Product Description

The dry grounds smell complex, an Earl Grey tea note that exudes clean, spiced fragrance, along with faint tropical to citrus fruit accents. Adding hot water sees the aroma in full bloom, malt sugar smells and cooked fruit filling, the smells span a wide range of characteristics, showing a rustic side too. When hot, the sweetness also comes across a bit rustic, like molasses or even raw cane juice, and with apparent citrus acidity. The latter is a nice surprise, in that acidity is often lacking in Congo coffee. But flavors of kumquat and orange accentuate the brightness sensed in the cup, and helps to prop pungent fruited notes of dry papaya and tamarind as the coffee cools. The mouthfeel has a pleasant bitterness in the finish, like what you'd expect from orange zest or stone fruit skins, and the aftertaste shows an herbaceous highlights of sweet basil and lemon balm. This description is from the cupping notes of our coffee importer, Sweet Maria's

Cupping Score: 87.2
Region: Kivu
Grade: Grade 3
Appearance: .8 d per 300g/ 15+ Screen
Importer: Sweet Maria's
Elevation: 1,500 - 1,700 m