Product Description

Hamasho's flavors are refined, overtly aromatic, and at once delicate as they are intense. Light roasts perfectly capture these aspects, and I'd be cautious of roasting any darker than a City+ roast level so that you don't obscure the more volatile aromatics. Grinding the coffee lets off an amazing jasmine floral note, accented by fragrant citrus, and tea, woven together with prominent sweetness. Adding hot water to the coffee let off delicious smells of dark sugars, and when pushing my spoon through the crust that formed at the top of the cup, released perfumed floral notes of star jasmine and sweet gardenias. Hamasho tasted incredible on the cupping table, and I've been enjoying brews of my City roast through a V60. The cup is bright, juicy and sweet, and the aromatic profile is so complex and floral. The list of flavor notes is long, but I'd be remiss to not mention aromatic floral and herbal notes, which this lot has in spades. The underlying sweetness is refined, like a clear simple syrup, with aromatic notes of rue herb, jasmine pearl tea, and fresh flowers. Fruits are also a big part of the cup, and Hamasho offered a fruit salad of accents, like peach, honeydew melon, and orange. My City+ roast developed some darker fruit notes, like Concord grape. This description is from the cupping notes of our coffee importer, Sweet Maria's

Cupping Score: 92.3
Region: Sidama
Grade: Grade 1
Appearance: .2 d/300gr, 14-17 Screen
Importer: Sweet Maria's
Elevation: 2,200 meters


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