Cuba

Beans: Cuba
Roaster: Rokuyosha
Roasting Degree: Medium Dark

【Impression】
Light to medium, transparent but tangy body, spicy citric aroma with a tint vanilla aroma, unique, complex, cacao beans, a pinch of white pepper with demerara crystal sugar, moderate bitterness, raw almond sweetness, anise, a thin layer of gentle bitterness over rice malt like mild sweetness as a short lasting aftertaste.

【Note】
This one comes from Rokuyosha Chika-ten, which I called "the Real Rokuyosha".
There are variety of single origin coffee offered  there but ID by only names of country.  Rokuyosha stays traditional style, not ruffled by "the wave" of specialty coffee or single origin.  Their standing position is stable: offering flavorful beans with respect.
It's relieved to know that "trend" does not strong enough to drift or to wash all coffee roasters/cafes to single origin, COE, or something new. 

Rokuyosha Chika-ten

 Take an hour in the afternoon to unplug yourself from the merry-go-round world at Rokuyosha Chika-ten, where provides luxurious and hidden space for coffee lover with a fine mixture of retro and modern elements.  Once you step in, time will stop.

Rokuyosha is a coffee roaster as well, so that there are always variety of fresh roasted beans from selected estates and countries available at Chika-ten.  Having a wonderful hand-brew cup with doughnuts there may provide "FULL TIME OFF", and take out beans may extend coffee break even longer.  Taste a cup there and take out.

  

   

Today's selection are Cuba and Guatemala.

The roaster added unique flavors to beans by roasting technique so that flavor become even special. 

La Fatima Estate

Beans: Finca La Fátima
Roaster: Doi Coffee
Location: Las Nubes, Matagalpa, República de Nicaragua
Altitude: 1250～1350mm
Variety:  Caturra, Washed/sun-dried

Flavor Chart
Aroma: 4
Flavor: 4
Acidity: 2
Bitterness: 3
Sweetness: 3
(Grade 0 to 5) 

Located on the top of mountain 1,400 meters above sea level, Finca Finca La Fátima is blessed with the source of pure desirable water for coffee cultivation.

Olimpia Rodríguez de Bárcenas, the owner of this estate, focuses on not only natural environment but also working environment: La Fátima has engaged in cultivation along with environmental cycles and been providing facilities, such as schools, houses and hospitals, for workers to improve working environments. 

【Impression】
Light to medium body, light and clearn, velvetty texture, well balanced nutty/dark chocolatty aroma, smooth texture as butter, bitter caramel like sweetness with touch of fresh orange peel, light bitterness bottomed with dark sweetness as long lasting aftertaste.
Flavorful as matured vintage red wine but light , bitterness harmonized with juicy maple syrup like earthy sweetness creates depth of flavor.  No acidity dedected.