2018-08-07 — Ethiopia Yirga Cheffe Wonago Town

Roast Date: 7 Aug 2018
Roast Level: C+
Duration: 12m21s
First Crack @ 9m18s
Rating: ★★★★☆
1.2lb → 1.023lb; 15% Weight Loss

Sweet Maria’s

The dry fragrance has a mix of sugar browning and spice smells in light to middle roasting, dried ginger and molasses, a subtle dried cherry accent. The wet aroma has a more intense sweetness that comes off like spiced molasses cookies, characteristics sensed in the dry fragrance gaining potency, and a whisp of florals comes through when breaking through the crust. The cup meets expectations set by the aromatic profile, base brown sugar and molasses flavors build as the cup cools, and baking spice hints offer pleasant contrast. Florals are very subtle, and most notable when drinking a hot cup. When the cup cools down the floral aromatic note fades, leaving behind a flavor compound build on sugar browning sweetness, with raisin and cinnamon spice accents, as well as a cane juice note in the finish. There’s a lemon rind like brightness that’s on the mild side for Ethiopia, and with a fairly weighty body, this coffee from Woreda Wonago doubles well as a sweet single origin espresso.

Cupping

Acidity: Nice tart acidity right at the very beginning with a weird acidity I associate with the brown stuff in the middle of walnuts.

Sweetness: A very slight sweetness in the middle that is probably the molasses flavor.

Mouthfeel: A little thick but not quite oily.

Flavor: Mostly what I taste is the molasses. Can’t place any ginger or cherry, but definitely do taste some spice.

Finish: This is where it’s the most spicey. Very interesting!

Balance: Solid coffee.