2018-02-05 — Colombia Nariño Rio Juanambú

Roast Date: 5 Feb 2018
Roast Level: FC+
Duration: 12m
First Crack @ 9m12s
1.2lb → 0.996lb; 17% Weight Loss

Sweet Maria’s

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The dry fragrance of Juanambú has a butter toffee nut smell to it, City and City+ roasts offer caramel/toffee overtones, with roasted almond and black walnut smells underneath. The level of sweetness is prominent in the wet aroma, a scent of fresh baked cinnamon rolls with white icing, and a strong note of caramelizing sugars. The cup has raw sugar sweetness that comes off in layers; dark brown sugar, vanilla caramels, malt syrup, and honeyed hints. At City there is a lemon vibrance that intensifies as the cup cools, tart, and tea-like, and subtle fruited notes of golden raisin and date pieces pop up. The finish is sweet in the short run, shifting to a long bittersweet end. This bittersweetness is more dominant in Full City roasts, but the sweet side of this equation is really hard to beat, let alone eclipse. I loved the brightness and fruit notes captured in our light roasts, but this is also a great option for those looking for coffees suited for 2nd snaps. Juanambú is made up of really dense beans (as a result of cultivar and altitude) that can handle high heat without issue.

Roast Notes

Cooled using dual-bowl then cookie sheet method. Roman was underfoot during this roast.