Finca El Molino ~ Orange burbon

Name:　Finca El Molino
Roaster: Doi Coffee
Roasting degree: Full City
Area: Sonsonate, El Salvador
Variety:  Orange Burbon
Grade: N/A
Screen: N/A
Altitude: 1,470 - 1,750m
Defect: N/A
Processing Method: Fully washed, Sun dried

【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 3
Sweetness: 3
Acidity: 4
Bitterness: 3
Richness: 2      
※Grade 1 to 5

【Impression】

Medium dark, Tahitian vanilla, cacao nib, raspberry, black berry, maple syrup, silky, smooth, Dutch cocoa, candied almonds, sea salt caramel, banana, mellow, citric acidity as Persian Limes, tangor, white grape, litchee, fruity sweetness as custard apple, mellow sweetness as matured banana, dark chocolate like bitterness, Ghirardelli's "Intense Dark Midnight", coconuts sugar like sweetness with juicy mouth feel as a long lasting aftertaste.

【Note】
Finca El Molino grown, the Las Cruces wet mill processed.  Finca El Molino is located on the slope of Santa Ana volcano, blessed with volcanic ash soil, leaf soil, and trees for shade grown.  At the Las Cruces wet mill, cherries are washed with spring water and dried on brick patio.

Ruvuma AAA

Name:　Ruvuma AAA
Roaster: Doi Coffee
Roasting degree: Full City
Area: Mbinga, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania
Variety:  Burbon
Grade: AAA
Screen: 18up
Altitude: 1,200 - 1,800m
Defect: 0/300g
Processing Method: Fully washed, Sun dried

【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 4
Sweetness: 4
Acidity: 4
Bitterness: 3
Richness: 3       
※Grade 1 to 5

【Impression】
Medium, sweet aroma, chocolate, almonds, honey, maple sugar, creamy condense milk, lightly scented with citrus, silky mouth feel, mild, well balanced sweetness and bitterness, touch of minty coolness, raw honey and dates syrup like natural sweetness wrapped with mellow bitterness, cacao nib, juicy, sheer soft acidity as plum, peach, orange, a juicy but clean sweetness as a short lasting aftertaste.

【Note】
Tanzanian coffee may remind you of Kilimanjaro.  Mbinga growing region locates in Ruvuma region, southern Tanzania, faces Lake Malawi.  Ruvuma has been very well known coffee cherry growing region but milling stations were not well enough to list the name on the global coffee trading as high quality producers.  Since 1997, if my memory is right, Ruvuma wet/dry mills has dramatically changed and came under the spotlight of Specialty coffee world.  Compared to Kilimanjaro, Ruvuma has earthy and powerful flavor similar to Kenya, but has very clean mouth feel like Kilimanjaro.  

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What coffee means to your life?

Coffee is entertainment and "LIFE" itself.
That is why there are various tools around to make coffee time as much enjoyable as possible.

Talking about pour-over, a kettle is the key.  Correction, one of the key.
Many talks about the shape of  spouts, related to degree of flow control, how faithfully water responds to your maneuver through a spout.  I honestly love Takehiro Kettles, which gives superior and magical flow control.  However, Takehiro needs a highly "skilled" coffee professional to exercise 100% of its ability.

Kalita and Hario also have spouts for better pour control.  So does Bonavita.  
But they are all Silver shiny kettles, designed to satisfy professional needs.

No one needs the tools designed for professional use if he/she cannot exercise 100% of tools' ability! So, here is my favorite Getto kettle: glass enameled yellow pot.

This gives good enough flow control for everyday use and entertains my eyes in kitchen.
Takehiro has its job in professional situation and this Yellow baby chick works anytime.  Good flavored coffee always entertains and calms us, but tools also have power to make us relax through five senses.  Personally, I believe color is the most important.