Brazil Dry Process Canastra Luis Otavio

I get a lot of bittersweet notes in the dry fragrance, with hints of candied peanut, and some caramel hints behind it. The wet aroma lets off rustic cocoa, brown sugar, and pistachio. At City+, the cup offers moderate sweetness and nutty accent notes, like hazelnut syrup, caramel, and candied roasted nut. Cocoa roast tones are in the background at this lighter roast level, and nowhere near the level of what's in store at Full City. But there's a pleasantly mild acidity for Brazilian coffee, like roasted barley green tea, which is diminished in the darker roasts. Robust chocolate flavors are front and center in medium and dark roasts, along with notes of roasted nuts, bittering cocoa, chocolate malted grains, toasted almond (some skins too), and dark chocolate-covered peanuts. My darkest roast, that had a few snaps of 2nd crack in the cooling tray, displayed intense roast flavors, and a lingering flavor of high cocoa solids chocolate. Previous lots from Luis Otavio have made quite a nice Brazilian espresso at Full City+, and I have no reason to doubt this year's coffee will too.