12/19/2014

Kivu K3

Beans:  Kivu K3
Roaster: Nama-mame Hompo
Roasting Degree: City
Origin/Area: Nord-Kivu, Rutshuru Region, Congo
Grade: K3
Screen: SC17 up 54%, SC16 up 20%
Defect: N/A
Altitude: over 1,500 ~ 2,000m
Variety: Unknown
Process: fully washed and sundried

【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 5
Sweetness: 5
Acidity: 4
Bitterness: 2
Richness: 3    
※Grade 1 to 5
【Impression】
Medium, medium dark, aromaful, fruity, cacao, passion fruits, roasted chestnuts, apricot flower, smooth texture, mellow, thick creamy sweetness, non sugar condensed milk, tangy bitterness, citric acidity and sweetness, blood orange, satsuma, fresh pear, tangy acidity as young banana, high tone lemony feeling, earthy spiciness, clove, allspice, nutmeg, lime like acidity with caramel like sweetness as a long lasting aftertaste.

【Note】
Kivu covers a very wide geographical area along the border of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, divided into three Providences Nord-Kivu, Sud-Kivu, and Maniema.  Regarding coffee, it is said that Kivu has the high potential to produce higher quality coffee.
Congo is actually now the second biggest coffee cultivator in Africa and shifts their focus on Arabica varietal to grow high value coffee to meet the specialty market.    

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