Name: Burundi Karusi
Roaster: Doi Coffee
Roasting degree: Full-City
Area: the Lake Kivu Region, Western Rwanda
Variety: Bourbon
Grade: AA
Screen: 17up
Altitude: 1,250～2,000m
Defect: N/A
Processing Method: Fully Washed, Sun dried
【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 4
Sweetness: 5
Acidity: 3
Bitterness: 2
Richness: 2
※Grade 1 to 5
【Impression】
Medium, cacao, clean aroma, passion fruits, lemon, lime, cinnamon, smooth texture, tangy, highly citric, fresh lemon juice, orange, honey like sweetness, linden honey, dark chocolate, thick mellow cocoa, rich, well bodied, velvet richness as a long lasting aftertaste.
Name: Karoma Estate
Roaster: Doi Coffee
Roasting degree: Full-city
Area: Pico Duarte, Santiago, Dominican Republic
Variety: Catura, Typica, Bourbon
Grade: N/A
Screen: N/A
Altitude: 1,250～1,500m
Defect: N/A
Processing Method: Washed
【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 4
Sweetness: 3
Acidity: 3
Bitterness: 3
Richness: 4
【Impression】
Light dark to medium, nutty aroma, raw almonds, almond essence, apricot kernel, nutmegs as a sheer top note, mellow, well-balanced, juicy, bright acidity, clean, rich, smooth sweetness followed by orange like citric acidity, cacao like bitterness, natural sweetness of roasted almonds and cashews, juicy sweetness as a long lasting aftertaste.
Few years back, San Francisco coffee took the path to "lighter roasting", so called "Scandinavian Roast-style", very very significant roasting style which focuses on bringing out "Original flavor" of green beans. Lead by Litual coffee, definition of coffee roasting were changing at the time.
Sightglass Coffee is one of few still keep the way seeking possibility in lighter roasting although the others have stepped back. Sightglass kicked start with a bit deeper than "Blue bottle" roasting, and has been seeking their own path since. It seems "Sightglass roasting" has been settled on a position of "slightly deeper" and more friendly than Litual. Sightglass now appears that a good old "home" with a "avant-garde" coffee lab.
Upstairs was turned into cozy cafe space form the storeroom as Jerad and Justin Morrison talked and planned few years ago. This Loft-style space allows to stay longer and to overlook the coffee bar: however, the cafe space may appear too spacey to stay longer for some people.
Glad to see Sightglass has moving forward and surviving well in competitive SF coffee market.
Beans: Finca Puerta Verde
Raoster: Akai-mi Coffee
Roasting Degree: Medium Dark
Area: Ciudad Vieja, Sacatepequez, Antigua, Guatemala
Altitude: 1,540m～
Varieties: Bourbon and Caturra
Processing: Fully Washed
Screen: N/A
Grade: N/A
【Impression】
Medium light to Medium, soothing aroma, lightly citric, lemony, white grapes, high tone of cacao, deep nutty impression, juicy and mellow sweetness, mild bitterness followed by sheer lime like citric flavor, nutty mild sweetness as baked chestnuts, walnuts, cashews, honey, cacao like bitterness, clean, transparent, juicy clear sweetness as a long lasting aftertaste.
Name: Papua New Guinea Sihereni
Roaster: Doi Coffee
Roasting degree: Full-city
Area: Goroka, Easterm Highilands, Papua New Guinea
Variety: Typica, Bourbon
Grade: N/A
Screen: S15
Altitude: 1,600～1,800m
Defect: N/A
Processing Method: Washed, Sun-dry
【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 4
Sweetness: 4
Acidity: 3
Bitterness: 2
Richness: 2
【Impression】
Medium body, mellow sweetness, caramel, milk, vanilla, almond, orange like sheer top note, light texture, juicy, mild, moderate, clean, cacao, mild sweetness, Dutch cocoa like sweetness bottomed with thin layer of well-balanced bitterness and citric acidity, very natural, lemony feeling on top, juicy sweetness as a long lasting aftertaste.
Good for afternoon brake to calm down body & mental heat inside. Non coffee lover may like this flavorful but very moderate cup.
Good morning Blue Bottle!
Freshly baked Belgium Waffle sometimes too rich for the morning but not on weekend @ Blue bottle, the Ferry Building.
The aromaful cup of cafe latte matches cool San Francisco morning and beautiful blue sky!! This always good kick start on Sat. morning.
Blue Bottle Coffee at the Ferry Building Marketplace
HOURS
Mon-Sat 7AM - 7PM
Sun - 8AM - 5PM
Name: Finca Hartmann
Roaster: Doi Coffee
Roasting degree: Full-city
Area: Chiriqui, Santa Clara, Panama
Variety: Pacas
Grade: SHB-EP
Screen: 17up
Altitude: 1,500m
Defect: 0-6/300g
Processing Method: Fully Washed
※Rainforest alliance certified
【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 3
Sweetness: 4
Acidity: 4
Bitterness: 2
Richness: 2
※Grade 1 to 5
【Impression】
Medium dark, chocolaty, citric, grapefruits, lime, round, mellow, sheer spare mint like soothing aroma on top, silky texture, full body, bold, high in acidity, lemony, high tone of lime, cacao, fruity bitterness, tangy as purple grape skins, honey like deep sweetness, peach like sheer flavor, earthy, spicy, tangy bitterness as a long lasting aftertaste.
【Note】
This panama somewhat has similar impression as African beans, Kenya: earthy and soothing. Lighter roasting may bring fruitiness, such as grapefruits, peach and so on, to surface.
