Ethiopia Dry Process Duromina Aba Bulgu

We've enjoyed Aba Bulgu at a range of roast levels. Berry notes and rustic aromatics featured in the lighter roasts are replaced with more dark toned bittersweets and dark fruit accents at Full City. In fact, I think this coffee will surprise those who prefer dark roasted coffee but tend to shy away from high acidity Ethiopian coffees. The bright side is pretty well rounded off at Full City/Full City+, bringing rich bittersweet chocolate profiles to the front of the cup, with subtle dark fruit hints that lend to heavier body. The coffee has an interesting sweetness in the grinds that brought to mind pancakes with maple syrup and berries, along with deeper dark cocoa roast notes that brought a nice intensity. The wet aroma brought out more of the caramelized aspects, with a hint of berry sauce, aromatic woody notes, and herbs. The cup shows rustic dried fruit and berry notes at City+, with balanced bass tones that come off chocolaty and bittersweet. It has this sort of berry skins brightness at the front of the palate structures the flavors, giving way to notes of dehydrated blueberry, and sorghum syrup. The finish leads to some fragrant resin notes, like pine, and amber resin incense. This makes excellent espresso at Full City+, syrupy dark chocolate flavors coat your tongue, with a thin layer of berry sauce, and apple wood smoky note in the nose.