2019-03-13 — Kenya Kirinyaga Thunguri Peaberry

Roast Date: 13 Mar 2019
Roast Level: C+
Duration: 14m42s
First Crack @ 11m37s
1.2lb → 1.028lb; 14% Weight Loss

Sweet Maria’s ([wbm])

The dry fragrance has a spiced grape smell, with a subtle citrus feature wrapped in maple sugar sweetness. Aromatically too, I picked up on a smell of citrus, more like dried/candied lemon peel, and with sweet layers of sugar browning smells. The cup of City roasts most echoes the notes on aroma, and you won’t be disappointed if light roasting is your preference. A soft lemonade note comes through along with a floral orange tea accent, and acidity has a slight grabbiness to it, akin to pink grapefruit. Berry notes accent the cup as well, but don’t really come through in City roasts, at least in comparison to a City+ or even Full City roast. It’s kind of surprising how just a shade darker reveals a whole other coffee. Fruit and sugar tones come off like blackberry pancake syrup, and jammy fruit filling sandwiched between layers of dark chocolate. No matter where you wind up on the City to Full City spectrum, a lasting sweetness prevails. Complexity will shine in pour over brewing, and even full submersion brews such as French Press.