Flores Bajawa Eko Heto

Brewing this wet process Flores, we really enjoyed the bittersweet tones, simple and crowd pleasing, with a creamy body that enhances the experience. The grinds had an overlay of pungent dark cocoa, with accents of rustic natural sugars, and dried fruit hint. As is usually the case, pouring hot water draws out the sweetness in the steam, with notes of dark toffee and malted caramel. The interplay of sweet and bittering notes shows best in the middle roast levels, City+ to Full City. The cup is thick in terms of body and rich chocolate tones, heavy on the palate, and bittersweetness shadows the cup flavors through a long lasting finish. In between you'll find faint dried fruit accents lurking in the background that bring a soft acidic impression to the lightest roasts, but I wouln't call it "bright". Dark roast fans will find a daily drinker in Eko Heto as well, though I found the smokey aspects a bit cumbersome. The dark roasts wield sharp baking chocolate bittering notes that fade to spiced dark cocoa, and scorched cedar in the aftertaste.