Piura – certified organic
Origin: Peru, Piuran Mountains
Producer: Cepi Cafe Cooperative
Farm: unknown
Varieties: Tipica
Elevation: 1200 – 1700 meters
Harvest: uknown
Process: uknown
Roaster: Ecco Caffe
Roast Date: December 1, 2009
Cup Date: 12/9/2009
Catadors: Ilenia (6), Devlin (7.5), Jeremy (5), Rebecca (7), Kimmy (5), Steph (5), Lindsay (4)
Average Score: 5.64
Fragrances:
Chocolate croissant, flower shop, red grapes, Hershey’s milk chocolate bar with almonds, fruity, strawberry coffee, Kahlua liquor
Aromas:
Wet white tee-shirts, toasted nuts, spicy hard candy, rich, saturated, smokey like vinegar (good rich smell), crab soup – manhattan style, vanilla, cocoa
Break:
orange peel, light firewood, nutmeg, so strange, kinda sweet?, unique
Brightness:
A little bit of bright, low, tangy, acidic, medium, muddy, dull
Flavor:
Chocolates (dark), graham cracker, beef, bell pepper, plum, bit of orange roast, nutty chocolate, harsh, stew, nutty, roasted walnuts, sweet tarts, earth, paper, dingy, tiny hints of cinnamon vanilla
Body:
Medium-heavy (x2), watery, medium-smooth, light-medium, medium, medium-full
Aftertaste:
Bittersweet chocolate, peanut butter, good, warm, roasted, toffee, weak, old scalloped potatoes, cinnamon
Likes:
Body, fragrance, flavor, the aftertaste was very distinct and tasty, somewhat enjoyable acidity, the aroma and flavor was not bad, had promise of vanilla cocoa – also fragrance like liquor – got my hopes up
Dislikes:
Maybe a bit bitter in aftertaste but overall pretty good not that outstanding, none really, body, bit not too extraordinary, didn’t deliver the deliciousness I was hoping for
Descriptions:
Chocolate croissants start off as prevalent fragrances in this cup. The mild brightness and borderline heavy body blends well with the chocolate notes in the flavoring. A bittersweet chocolate aftertaste makes this coffee a little less forgettable.
The brew opens with scents of a flower shop. Sweet pollen, healthy flower petals. Flavor offers something similar to a kebab. Juicy beef, bell pepper and a fruity sweetness. As it cools, graham crackers and dark fruit tones like plum are present.
Smells of red grapes and toasted nuts, lead into a strong sense of orange in the break. Tangy brightness and a hint of roast is the flavor. A watery body and a mildly roasted aftertaste.
This cup of coffee is wonderful in its aroma and flavor. The aroma of this coffee is reminiscent of spicy hard candy you would get at an old timey general candy store. The flavor is a familiar chocolate and sweet nuts with an excellent aftertaste of toffee.
This coffee has a great aroma, whose rich, complex smell is more saturated than the coffee itself. The flavor seems highly acidic and harsh but there is a sweetness, generally overshadowed, and not aided by the light body.
The flavor is boring and not my favorite. I would look past this coffee in a second if a nicer, more interesting one walked by.
With scents of vanilla, cocoa, nutmeg and cinnamon, this coffee quickly leads to a disappointment – not a bad cup by any means, but ordinary at best. The promised flavors are there, but hidden by an overwhelming singed dullness.
Jay’s Notes: