punch flavor, even when hot, like a blend of pineapple, orange, and berry juices. There's a slight bittering roasted coffee tone underneath it all, but in light of the fruited nature of the cup, comes off like citrus peel. As the coffee cools, more fruited notes unfold, cherry, raspberry, blood orange, passion fruit, and guava all were noted. After several sips, the baking spice notes come to fore, and I sense some ginger powder along with a sprinkling of all spice marking the finish. I only roasted as dark as City+, which is a good stopping point for my taste, curtailing some of the citric acidity that highlights City roasts, and adding an interesting coconut-chocolate flavor note too. This makes an excellent pour over, after dinner type coffee, with enough fruited sweetness you won't need anything else for dessert.