2017-11-04 — Panama Volcan Baru Bambito

Roast Date: 4 Nov 2017
Duration: 12m23s
First Crack @ 9m36s
Rating: ★★★★☆
1.2lb → 1.016lb; 15% Weight Loss

Sweet Maria’s

The dry fragrance touches on brown sugar and vanilla bean smells, along with a nice dried apple note. There’s a clean sweetness in the coffee smells, and the wet aromatics show characteristics of raw brown sugar, and definitely some fruit, but hard to put my finger on exactly what. A honey to brown sugar sweetness is striking in the brewed coffee, and lays a stabilizing groundwork on which the rest of the profile rests. A marshmallow note accents the cup, along with green tea, and a flavor of apple and walnut that carries through to a clean aftertaste. Acidity is mild-to-moderate, but a tea-like cleanliness pulls the finish to a point. This coffee performed well for us at a wide range of roasts, and a great candidate for those who appreciate the roast toned bittersweetness that comes with 2nd snaps. Crisp, sweet, balanced, and clean, this is a coffee with staying power: meaning, yes, we’d drink it every day.

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Acidity: Tart, bright

Sweetness: Faint, mostly in the finish

Mouthfeel: Slightly astringent

Flavor: Hard to place, but I would call it apple and shortbread cookie.

Finish: Homey; might be the best part of this coffee. I can’t give it a name but it reminds me of vacations in Florida or traveling in Lithuania.

Balance: Great coffee.