Product Description

While the Parainema variety comes with its own inherent qualities, the honey process seems to be the main contributor to the fruit flavors found in cup. The dry fragrance had a scent of pulpy berry, with notes of banana smoothie, and molasses. The wet aroma gave off enticing scent of cooked fruits, like stewed plums, and baked apple. The brew offered tangy dried fruit flavors in City roasts, like apricot and nectarine, along with a syrupy note of canned pear. The finish had a fruit pit bittering aspect that led into an aromatic pipe tobacco note in the aftertaste. Full City+ is thick bodied, with opaque dark chocolate flavors, very high % cacao bar, surprising fruited sweetness underneath. When roasting this coffee, first crack came on fast, and exuberant, and my initial result went a shade darker than I was targeting. If you're able to adjust heat, I would pull back a little just before the start of first crack to slow things down a little. If you're roasting on a something like a Popcorn Popper, you can try dropping your batch 15-30 seconds earlier than you might otherwise and adjust from there. This description is from the cupping notes of our coffee importer, Sweet Maria's

Cupping Score: 87.2
Region: Santa Barbara
Grade: Solid Hard Bean (SHP), European Process (EP)
Appearance: .6 d/300gr, 16-19 Screen
Importer: Sweet Maria's
Elevation: 1,550 meters


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