I got caught trying to add a coffee to the list and not telling everyone. The fact is, I wanted to re-roast and re-cup the new YemenYemen has a coffee culture like no other place, and perhaps some of what we enjoy in this cup is due to their old style of trade...: Technically,... ...more Sana’ani again, maybe tweak the review a little, and make the flavor quality analysis graph. Anyway, the review is true: this is the best Yemen I have found in a long time. The fact is, we shipped this lot with a Mattari, and with an Ismaili (a very hard to source coffee), and we had to reject these two. The Mattari was okay in the dark roasts, but i just could not get excited about it. The Ismaili had fadedA general characterization that cup flavors are diminishing in quality due to age of the green coffee, and loss of organic compounds. Before the use of inner lining... ...more a lot from the pre-ship samples I had cupped, and it would have disappointed you all. I mean, I could have offered it with a big asterisk by the name and explained it was mild, with just a trace of that Ismaili spice to it. But I wouldn’t feel good doing that. The name connotes something for you all, as it does for me; this lot just missed the bar. Anyway, on a better note, the Sana’ani works really well as a tangyAn adjective modifying a flavor descriptor, describing a sharp effect; tangy citrus, tangy bittersweet flavor, tangy green apple. ...more, fruitedIn some coffee taster’s lexicon, “fruity” means the coffee is tainted with fruit, and “fruited” means a coffee is graced by positive fruit notes. We don't exactly see... ...more light roast, or Full City+City+ roast is an ideal roast level that occurs roughly between 425 and 435 degrees Fahrenheit in many coffee roasters with a responsive bean probe where First Crack... ...more to Vienna with chocolate
A general flavor or aroma term reminiscent of chocolate. But what type? Usually described with more specifics.: Chocolate is a broad, general flavor or aroma term reminiscent of... ...more and spice abundant. It definitely did make the bar… -Tom
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