This is another spontaneous video about RwandaA Bourbon cultivar variant from Rwanda and Burundi. Bourbon coffees are named for the island in the India Ocean where French colonists grew it. Some history from the... ...more coffee, as I was just roasting and cuppingCupping is a method of tasting coffee by steeping grounds in separate cups for discrete amounts of ground coffee, to reveal good flavors and defects to their fullest.... ...more the splendid new arrivals. Nothing fancy here, but some good information about looking at green Rwanda for possible damage that could result in potato defectA cup taint with the strong smell of raw potato, caused by a bacteria that then triggers a pyrazine reaction, resulting in the off flavor. This affects coffees... ...more taste in the cup. So sad this problem crops up since the coffees we have are pushing 90 points but with potato defectIn coffee, a defect refers to specific preparation problems with the green coffee, or a flavor problem found in the cupping process. Bad seeds in the green coffee... ...more drop to 70 points! -Tom
(PS Sorry the audio level is a little low)
