Beans: Cameroon Mifi Java
Roaster: Home roasting
Roasting Degree: High
Origin/Area: Bafoussam,
Mifi department, the West Region, Cameroon
Grade: Type A
Screen: 14up
Defect: Not slenderized, but none
Altitude: 1,300 - 1,800m
Variety: Arabica, Java
Process: Fully Washed, 100% sun dried
【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 5
Sweetness: 4
Acidity: 4
Bitterness: 2
Richness: 3
※Grade 1 to 5
【Impression】
Light, woody, medium tone, caramel, amber maple, a touch of cardamon, flowery, silver birch, soothing aroma, lightly milky, medium light body, extremely clean mouth feel, juicy, fully matured white grape, slightly citric, orange peel, lemon and lime juice, sugar cane, brown sugar, well balanced sweetness and acidity, chestnuts, roasted walnuts, mellow as whipped butter, a touch of goose berry syrup, thin layer of walnuts skin like tangy-ness, sweetness and brief orange note as a aftertaste.
【Note】
The Arabica variety was brought to Cameroon in 1913, which origin can be traced back to "blue mountain" of Java and Jamaica. While 85% of coffee cultivation is Robusta, lest Arabica shipped exclusively to France and Germany, the people who once colonized and brought Arabica to this country. It is said that Cameroonian farmers recover from the bottom, after a sharp decline from late 80's to early 90's.
This coffee beans was from Societe Cooperative Agricole des Planteurs de la Mifi, CAPLAMI, at Bafoussam village in the Mifi area. The cooperative was founded in 1958 under the name CPCAB and changed its name in 1978.
Beans: Cameroon Caplami long berry
Roaster: Million Coffee, Kyoto
Roasting Degree: Medium
Region: West Highlands, Cameroon
Caplami Co-op
Altitude : 750 –1500m
Processing: Semi-washed Process
Varietal: Longberry, JAVA
【Impression】
Medium to dark, nutty and lemon oil like citric aroma, mild, high body, clear, light texture, bold, rustic sweetness, dimensional flavor combination of sweetness as morasses and bitterness as dark chocolate, depth in flavor, bright acidity hidden underneath of sweetness and bitterness, spicy as hint of nutmeg, earthy, juicy sweetness as long lasting aftertaste.
Basic attributes resembles to Indonesian coffee, in aspects of earthiness, sweetness and flavor depth, but has distinct difference in aftertaste.
【Note】
Caplami Longberry has an unusual seed shape resembles to Ethiopian Harrar Longberry. As berries are, the tree has a bit odd shape with similarity to Geisha form. JAVA is used to specify dark, bold type coffee, which is originally the name specially given to Tipica varietal brought to Indonesia and other by Dutch in 17th century. History of global coffee markets somewhat relates to colonialization, which must be stored in our mind. In the States, Java can be mean "Coffee".
Beans: Caplami Java Longberry
Roaster: Hiroshi Doi, Doi Coffee
Roasting degree: Full-city
Origin/Area: Bafousam, Republic of Cameroon/Caplami Co-op
Altitude: 1,200-1,800 meters
Variety: Java
Process: Fully washed, 100% Sun dried
Grade: TYPE B
Screen: 16up
【Attribute scores】 ※grade 1 to 10
Aroma 8
Acidity 7
Body 8
Flavor 8
Aftertaste 7
【Impression】
Gently pungent in aroma and flavor, with spicy wood notes that round toward a banana-toned fruit. A hint of flowers. In the cup quite sweet with a savory/salty edge, subdued acidity, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Rich but simple finish.
【Note】
Unique long berry cultivated by Co-op style growers. Value of coffee beans has changed since the world market change their aim to Specialty coffee. Some growers changed their cultivation "mass" to "environmentally harmonized" and start micro size farming.
