Beans: Finca Sítio Floresta
Roaster: Home roasitng
Roasting Degree: Full City
Origin/Area: Castelo, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Grade: N/A
Screen: N/A
Defect: N/A
Altitude: 750m
Variety: Catuaí 81
Process: Pulped Natural
【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 4
Sweetness: 4
Acidity: 5
Bitterness: 5
Richness: 4
※Grade 1 to 5
【Impression】
Highly fragrant, nutty but flowery, jasmine, almonds, lightly matured strawberries, cacao, sweet, deeply mellow, roasted wheat berries, fresh bakery like sweetness and crispiness, medium body, clean but rich in body, juicy, creamy, weighty mouthfeel, typical Brazilian flavor but artful, harmonized, dark chocolate like richness, caramel, clean sweetness, cream, tropic acidity, blackcurrants, papaya, guava, lemon zest, clean citric juiciness as a long lasting aftertaste.
【Note】
Sítio Floresta is honored to be placed 19th in Cup of Excellence Brazil Program, Pulped Naturals, in 2015 with score 86.59. The harvest is completely managed by hand, cherries are matured on trees and only ripe fruits are picked. Cherries are taken to washer and separator on the same day, then pulped.
Beans: Butemba Washing Station (Sogestal Kirimiro)
Roaster: Home roasitng
Roasting Degree: City
Origin/Area: Kirimiro region, Buraza, Gitenga Province, Burundi
Grade: N/A
Screen: N/A
Defect: N/A
Altitude: 1,749m
Variety: Mainly Bourbon
Process: Washed(BUDECA; SIVCA), sundried
※Brundi 2015 COE Finalist
【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 5
Sweetness: 5
Acidity: 4
Bitterness: 5
Richness: 5
※Grade 1 to 5
【Impression】
Clear, high aroma, bold, mellow, dark chocolate, malty, sheer orange zest, hot caramel fudge, lightly brandy like, creamy buttery aroma on base note, full body, dimensional, unique, syrupy sweetness, flat bitterness, fruity crisp acidity, green apple, a touch of lime juice, syrupy, sweetness, fully matured orange, tangerine, dark maple syrup, a touch of black mint, complex, layers of sheer bitterness and acidity, bold sweetness, orange peel, hazelnuts cream, orange milky feeling as aftertaste.
【Note】
Burundi is located west of Tanzania, South of Rwanda. COE is has been held in Republic of Burundi since 2012 on basis of washing stations, not coffee farms/estates. Butemba Washing Station was selected three times as the finalist since, in 2012, 2013 and 2015, not only co-working with farmers but also supporting their way of living. The flavor of this cup is bold and creamy, reminds us of dark maple syrup. Together with chocolate and Japanese sweet may have the best marriage of flavor. As a note, ACE is not going to hold Cup of Excellence in Africa in 2016 at this moment.
