Ethiopia Goma Duromina Cooperative
Duromina is a sweet, delicate and well-structured cup, totally different from the typical dry-process Jimma coffees. The fragrance from the dry grounds has stone fruit (peach, apricot) and honey. As I add the hot water, there is intensely sweet smell of apricot preserves, jammy, with floral scents as well. The wet aroma is floral, peach tree in bloom, almond extract, a hint of cherry (City+ roast). The cup has very refined flavor characteristics, not a "big" coffee, but a restrained and articulate one. My lightest roast (City) have amazing fruit juice sweetness, clean berry notes, peach essence, lightly caramelized sugars, sweet grain. With a little more roast (City+), floral and fruit flavors intensify, and the ripeness of the berry notes comes to the forefront. At Full City the chocolate starts to dominate. The body is relatively light, complimenting the cleanly disappearing sweetness and fruit jam flavors. This is a coffee that intensifies greatly as it cools, so to truly appreciate it, focus on the taste as the cup loses temperature. This coffee is wonderful as SO espresso. Aleco tried a shot of this and proclaimed it the best SO espresso he's ever had!
Country: Ethiopia
Region: Goma Woreda, Agaro, Jimma, West Ethiopia
Grade: 2
Mark:
Processing: Wet Process (Washed)
Crop: May 2012 arrival
Appearance: .2 d/300gr, 16-18 Screen
Varietal: Heirloom Varietals
Intensity/Prime Attribute: Medium Intensity / Sweet aromatics, bright, clean fruit notes
Roast: City to City+ roast levels have the best sweetness and fruited notes. Full City has more berry fruit notes and slight chocolate bittersweet. Darker roasts not recommended.
Compare to:
Dry Fragrance 8.90
Wet Aroma 9.00
Brightness/Acidity 8.80
Flavor/Depth 9.00
Body/Movement 7.8
Finish/Aftertaste 9.00
Sweetness 9.20
Clean Cup 9.2
Complexity 8.00
Uniformity 8.50
Cupper's Correction 2.00
Total 86