Kenya Kirinyaga Kainamui Peaberry

Kainamui made quite an impression straight from the grinder. At City roast level, the dry fragrance alluded to complex spiced sugars, clean and sweet, with notes of grape and citrus peel. Adding hot water brought out juicy sweetness infused with dark fruit notes, along with syrupy notes of pressed sugarcane juice. The cup is boldly sweet, even when kept to a very light roast, with mouth pleasing interplay between acidity and sweetness. A spiced aroma adds interest to layered fruit flavors, with juicy notes that bring together profiles of spiced grape juice, cranberry-orange, black currant, and berry-flavored black tea. The fruited flavor notes feed into this coffee's acidic impression, and stone fruit and citrus highlights punch through in the cup. City and City+ roasts have been my favorite, where acidity pulls at your tongue, though tempered by strength of sweetness. Kenyan coffees often yield delicious dark fruits when roasted darker, and we marveled at the flavors in our Full City brew. You get this really juicy dark grape note, with bittersweet balance underneath, dark chocolate truffle, and acidity is rounded off quite a bit.