Beans: Ngorongoro AA Top
Roaster: Home roasting
Roasting Degree: Full city
Origin/Area: Arusha, Tanzania
Grade: AA++ (Top)
Screen: 17 up
Defect: None
Altitude: 1,300 ～ 1,500m
Variety: Burbon, Kent
Process: Fully washed, Sun dried
【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 5
Sweetness: 5
Acidity: 5
Bitterness: 3
Richness: 5
※Grade 1 to 5
【Impression】
Dark, mellow, deep, cocoa, a touch of oak, malts, roasted wheat berries, full bodied, juicy, moderate, mild flavor, chocolatey, Dutch process cocoa, well mixed sweetness and bitterness, slight acidity, raspberries, green papaya, slightly tangy but clean, non-purified cane sugar, a touch of heavy cream, thin and transparent layers of soft/mellow bitterness, clear fruity acidity hidden, mellow bitterness as a long lasting aftertaste.
【Note】
Cupped and graded by Taylor Winch LTD. the biggest coffee shipper in Kenya. This beans has been quite stable in terms of both supply and quality.
Beans: INA Occidental
Roaster: Home roasting
Roasting Degree: Medium
Origin/Area: Departamento de Jinotega, Nicaragua
Grade: SHG
Screen: N/A
Defect: N/A
Altitude: 1,250 ～ 1,550m
Variety: Java Nica
Process: Washed
【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 5
Sweetness: 5
Acidity: 4
Bitterness: 2
Richness: 3
※Grade 1 to 5
【Impression】
Light, aromaful, floral, orange, apple vinegar, a touch of star anise, limoncello, matured pineapple, elegant, medium body, fruity, fully matured tangerine, apple mango, infused with acai, clean, clear flavor, well balanced sweetness, acidity, and bitterness, fresh cacao, oak, mellow sweetness, barley malt, clear freshness as a brief aftertaste.
【Note】
Nicaraguan unique, rare variety: Java Nica. Their unique sweet fruity aroma, Bergamot orange or Madeline, add fruitiness in its flavor as well as aroma. Due to this citric feeling may add impression of high acidity, but sweetness and bitterness has blended in well and makes gorgeous flavor.
Can we see pointed heads of beans in the picture? Its one of characteristic feature of Java Nica, even non professional can tell.
