5/16/2015

Jungle estate

Beans: Jungle estate
Roaster: Home roasting
Roasting Degree: Full City
Origin/Area: Kingongo, Nyeri county, Kenya
Grade: AA Top
Screen: 18 up
Defect: N/A
Altitude: 1,740m
Variety: N/A
Process: Washed

【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 4
Sweetness: 4
Acidity: 5
Bitterness: 4
Richness: 5                   
※Grade 1 to 5 
【Impression】
Medium note, floral, jasmine flower, a touch of almond flower, bitter chocolate, soothing, roasted black beans, light note of tropical fruits, yellow kiwi, papaya, creamy, juicy texture, full bodied, Bordeaux like, rich, silky, mellow sweetness, brown sugar, bosc pear, Red Bartlett, cacao beans, full body, light clear bitterness, soothing, cocoa, raw cacao nib, sheer acidity behind bitterness, passion fruits, white grapes, Rosé Champagne like fruitiness with passion fruits like mouth feel as a long lasting aftertaste.  

【Note】
Jungle estate, established by European settlement in 1920's, is blessed with extensive wild life surrounded by primeval forests, volcanic ash, and has rich water supply from both chania river and Muringato River.  Currently the estate is owned by Keremara Limited and managed to marge into the forest.  The owner has been managed the estate along with philosophy of sustainability over 100yrs. 
Many says this is one of the highest quality Kenyan coffee we can ever dream of, and I totally agree with their opinion.  This is the one to present after I found the best roaster.

5/15/2015

Sulawesi Mamasa

Beans: Sulawesi Mamasa
Roaster: Home roasting
Roasting Degree: Full City
Origin/Area: Mamasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Grade: SG
Screen: 7.0 mm up
Defect: N/A
Altitude: 1,200~1,500m
Variety: Typica
Process: Sumatra Traditional

【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 4
Sweetness: 4
Acidity: 4
Bitterness: 4
Richness: 5                   
※Grade 1 to 5  
【Impression】
Dark, aromaful, fruity, floral, sheer fresh green as top note, dark chocolate, sheer clove, cinnamon, clear, a bit creamy, mellow sweetness, hazelnuts cream, cane juice, herbal, a tip of fresh peach and lychee, thin layer of green apple, soothing and clear bitterness hidden, clean but light fruity acidity, clear and juicy sweetness as a long lasting aftertaste.        

【Note】
Unlike other Indonesian dark roast, Sulawesi Mamasa is beyond dark roasted beans: clear, clean, juicy.  Flavor is pleasantly well balanced enough for refresher, but also good enough for tea time coffee with sugary and creamy heavy pastries.  Mamasa is region located on about 30km west of Toraja, one of the most popular coffee cultivation area in Sulawesi island.  Green beans has beautifully dark and deep green color even compared to other Indonesian beans. Sumatran style enhances greeness of beans and transparency/clearness of the color.