Cupping Report 11/24/09

Today we tried 3 coffees with Anne Nylander of Tamp Tamp. Every Tuesday these folks host a free cupping at Think Coffee (Mercer) where you are sure to try something good. For more information, visit their website here www.tamptamp.com. Here are our shared cupping notes:

George Howell – Terrior Coffee Guatemala La Soledad (our favorite)

Fragrance: toasty almond, slight chocolate, nutty, peanuts, cabbage, cranberry?
Aroma: chocolate raspberry, toasty dark chocolate, buttery
Break: molasses, apricot,
Brightness: nice high notes, tangy, low end winey scale
Flavor: toasty, nutty (pleasant), very sweet dissolving brown sugar, soured on cool, earl-grey tea-like, pleasant
Body: medium-low
Aftertaste: clean, lingering

Flat Black Coffee – Bali

Fragrance: tannins, walnuts, grape juice, hard, fruity, edge-of fermented, wet-earthy, volatile
Aroma: milk chocolate
Break: sharp, toasty, burnt, musty, banana
Brightness: strong
Flavor: charred flavor, raspberry, lemon, vegetal, stewy
Body: medium body, medium low
Aftertaste: lingering fruits, clean ish with sour notes

New Harvest Coffee Roasters – Barista Jam Custom Blend

Fragrance: weak, light, aged, pork fat, peppercorns, hint of sweet plum, banana
Aroma: ammonia, alcohol
Break: sharp, tannins
Brightness: medium-low, bitter
Flavor: roasty, smokey, bitters, dark toast, dark chocolate/cocoa, plumy
Body: between coffee one & two
Aftertaste: thin, sap, sticky finish, plunk