| Sweet Maria's Cupping Log v 2.0 |
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| This is a log of incoming
samples here at Sweet Maria's with only the total score recorded and a Y or N
for further evaluation. Scroll to the bottom to see the most recent cupping
notes. This a pre-screening process, with my personal cursory comments. I often
go back and cup a sample that I give an N to after rethinking it. After I
reroast and recup a Y sample, then we try to actually get the coffee which
does't always work out ... or the opposite happens: a sample is great and
then the coffee arrives and it is not, so we reject it. This can happen alot!
A favorable entry in the cupping log does not necessarily that the coffee is
about to arrive. It could be months away. After we actually receive a coffee,
then I pull another sample, roast it several times, and cup it with a new
scoring sheet and write the full review. The idea here is to give an
impression of the work we do ... this is not a preview list of things you
will see on our actual offering sheet. Note: The original Cupping log was corrupted somehow (the spreadsheet I
work from. So after a few months of not recording new entries (well, I do
them on paper, then type them in) I decided to reformat and create a new
spreadsheet from scratch. Here is the new one below... |
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| Here is a
link to the first Cupping Log (large file) |
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| Cupping Log last modified: |
4/24/06 |
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Most recent entries are at the bottom. |
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| Origin |
Coffee Name |
Roast |
Total Score |
More Evaluation? |
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| Papua New Guinea |
Ileasa FTO |
C+ |
82 |
Seems a little on the old side. Larger bean prep.
Recup? |
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| Papua New Guinea |
Hidden Valley Organic |
C+ |
83 |
Lighter body, plain average cup, no |
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| Colombia |
SWP Tolima Organic Estate |
C+ |
75 |
Very flat baggy flavor |
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| Ecuador |
Galapagos Island Organic |
C+ |
72 |
Very flat baggy flavor - old rancid coffee |
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| Nicaragua |
Esperanza 1 |
C |
87 |
Random test roast |
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| Nicaragua |
Pinauete 1 |
C |
86 |
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| Guatemala |
Acatenango Cooperative |
C+ |
86 |
Bright, lively, light body citric |
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| Guatemala |
Finca Entre Rios Organic |
C |
84 |
Some sweetness |
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| El Salvador |
Cerro Las Ranas |
C+ |
81 |
Kinda hard, rubbery note in one cup -no |
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| Sumatra |
Mandheling Mercanta |
C+ |
82 |
Seems to be current crop, not new crop. |
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| Costa Rica |
Peaberry Merc. |
C+ |
83 |
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| Ethiopia |
Yirgacheffe Merc |
C+ |
89 |
Very floral and bright - a nice Yirg |
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| Papua New Guinea |
Kimel Peaberry |
C |
86 |
Appears a bit faded but solid clean cup |
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| El Salvador |
Cup of Excellence El Mirador |
C+ |
88 |
Very interesting floral, fruity quality - check
percent of Pacamara content |
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| Papua New Guinea |
ILEASA Organic |
C+ |
76 |
Slight Baggy - in aromatics too. |
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| Papua New Guinea |
Hidden Valley |
C+ |
80 |
Clean cup but insipid - very little body |
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| Ecuador |
Galapagos Island Organic |
C |
70 |
Re-cup - very baggy, old, uch |
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| US - Kona |
Rancho Aloha Organic 1st place |
C |
88 |
excellent floral aromatics and lemon brightness.
Fairly simple cup, very Kona likeÉ |
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| US - Kona |
Long Mountain 2nd place |
C |
88 |
Has that same slightly winey, bright acidity, very
nice light roast, maybe my favorite. |
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| US - Kona |
Aikane - 3rd place |
C |
87 |
Coffee cherry fruitiness, nice body, slightly
Bergamont |
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| US - Kona |
Rancho Aloha Organic 1st place - MY ROAST |
FC |
87 |
roast may be too fresh - will recup tomorrow. Still
nice and sweet but not as floral or citric |
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| US - Kona |
Long Mountain 2nd place- MY ROAST |
FC |
88 |
Ditto - has a very tea like quality |
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| US - Kona |
Aikane - 3rd place- MY ROAST |
FC |
86 |
A sweet meyer lemon quality, good body, perhaps +
with the darker roast. This was the one with the mucilage on the parchmentÉ |
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| US - Kona |
Thunder Mountain F |
FC |
85.5 |
Very nice, bright, altitude shows hereÉ |
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| US - Kona |
Moki's Farm - From Comp. sample. |
C+ |
85 |
Good potential - early crop sample, body a bit light
- re cup tomorrow |
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| Origin |
Coffee Name |
Roast |
Total Score |
More Evaluation? |
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| US - Kona |
Moki's Farm - From Comp. sample. |
FC |
86 |
Good roast taste - needs more rest time - early crop
sample. |
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| Timor |
Organic Maubesse |
C+ |
84 |
Good acidity, mild, light body, actually very Kona
like! |
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| Guatemala |
EL Tirol Organic Aurora |
FC |
87 |
Very nice fruity cup, good body, sweet - late crop
Aurora harvest |
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| Guatemala |
El Tirol Organic -early shipment |
FC |
85.5 |
Hold up well against new shipment, better chocolate,
a little less sparkle |
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| Guatemala |
Antigua - La Flor de CafŽ |
C+ |
83 |
When it cools, signs of age. Good clean cup though |
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| Colombia |
Narino - Reverva del Patron |
C+ |
84.5 |
A nice fragrance, cup is a bit flatter on the table
next to others |
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| Colombia |
Organic Narino Preship sample |
FC+ |
86.5 |
Roast went a bit dark but has great potential - get
resampled |
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| Costa Rica |
La Minita Lot 2 |
C+ |
85.5 |
Nice solid cup |
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| Costa Rica |
La Minita Lot 1 |
C+ |
84 |
Still has good choc but showing some signs of age
now that lot is gone.. |
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| Indonesia |
Organic SWP Komodo |
FC |
85 |
New lot - very fruity, good roast taste. |
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| India |
Hardoor Estate Kohinoor AA |
C+ |
83 |
Roasted peanut and parchment - good cup, clean- good
prep |
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| India |
Dewan Estate Kohinoor AA |
C+ |
85 |
Fruited in the fragrance - something nice there -
re-cup this one |
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| India |
Mattakad Estate B |
C+ |
78 |
Average flavor, tad of hardness |
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| India |
Mallali Estate Peaberry |
C+ |
83 |
Not sure what to think - nothing jumps out - too
fresh? Recup |
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| India |
Robusta - Sethurama Estate AA |
C+ |
81 |
Good clean robusta character - re roast the AA and
PB darker for espresso tests |
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| India |
Robusta - Sethurama Estate A |
C+ |
78 |
Karnataka |
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| India |
Robusta - Sethurama Estate PB |
C+ |
80 |
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| Origin |
Coffee Name |
Roast |
Total Score |
More Evaluation? |
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| Ethiopia |
Ethiopia Harar FTO Lot 1 Bag 1 |
C+ |
85 |
test to check bag-to-bag random harar samples from 2
lots |
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| Ethiopia |
Ethiopia Harar FTO Lot 1 Bag 2 |
C+ |
86 |
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| Ethiopia |
Ethiopia Harar FTO Lot 1 Bag 3 |
C+ |
85 |
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| Ethiopia |
Ethiopia Harar FTO Lot 1 Bag 4 |
C+ |
84 |
on the fermenty side |
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| Ethiopia |
Ethiopia Harar FTO Lot 1 Bag 5 |
C+ |
86 |
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| Ethiopia |
Ethiopia Harar FTO Lot 1 Bag 6 |
C+ |
87 |
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| Ethiopia |
Ethiopia Harar FTO Lot 2 Bag 1 |
C+ |
87 |
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| Ethiopia |
Ethiopia Harar FTO Lot 2 Bag 2 |
C+ |
85 |
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| Ethiopia |
Ethiopia Harar FTO Lot 2 Bag 3 |
C+ |
86 |
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| Ethiopia |
Ethiopia Harar FTO Lot 2 Bag 4 |
C+ |
86 |
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| Ethiopia |
Ethiopia Harar FTO Lot 2 Bag 5 |
C+ |
85 |
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| Ethiopia |
Ethiopia Harar FTO Lot 2 Bag 6 |
C+ |
87 |
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| Sumatra |
TimTim Blangili Longbean |
FC |
86 |
Very Sumatra character - geisha relative? Ethiopian? |
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| Sumatra |
Blue Batak Peaberry |
FC |
88 |
Sweet, mollasses, brown sugar, plum, yummy |
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| Sumatra |
12063 Mandago |
C+ |
83 |
clean prep nice green, fresh, cup is more of a
blender though |
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| Sumatra |
12063 Mandago |
FC |
84 |
Better roast but still more of a blender (?)
espresso? |
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| Ethiopia |
Hand-processed Biftu Farms |
FC |
78 |
Bebeka region coffee - seems extremely low elevation
(1200 meters or feet? Probably feet!) |
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| Guatemala |
Antigua SM Peaberry |
C+ |
87 |
holding up incredible, cherry like brightness,
really full Guat cup profile. |
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| Nicaragua |
Pacamara Peaberry |
C |
84 |
Very light roast, very even/easy to roast light
(great prep) but cup flavors too brisk at this roast level |
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| Nicaragua |
Pacamara Peaberry |
FC |
88+ |
This is it, rose floral notes, medium body, sweet,
very pure and clean, great cup. |
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| Tanzania |
Peaberry decaf wp |
C+ |
86 |
Really nice decaf, stands up on the table to the
reg.s |
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| India |
Matadakad Estate PB |
C |
84 |
Not the right roast, but good fruit |
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| India |
Matadakad Estate PB |
FC |
86 |
Very interesting herbal cup flavors, nutty, creamy
mouthfeel |
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| Origin |
Coffee Name |
Roast |
Total Score |
More Evaluation? |
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| India |
Dewan Estate AA |
C |
84 |
Wrong roast - dry peanut flavors thinner body |
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| India |
Dewan Estate AA |
FC |
86 |
Beautiful softly balanced cup - great espresso
potential on both these India arabicas |
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| US- Hawaii |
Oahu Old Sugar Mill Waialu |
FC |
80 |
Odd cup - with aromatics I thought it was very
defective, but had some sweet cup character. Defective beans/bad prep- no
acidity. Elevation??? |
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| Costa Rica |
Dota Conquistador late arrival |
C+ |
84.5 |
Solid cup, seems simple (today) but very refined
acidity, light body, delicious |
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| Costa Rica |
La Magnolia late crop |
C+ |
84 |
good, bright, maybe the slightest hint of old -no |
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| Costa Rica |
El Indio |
C+ |
84 |
nice balance, slight oldishness -no |
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| Bolivia |
CoE #1 (again) |
C+ |
87 |
roast seems stale - 8th day- Calama Marka- |
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| Bolivia |
CoE #14 |
C+ |
86 |
holding up better than #1 - interesting aromatic
wood or smoke (?) hickory - old sample though |
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| Bolivia |
Cenaproc Coop Peaberry |
C+ |
88 |
incredible bright cup -need to reroast to tone
acidity, 1 full defect per 300 gr |
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| Panama |
Carmen Estate (reg) |
C+ |
84 |
green appearance is a little shabby but acidity is
solid, applish, very bright - hints of age in aromatics don't fully emerge in
cup |
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| Sumatra |
FTO Tanah Tinggi |
C+ |
83 |
rustic cup, average sumatra, might not bee 100% new
crop (might be old-new mix) |
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| Sumatra |
Gayo Mountain Organic lot 1 |
FC |
85 |
This is the better lot, some brightness, clean,
earth under control |
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| Sumatra |
Gayo Mountain Organic lot 2 |
FC |
80 |
This is flat out fermented |
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| Sulawesi |
White Eagle |
FC |
78 |
Distinctly musty-moldy - ugh |
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| Sulawesi |
White Eagle |
C+ |
75 |
Worse |
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| Sumatra |
Aged - very aged |
FC |
80 |
After initial shock, and not cupped with other SUM
this is a good aged lot - very aged, very smokey - mouthfulls of smokey
woodiness |
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| US- Hawaii |
Kona Moki's sample 1 |
C+ |
86 |
Bright, delicious, one cup had possible hardness |
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| US- Hawaii |
Kona Kowali Typica |
C+ |
85 |
Very clean, floral, good brightness, delicate |
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| Papua New Guinea |
Arokara AA Lot 1 |
C+ |
83 |
excellent balance |
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| Papua New Guinea |
Arokara AA Lot 2 |
C+ |
85 |
excellent balance but with better bright notes,
great full body, some more nuance that lot 1 |
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| Papua New Guinea |
FTO Waisa |
C+ |
78 |
doesn't look old in the prep but sure cups baggy. No |
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| Colombia |
Josefina Type Sample |
C+ |
86 |
very nice aromatics - lemon snapple tea aroma! |
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| Origin |
Coffee Name |
Roast |
Total Score |
More Evaluation? |
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| Timor |
FTO Maubesse Flat |
C+ |
84 |
clean, nice rounded cup - not that dynamic, but
pleasing |
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| Timor |
FTO Maubesse Peaberry |
C+ |
85 |
THIN BODY, BUT NICE AROMA, More brightness, nice. |
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| Brazil |
Ipanema Dulce 2005-6 |
FC |
85 |
Melony aromatics, nice body, very fine cup, fresh |
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| Yemen |
Sample 1 YMCT Mattari |
FC |
80 |
Baggy past crop, flat cup. |
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| Yemen |
Sample 2 Moledina Sanani 03/05 |
FC |
82 |
A bit flat, not bad, not exciting, showing some age
for sure. |
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| Yemen |
Sample 3 Moledina 08/06 |
FC |
84 |
Good cup, still a slight baggy hint |
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| Yemen |
Sample 4 YMCT Ismaili |
FC |
80 |
Old, no. |
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| Yemen |
Sample 5 Mol Sanani 11/05 |
FC |
87 |
Very nice cup, great aromas, V roast is winey and
rustic chocolaty - yes |
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| Yemen |
Sample 6 IA Sanani |
FC |
82 |
Not old but no brightness -No |
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| Peru |
FTO Norte (2nd arrival) |
C+ |
80 |
Not at all as good as current stock - that grassy
flavor with blunt, dull acidity you get in Perus -no |
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| Rwanda |
Gatare A |
412f |
83 |
baked ans underdeveloped, thin |
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| Rwanda |
Gatare A |
415f |
82 |
ditto. Seems thinner. Trigonelline bitterness |
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| Rwanda |
Gatare A |
418f |
85 |
riper roast flavor, still not at full development |
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| Rwanda |
Gatare A |
422f |
85 |
better |
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| Rwanda |
Gatare A |
426f |
86 |
sweeter, not bitter |
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| Rwanda |
Gatare A |
430f |
87 |
best complexity, sweetness, body |
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| Rwanda |
Gatare A |
432f |
86 |
just a hair less bright, perhaps, than 430 degree
roast |
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| Costa Rica |
Peaberry Naranjo |
C+ |
84 |
cups slightly old, but shows potential - was a great
coffee when fresh |
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| Costa Rica |
WP Decaf |
C+ |
84.5 |
excellent aroma, decent body, good clean brightness |
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| Sulawesi |
WP Decaf |
C+ |
84 |
low acidity, earthy hint - very true to the cup
character |
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| Kenya |
WP Decaf |
C+ |
86 |
Mild at first but as it cools very clean, sweet and
bright. |
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| Timor |
WP Decaf |
C+ |
82 |
neutral cup character - No |
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| Colombia |
WP Decaf |
C+ |
83.5 |
Nice cup, a little funky |
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| Bolivia |
Cenaproc de Montana PB |
FC |
87 |
more toned down brightness than the C+ roast, really
excellent coffee |
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| Flores |
Bajawa |
C+ |
84 |
Interesting cup - cross between PNG and Timor, a
little funky too. Better than earlier Flores samples |
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| India |
Matadakad Estate PB |
FC |
84.5 |
Nutty, roasted peanut, FC is better, creamy |
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| India |
Dewan Estate AA |
FC |
86 |
creamy, fruited, winey, nice cup! |
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| Origin |
Coffee Name |
Roast |
Total Score |
More Evaluation? |
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| Sumatra |
Aged |
FC++ |
82 |
a mix of pain and pleasure - after initial burned
rubber aroma, it is like smoked oak coffee, very low acidity |
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| Colombia |
Reserva |
C+ |
86 |
Very attractive, balanced cup |
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| Colombia |
Organic San Lorenzo Narino |
C+ |
80 |
defective - must have baked in the container - hay,
woody, baggy |
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| Sumatra |
Organic Gayo Mountain 8247 |
FC |
86 |
Very nice, clean lot, sweet, humus-mossy, nice! |
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| Sumatra |
Organic Gayo Mountain 8309 |
FC |
86 |
ditto |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Tassia |
FC |
83 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Bulk PB |
FC |
84 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Tassia |
FC |
83 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Tinganga |
FC |
84 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Tassia PB |
FC |
83 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Deep River |
FC |
85 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Tassia Flat Bean |
FC |
84 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Hiriga |
FC |
83 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Tassia Flat |
FC |
81 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Yara |
FC |
82 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Tinganga |
FC |
85 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Gaturine PB |
FC |
86 |
Might be interesing? |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot PB Bulk |
FC |
82 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Benuar |
FC |
83 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kangoacheke |
FC |
81 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Ntongoro |
FC |
83 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Gaturine |
FC |
85 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Gikongoro |
FC |
83 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Gikongoro PB |
FC |
84 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Gikongoro |
FC |
82 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kaukiswa |
FC |
84 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Karangaita |
FC |
82 |
No |
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| Origin |
Coffee Name |
Roast |
Total Score |
More Evaluation? |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Munani PB |
FC |
88 |
Yes - definite bid on this lot |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Tatu |
FC |
82 |
No |
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| Ethiopia |
Harar Horse 12531 |
FC |
82 |
No |
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| Ethiopia |
Harar Horse 12532 |
FC |
84 |
No - best of the early arrivals but more of a
blender than a straight SO coffee |
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| Ethiopia |
Harar Horse 12533 |
FC |
83 |
No - 2nd place |
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| Ethiopia |
Harar Horse Special Prep |
FC |
84.5 |
No- lacks character, but clean cup. |
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| Ethiopia |
Harar Horse 10935 |
FC |
81 |
No |
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| Ethiopia |
Natural Sidamo 10600 |
FC |
82 |
Rough cup. Lacks redeeming qualitites |
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| Yemen |
Sana'ani1 |
FC |
82 |
Aged, baggy taint |
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| Yemen |
Sana'ani1 |
FC |
84 |
Better but not there yet |
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| Sumatra |
DP 10407 |
FC |
82 |
No |
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| Mexico |
WP Decaf |
FC |
80 |
broken beans etc - cup is decent but No |
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| Colombia |
SWP Decaf |
Fc |
82 |
Good body , No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Ndithia |
FC |
85 |
Spicey, but not very complex |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Konyu |
FC |
84 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kakindu |
FC |
80 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Tatu |
FC |
84 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Jungle |
FC |
82 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kirimara |
FC |
86 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Gethumbwini |
FC |
84 |
- too early in the cup, very mild cup |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kakindu |
FC |
84 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Tatu 2 |
FC |
83 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Jungle 2 |
FC |
81 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Ivui |
FC |
78 |
awful |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Mbululu |
FC |
80 |
very bad too |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Mguku |
FC |
83 |
No |
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| Origin |
Coffee Name |
Roast |
Total Score |
More Evaluation? |
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| Yemen |
Mattari |
C+ |
84 |
slight winey, but not complex |
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| Yemen |
Mattari |
FC+ |
84 |
flat, carbony |
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| Yemen |
Sanani |
C+ |
82 |
Hay like, dried grass, earth -No |
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| Yemen |
Sanani |
FC+ |
80 |
flattens out as it darkens |
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| Sumatra |
DP Mandheling Gr1 12793 |
C+ |
81 |
No - this cup musty/ moldy |
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| Sumatra |
DP Mandheling Gr1 12793 |
C+ |
82 |
No |
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| Sumatra |
DP Mandheling Gr1 12751 |
C+ |
82 |
No -consistent but lacks body - unpleasant
brightness |
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| Sumatra |
DP Mandheling Gr1 12751 |
C+ |
80 |
No |
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| Sumatra |
DP Mandheling Gr1 12841 |
C+ |
79 |
No -moldy hint |
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| Sumatra |
DP Mandheling Gr1 12841 |
C+ |
80 |
No -moldy hint |
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| Sumatra |
Iskandar |
FC |
85 |
good caramel sweetness, etc |
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| Brazil |
Faz Brauna Natural |
FC+ |
82 |
great body, thick, rather flat |
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| Brazil |
Faz Brauna CD pulped natural |
C+ |
83.5 |
good delicate Brazil |
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| Brazil |
Faz Brauna Peaberry |
C+ |
85 |
more acidity, good crisp cup, honey sweet |
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| Brazil |
Fazenda Ipanema Dulce |
C++ |
83 |
nice, balanced, |
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| Brazil |
Boa Sorte - Bettania and Jr |
FC+ |
81 |
a bit rough, not bad, good body |
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| Mexico |
HG EP Turquesa Chiapas |
C+ |
79 |
some sweetness, but really not specialty coffee |
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| Mexico |
HG EP Turquesa Chiapas |
C+ |
80 |
some sweetness, brighter than other lot, but
horrible prep |
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| Mexico |
Organic Esmeralda |
C+ |
72 |
horribly past crop |
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| Puerto Rico |
Yauco Selecto AA |
C+ |
83 |
good herbal sweetness, almond, very mild (expected) |
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| Java |
WP Decaf |
C |
84 |
good body, low brightness - mild but nice |
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| Java |
WP Decaf |
FC+ |
82 |
has good roast taste, less body though |
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| Bolivia |
CoE Pico de Tucan |
C+ |
86 |
great aroma, cherry blossom floral aspect, apple,
med body, sassafras |
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| Sulawesi |
Wet Process Kalossi |
C+ |
88 |
fantastic floral and vanilla, aromatic wood,
balance, brightness |
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| Jamaica |
Blue Mountain Mavis Bank GR 1 |
C |
81 |
no aroma or fragrance, flat, DOA |
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| Jamaica |
Blue Mountain Mavis Bank GR 1 |
C++ |
80 |
ditto - worse actually. Just no flavors to describe
- tastes low grown, flat |
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| Jamaica |
Blue Mountain Mavis Bank GR 1 |
FC |
81 |
some roast taste here but basically a low grown
flavor with no aroma or brightness |
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| Origin |
Coffee Name |
Roast |
Total Score |
More Evaluation? |
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| Hawaii |
Kona Purple Mountain |
C |
83.5 |
caramelly, sweet floral, interesting resinous note,
foresty, sap? |
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| Hawaii |
Kona Purple Mountain |
FC |
82 |
Good roast taste and balance but I prefer C roast
here |
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| Puerto Rico |
Yauco Selecto AA |
C |
83 |
too light roast for this coffee, bullion, |
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| Puerto Rico |
Yauco Selecto AA |
FC |
84.5 |
root beer aroma, spice, better than C roast |
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| Tanzania |
AA Ruvuma |
C+ |
84.5 |
sweeter, floral, delicate |
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| Tanzania |
AAA Ruvuma11940 |
C+ |
82 |
Something unclear, almost dirty in the finish |
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| Zimbabwe |
AA+ Salimba 11524 |
C+ |
78 |
Cabbage, celery, salty |
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| Zimbabwe |
AA+ Salimba 11528 |
C+ |
78 |
Ditto |
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| Zambia |
Lupili 11529 AA+ |
C+ |
83 |
re-test the Lupili lots - appears to have E african
wildness but some sweetness (buried) some brightness - some balance. Roast is
too light here - try an FC+ |
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| Zambia |
Lupili 11525 AA+ |
C+ |
84.5 |
See above |
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| Ethiopia |
Yirgacheffe Idodo Nat |
C+` |
92 |
Fantastic cup - nuf said |
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| Tanzania |
Peaberry FAQ+ 3312 |
C+ |
82 |
Unsure about this character - possibly medicinal
fruitiness |
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| Tanzania |
Peaberry FAQ+ 3210 |
FC |
83 |
Unsure again - possible rubbery RE-TEST |
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| Uganda |
AA+ Bugisu Conventional |
C+ |
81 |
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| Uganda |
Organic Bugisu 16+ screen |
C+ |
83.3 |
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| Brazil |
Organic Camocim Yellow Icatu |
C+ |
84.5 |
Bright aspect, excellent body |
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| Brazil |
Organic Red Catuai |
C+ |
75 |
A horrible cup - the sample was 50% foxy bean |
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| Honduras |
Ojohona San Lucas Sortero Escoto Estate |
C+ |
84 |
Nice cup, sweet finish- this is a pre-ship 50 bagss |
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| Guatemala |
Huehuetenango Finca La Esperanza |
C+ |
84.5 |
Fruity, marmalade, a bit green |
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| Papua New Guinea |
Red Mountain A/X |
C+ |
78 |
Baggy old |
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| Papua New Guinea |
Red Mountain A/X LOT 2 |
C+ |
83 |
You know, so-so |
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| Yemen |
Sanani MOL 11/05 |
C++ |
80 |
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| Yemen |
Sanani MOL 11/05 |
FC+ |
83 |
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| Yemen |
Sanani MOL 1/06 |
C++ |
81 |
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| Yemen |
Sanani MOL 1/06 |
FC+ |
84 |
Best of the bunch but not sure - waiting on other
samples |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kahunyo |
FC |
82 |
Dirty |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Gaaki Central |
FC |
87 |
Nice, but exemplary? Dunno |
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| Origin |
Coffee Name |
Roast |
Total Score |
More Evaluation? |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kiriani |
FC |
83 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kagongo |
FC |
84 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Nyanja |
FC |
85 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Ngerwe |
FC |
84 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Mchana |
FC |
84.5 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Ruera |
FC |
85 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Gethumbwini |
FC |
86 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Nyala |
FC |
86 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Manira |
FC |
82 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kevote |
FC |
86 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kiunyo |
FC |
85 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kianyangi |
FC |
83 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Teremuka 1 |
FC |
84 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Teremuka 2 |
FC |
82 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Yadini |
FC |
83 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Mika |
FC |
86 |
Interesting, but not WOW |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Riabai |
FC |
81 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Mtaro |
FC |
83 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Tinganga |
FC |
82 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Ndumbeiri |
FC |
87 |
best of the table - locked it up with Stumpy |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Ngaita |
FC |
85 |
No |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Ruiruiru |
FC |
83 |
locked it up with Stumpy - we take the bulk of it. |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kiriani |
FC |
83 |
No |
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| Colombia |
Los Mujeres de Guyaba |
FC |
84 |
lower toned, husky, something a bit too rough in
there. |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kigutha |
FC |
86 |
potent, rindy |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Gethumbwini PB |
FC |
84 |
salty - not nearly as good as earlier samples |
|
| Kenya |
Auction Lot Farran |
FC |
86 |
nice |
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| Origin |
Coffee Name |
Roast |
Total Score |
More Evaluation? |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kigutha II |
FC |
84 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kithungururu AA |
FC |
89 |
incredible cup, heavily fruited and winey YES |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Gethumbwini AA |
FC |
83 |
lacking |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Hirig |
FC |
88 |
Very nice lot, right up there with #5 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kamoko |
FC |
85 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Mwangi |
FC |
87 |
nice, but 5 and 7 beat it |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kiungu |
FC |
86 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kiuu Peaberry |
FC |
82 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Gaaki Central PB |
FC |
86 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Gaaki Central AA |
FC |
88 |
best on the table this week |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kabingara |
FC |
83 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kainamui |
FC |
85 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Manira |
FC |
80 |
-not good at all |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kariaini |
FC |
82 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Gatuya |
FC |
83 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Gichathani |
FC |
86 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kieni |
FC |
82 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Thangathi |
FC |
83 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kainamui |
FC |
85 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Mchana |
FC |
84/87 |
cold it is flat, rebrewed hot it comes to life. |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kihumbu |
FC |
82 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Mirundi |
FC |
88 |
very bright, very good cup, best of this table |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Mitondo |
FC |
85 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kiiriangoro |
FC |
82 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Karatina |
FC |
86 |
lower intensity but nice citrus |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Karagoto |
FC |
87 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Mitondo |
FC |
83 |
apple vinegar, not good |
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| Origin |
Coffee Name |
Roast |
Total Score |
More Evaluation? |
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| Mexico |
Organic Chiapas |
FC |
78 |
bad ashy taint - seriously bad |
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| Panama |
Panamaria Estate Boquete |
FC |
83 |
Nice cup, good, acidity, not super special |
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| Panama |
Carmen Estate |
FC |
85 |
Not our 1800m coffee - regular lot pre-ship. Bice
cup |
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| Rwanda |
Schluter Lot |
FC |
82 |
Average good |
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| Kenya |
AA Top |
FC |
83 |
Good, but some funky aftertaste as it cools |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Koimbi |
FC |
84 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kariko |
FC |
85.5 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Ivinge |
FC |
84 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Oreti PB |
FC |
82 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Mchana PB |
FC |
85 |
a nice lot, not enough to go after it tho |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kaliluni AA |
FC |
88 |
Very nice, very bright, white grapefruit - but not
sourish |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Makwa |
FC |
86 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Ivory |
FC |
84.5 |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Kiandu |
FC |
80 |
fermented fruit - not good |
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| Kenya |
Auction Lot Muthigini |
FC |
82/87 |
At first I thought it was off (maybe some carryover
from Kiandu) but then it improved when warm, then a bit regular when cold -
not sure about this coffee. |
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| Kenya |
Arrival Auction Lot Tinganga |
FC |
82 |
blach |
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| Kenya |
Arrival Auction Lot Nyeri Hill |
FC |
85 |
nice bright lot |
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| Kenya |
Arrival Auction Lot Nchengo |
FC |
83 |
uh |
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| Kenya |
Arrival Auction Lot Nchengo2 |
FC |
84 |
nicer |
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| Kenya |
Arrival Auction Lot New Pilon |
FC |
81 |
nice name- mediocre lot |
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| Kenya |
Arrival Auction Lot githemode |
FC |
81 |
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| Kenya |
Arrival Auction Lot Kirigara |
FC |
84 |
so-so |
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| Kenya |
Arrival Auction Lot Mchana pb |
FC |
87 |
luckily, the favorite |
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| Kenya |
Arrival Auction Lot Machure |
FC |
83 |
uh |
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| Kenya |
Arrival Auction Lot Fairview |
FC |
84 |
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| Kenya |
Arrival Auction Lot Egaads |
FC |
84 |
others liked it more, I thought it lacked depth |
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| Origin |
Coffee Name |
Roast |
Total Score |
More Evaluation? |
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| Ethiopia |
FTO Yirgacheffe sample 3 |
c+ |
87 |
Kasmine, very floral, almost soapy floral |
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| Ethiopia |
Yirgacheffe MOL |
c+ |
85 |
Nice, lower toned cup, not as dynamic |
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| Kenya |
Doondu Estate |
C+ |
83 |
sweet but too mild |
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| Kenya |
Karagaita Estate |
C+ |
82 |
herby, mild |
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| Kenya |
Gaturine PB |
C+ |
86 |
rootbeer, apple, darker roast - sample a bit old |
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| Brazil |
Fazenda Passeio CD |
FC |
83 |
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| Brazil |
Fazenda Rodomunho |
FC |
83 |
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| Brazil |
Fazenda Cachoeira YB |
FC |
85 |
sweet, good body, need lighter roast sample |
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| Rwanda |
FT Rusenyi |
FC |
86 |
black walnut, creamy but med body, clove, spice,
pepper, berry |
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| El Salvador |
Santa Adelaida Organic |
C+ |
85 |
Prefer lighter roast but FC was very fine too |
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| El Salvador |
Matalapa Estate |
C+ |
82 |
Old sample - not fair to judge |
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| Guatemala |
Huixoc Estate 06 |
C+ |
83 |
good chocolate, better as it cools, fair quality
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