Rusenyi –
Origin: Rwanda
Producer: None specified
Farm: None specified
Varieties: None specified
Elevation: None specified
Harvest: None specified
Process: None specified
Roaster: Intelligentsia Roasters
Roast Date: None specified
Cup Date: 2/15/10
Catadors: Rebecca, Ilenia, Jeremy, Stephanie, Lindsay, Devlin, Jessica C.
Average Score: None specified
Fragrance:
Raisins, pickled onions, bittersweet corn, chocolate bitters, buttery, eggy, pepper, carrot, bread, raw beef and chocolate, cantaloupe, Folger’s, fresh vegetables
Aroma:
Almonds, apricot, red meat, Fig Newton, polenta, sweetened – honeyed cornbread, honey, cinnamon, maple, whiskey, cornbread, vanilla, sweet chocolate, waffles, fresh baked bread
Break:
Banana bread, nuts, fruit roll ups, peas, carrots, sharp
Brightness:
Light, semi-bright, at times prickly, middle acidity, bright, a lot of zing, high, sort of acidic
Flavor:
Crisp, yogurt with raspberry granola, cilantro’s sweet side, green asparagus, orange, black tea, cold root beer sammich, dates, ginger, lemon tea, raspberry, muddy, chocolate covered raisins
Body:
Light (x2), medium to heavy, medium (x3)
Aftertaste:
Refreshing, nutty, light (x2), spicy, bitey, bready and chocolatey, long, tart towards the end
Likes:
Everything!, brightness, flavor, aroma, chocolatey! grey area: bready, reminds me of lemon meringue pie
Dislikes:
Nothing!, nothing really, how different the scent was from the flavor, meaty in a weird way, bitter aftertaste
Descriptions:
This coffee is confused. It’s delicious, but it’s confused like a middle school goth kid who listens to Korn. Its fragrance is sweet of raisins and pickled onions. The aroma is almonds, apricot, Fig Newton but also… red meat. The flavor is a surprise of crisp yogurt with raspberry granola and a refreshing aftertaste. Don’t knock it ’til you try it – you might like it.
This coffee starts with fragrances and aromas of honeyed cornbread, polenta, and chocolate bitters. Semi-bright, at times prickly, its medium to heavy body blends well with mild flavors of cilantro’s sweeter side. Nutty, its aftertaste leaves a decent imprint.
Buttery and eggy. Almost butter-like fragrance, lend to rich, sweet tones like maple and honey. Medium acidity with flavors of greens and asparagus, medium body and light aftertaste.
The sweet but yeasty scent and pea aroma at the break flows well with an orange and black tea flavor.
A fairly complex coffee, this cup has meaty notes and a bready aftertaste. Quite interesting and generally tasty, this coffee is best slowly consumed and carefully considered.
The standout cup on the table. While i feel it has a really identifiable intelligent taste. Bright acidity with dates, ginger and lemon tea. Long, pleasing finish with acidity throughout.
Has a strong acidic body. Brings out flavors of lemon. Has a bad flavor and rich long and pleasant aftertaste.
Jay’s Notes: