2018-02-12 — Ethiopia Sidama Nansebo

Roast Date: 12 Feb 2018
Roast Level: FC
Duration: 12m16s
First Crack @ 8m57s
1.2lb → 1.014lb; 15% Weight Loss

Sweet Maria’s

Nansebo has an herbal sweetness like rue, backed with a flavor of white honey in City/City+ roasting that makes for a deliciously sweet Ethiopian cup. Clove spice hints mark the dry fragrance, along with perfumed orange smells in our light roasts. The wet aroma has a canned peach scent that culminates in a likeness of peach pie with graham cracker crust. As a brewed coffee, Nansebo pushes a deep level of honey sweetness at a wide range of roasts, City and City+ roasts striking a nice level of balance between fruited sweetness and a orange-like brightness. The cooling cup offers glimpses of stone fruit and citrus notes too, tart apricot, nectarine, and a slightly underripe orange flavor register. There’s a contrasting, pleasant bittering sensation too that reminds me of peach skins too, sweet-to-tart flavors rounding out the long finish. Full City roast bear some darker fruited notes, plum and prune juice, but in low volume comparatively to core bittersweetness of honey-backed cocoa powder. Acidity is more muted at Full City too, and I found ours to make incredible single origin espresso. Espresso shots have focuesed fruited notes, blueberry and dark chocolate, tenedam spice, fresh coriander, and a nice citrus zing.

Roast Notes

It was kinda cold outside while I roasted this (59°F;) I assume that’s why this took a minute longer roast than previously.

Cupping

Acidity: Light, refreshing acidity that reminds me of a good Salvadoran.

Sweetness: Buttery sweetness reminiscent of cookies.

Mouthfeel: Surprisingly oily.

Flavor: I think I taste some of the flavors in the SM tasting, like the canned peaches or tart apricot.

Finish: The finish ramps down quickly and cleanly, leaving behind gentle notes of the flavor without typical souring notes.

Balance: This is great. Oddly it doesn’t match any prior tasting notes. Weird.