Rwanda Karenge Coffee Villages
The dry fragrance is sweet with butter caramel candy, a hint of banana, molasses, fresh-baked brown bread. In the wet aromatics there is intense dark malt sugar notes, plum, pungent spice and in the lighter roast a sage blossom honey. The cup has a structured brightness in the cup, also with an 'orange and spice' character, with black tea-like bittering in the finish. As it cools the cup opens up to a new set of flavors; black cherry and baked apple, cola, caramel, cranberry. This coffee turns noticeably sweeter with a little more roast. I felt that City roast was rather austere, minimal, spare, and the brightness quite tart. City+ roast, with more development after 1st crack highlights more of the honey-vanilla character and the brightness seems more integrated. Full City was wonderful of course too! The cup is really dynamic, clean, pointedly bright, and seems to improve even more with several days rest after roasting.
Country: Rwanda
Region: Karenge, Eastern Rwanda
Grade: A1
Mark:
Processing: Wet Process (Washed)
Crop: January 2013 Arrival
Appearance: .4 d/300gr, 15 + Screen
Varietal: Bourbon
Intensity/Prime Attribute: Medium-Bold intensity / Lively bright cup, light body, sweetness, very clean taste.
Roast: City+ to Full City is ideal. The brightness is rather tart at the lighter City roast level.
Compare to:
Dry Fragrance 8.50
Wet Aroma 8.70
Brightness/Acidity 8.80
Flavor/Depth 8.80
Body/Movement 8.3
Finish/Aftertaste 8.50
Sweetness 8.00
Clean Cup 8.6
Complexity 8.50
Uniformity 8.00
Cupper's Correction 3.00
Total 83