Sweet Maria's Cupping Log V 4.0
Incoming coffee samples at Sweet Maria's, accepted and/or rejected
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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. It doesn't contain my full cupping scores, and really, I don't log every cupping session on the computer, but it gives a good sense of the behind-the-scenes work here. Scroll to the bottom to see the most recent cupping notes. This is 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. We keep making new versions, mostly because they hit a size where the file gets corrupted, and we have to re-do it.
Cupping Sample Log V 1.0
Cupping Sample Log V 2.0
Cupping Sample Log V 3.0
This is the 4th generation of this form. It was last updated on 2/21/08 9:55
Origin Coffee Name rst Total comment
Indonesia Puspaka Java (?) C+ 74.0 extremely baggy sample, might improve with more roast
Ethiopia Kaffa -EthioRoot natural C+ 87.0 strawberry note, lighter body, a nice natural coffee
Ethiopia Kaffa -EthioRoot natural C+ 86.6 gr.3? Fresh tobacco note in finish, very nice.
Indonesia Sulawesi "Genuine" FC 82.0 a rought sample - harsh, swampy
Indonesia Sumatra Blue Batak PB Tarabarita FC 87.0 typical batak sweetness. Nice. Roasts very odd, like little rat turds
Indonesia Sumatra Gr 1 mandheling - Zephyr FC 86.0 a nice, classic mandheling cup
Indonesia Komodo Org decaf Blend V 84.0 a good lot - syrupy, roasted sample a bit dark
Indonesia Sumatra Organic Mandheling FC+ 83.0 average, a bit too flat and boring.
Brazil FTO Poco Fundo 2nd arrival FC 85.0 nice, heavily fruited, a bit pulpy
Brazil Moreninha Formosa new lot FC 85.5 chocolate, body, tobacco, fruit - nice
Bolivia Organic Ciapec Coop C+ 84.0 simple clean cup
Bolivia FTO Caranavi C+ 86.0 nice complexity, nice finish
Costa Rica La Magnolia - Pinhalense C+ 83.0 odd roast note here
Costa Rica La Magnolia - Hottop Prog C- 83.0 too light
Costa Rica La Magnolia - Behmor 1 FC 85.0 best roast of the 4
Costa Rica La Magnolia Behmor 2 C 84.0 lots of jasmine
Guatemala El Injertal Decaf C+ 86.0 good bright cup, fruits and nuts
Guatemala El Injertal Decaf FC 85.0 chocolatey
Mexico Organic Chiapas Proish - Udepom C+ 84.0 salty sharpness
Mexico Organic ? 14591 C+ 83.0 no, unsweet
Mexico Organic ? 14592 C+ 82.0 no
Mexico Oaxaca Don Eduardo C+ 85.5 nice fruited note, like this one
Guatemala Antigua Pastoral C+ 83.0 not bad, not great
Guatemala Huehuetenango fedecocagua C+ 80.0 odd fruity note
Thailand Nacha Arabica Typica C+ 85.0 not bad at all - sweet, balanced
Thailand Nacha Arabica Catimor C+ 82.0 greenish flavor
Brazil Minas Gerais Competition 2nd PN FC 85.0 sweet fruit
Brazil Minas Gerais Competition 3rd Nat FC 84.0 nice balance
Brazil Minas Gerais Competition 3rd PN FC 83.5 good chocolate
Brazil Minas Gerais Competition 2nd Nat FC 86.0 very nice body, balance
Brazil Minas Gerais Competition 1st PN FC 86.0 nice sweet fruit
Brazil Minas Gerais Competition 1st Nat FC 80.0 fermenty fruit
Origin Coffee Name rst Total comment
Brazil Victoria - Espirito Santo "02 Bica: FC 81.0 rough salty cup
Brazil Victoria - Espirito Santo p-15 AC FC 82.0 no
Kenya Mtaro PB 48 B FC 85.0 average
Kenya Kigwandi PB 34 B FC 90.0 very unusual aromatics, jasmine, ripe red pepper sweetness
Kenya Kiandi AA 44 B FC 85.0 good average nyeri coffee
Kenya Mtaro AA 69 B FC 86.0 nice, winey, not spectacular character.
Kenya Their FC 84.0 average
Kenya Kianderi FC 86.0 average good
Kenya Kaganda FC 84.0 average
Kenya Ruera FC 86.0 average good
Kenya Karangaita FC 87.0 nice citric notes
Kenya Ruera PB FC 86.0 average good
Kenya Gachami FC 88.0 liked this one but already have too many lots
Kenya Guama FC 83.0 dull
Kenya Ichamama FC 84.0 average
Kenya Ruiruiru PB FC 90.0 very very fruited, winey, almost over the edge - YES
Kenya Kabruini FC 82.0 dull
Kenya riakiania FC 83.0 average
Kenya Thunguri FC 88.0 nice lot but, again, not the character of the ruiruiru pb lot
El Salvador PN San Emilio FC 86.0 thick syrupy body, chocolate
Brazil Minas Gerais Competition 2nd Nat FC 87.0 delicate floral notes
Brazil Cerrado Natural #245 FC 85.0 great body, choc - nice blend base, clean
Brazil Minas Gerais Competition 2nd PN FC 87.0 fruited and floral hints, lighter body
Papua New Guinea Kuta Wet Mill A/X Preship C+ 85.0 nice brightness and fruit notes, potential
Sulawesi V Toraja G 1 Kalossi FC 85.0 good earth and sweetness -
Panama Lerida Estate Peaberry Preship C+ 88.0 very citric, lemony, especially as it cools
Costa Rica Naranjo Peaberry New Roast C+ 87.0 bright, floral, clean
Mexico FTO Oaxaca Pluma 1st arrival FC 86.0 great bittersweet roast character
Mexico FTO Oaxaca Pluma 1st arrival C+ 85.0 nutty cup, much lower intensity than FC
  DATA LOST HERE-     DATA LOST HERE 4 DAYS, about 20 COFFEES
Nicaragua 15 de Septiembre Coop Organic FC 83.0 something odd and rubbery here
Origin Coffee Name rst Total comment
Nicaragua Losahoren Coop Organic FC 85.0 solid cup, not exciting
Nicaragua La Union Coop Organic FC 84.0 ditto
Nicaragua Sopegsa Coop Organic FC 84.5 ditto
Panama Carmen Estate C+ 85.0 nice cup, finish a bit dicey
Panama Carmen Estate 1800+ Meters C+ 87.5 very bright, lemon citrus, cherry, sweet finish
Costa Rica Vino de Arabica C+ 86.0 winey brightness,
Costa Rica La Horqueta C+ 84.5 a good solid costa, clean and bright
Costa Rica Cerro Alto C+ 84.0 ditto - good but unremarkable
Nicaragua Placeres Pulped Natural C+ 85.5 nice dark fruit here, body
Nicaragua Pacamara Peaberry C+ 88.0 zesty ripe fruit, spice, clove, sweet pepper, a dash ofblack pepper.
Nicaragua Limoncillo Java Cultivar C+ 84.0 a bit briney, java-esque, nutty, sweetens as it cools, lime accent, low acidity, very unusual
El Salvador Pacamara from Duane C+ 80.0 old
Brazil Ipanema Espresso FC 83.0 good average brazil
Brazil Minas Gerais Competition 2nd PN FC 85.0 nice aromatics but kinda flat afterward
Brazil Poco Fundo Organic -Beccor FC 84.0 nice, balanced, not so fruity as our Poco Fundo Lot
Brazil Minas Gerais Competition 3rd PN FC 86.5 nice brightness here, my favorite
Brazil Minas Gerais Competition 3rd Nat FC 86.0 very nice sweet body.
Puerto Rico Yauco Selecto A Grade C++ 83.0  
Puerto Rico Yauco Selecto AA Grade C+ 84.2 nicer cup, slightly lighter roast - interesting light tobacco aromatic here - low grown attribute- fairly flat overall
Tanzania Ngorongoro Convent AA C+ 83.5 odd tight acidity, sourish but nice
Tanzania Tec Estate AB C+ 85.0  
Tanzania Tec Estate AA C+ 86.0  
Tanzania Kanji Laji Estate AA C+ ??? very odd- defective or no? Very interesting.
Jamaica JBM Blue Mountain Mavis Bank Flat C+   modest dry fragrance, some sweet and tobacco hint in wet aroma, very dense cup - compact, mild, good body-creamy, tobacco hint, bittersweet,
Jamaica JBM Blue Mountain Mavis Bank Flat C   see above .
Tanzania Ngorongoro Convent AA Recup C+ 85.8 fruity black currant, lively effervescent, fruit punch, a little odd in the finish, winey-cidery-beery -still, interesting cup character.
Tanzania Tec Estate AB Recup C+ 86.0 good cup, nice rootbeer roast notes
Tanzania Tec Estate AA Recup C+ 85.0 nice, balanced, safe.
Tanzania Kanji Laji Estate AA Recup C+ 74.0 totally defective gassy-weedy flavor, sisal bag
Panama Esmeralda Geisha-Gesha Pre-ship C+ 92.0 fantastic bright
Panama Esmeralda Geisha-Gesha Pre-ship FC 95.0 this cup is spicey, fruited, citric, floral, everythingÉ.
Origin Coffee Name rst Total comment
Mexico Oaxaca Pluma Tres Oros Altura C+ 84.0 good solid Oaxaca - no extra comments
Guatemala Asobagri Coop FTO SHB C+ 86.0 fruity cup, good marmalade sweetness,
Costa Rica La Minita Estate C+ 85.5 bright, floral note on break - ncie cup
Colombia Narino del Abuelo C+ 82.0 something very off here.
Colombia Reserva del Patron C+ 85.5 nice solid cup, great body and balance.
Sumatra Classic Mandheling Old Cultivar FC 86.0 sweetness, earth, foresty, nice
Costa Rica Herbazu Naranjo C+ 86.0 very bright, clean, simple
Kenya Kiairia AA Auction Lot -Moledina C+ 84.0 good solid kenya
Kenya Mutwewathi AA Auction Lot C+ 88.0 best lot for acidity, nyeri-type cup
Kenya Kianyaga AA Auction Lot C+ 85.0 good average
Kenya Giakanja AA Auction Lot C+ 87.0 very odd cup character - dark currant note, lower acidity, a but uriney
Kenya Eaagads AA/AB Lot - Eafca C+ 86.0 nice cup, not absolute top tier
Costa Rica Dota Tarrazu Preship C+ 86.0 good
Costa Rica Dota Tarrazu Preship FC 86.5 more substance here - need to re-screen this lot. Email cafecoop - sebastian about this
Nicaragua COE 12 C+ 86.5 sweet
Nicaragua COE 8 C+ 87.0 bright sweet
Nicaragua COE 17 C+ 85.0 average good
Nicaragua COE 21 C+ 84.0 average good
Nicaragua COE 6 C+ 84.0 corriander
Nicaragua COE 9 C+ 87.0 sweet and anise
Nicaragua COE 15 C+ 83.0 sagey and licorice
Nicaragua COE 19 C+ 87.5 blueberry!
Nicaragua COE 14 C+ 87.0 very bright and citric
Nicaragua COE 18 C+ 85.0 light roast brightness
Nicaragua COE 5 C+ 87.0 very bright, citrusy, some spice
Nicaragua COE 16 FC 87.0 messed up the roast here
Nicaragua COE 20 C+ 84.0 a bit off
Nicaragua COE 23 C+ 85.0 bright light body, nice delicate aftertaste
Nicaragua COE 1 fc 86.0 good berry - darker roast - did not hold up to the roast well
Nicaragua COE 2 C+ 82.0 no- a bit hay-like!!!
Nicaragua COE 27 C+ 85.0 lemony-limey brightness - simple
Nicaragua COE 10 C+ 84.0 light gassy flavor- no
Nicaragua COE 7 C+ 84.5 bright and light- simple
Nicaragua COE 3 C+ 85.0 very bright but not a lot there
Nicaragua COE 13 C+ 80.0 really odd, defective? Retest this one
Nicaragua COE 4 C+ 87.0 extremely bright- sour, almost sour at this roast
Nicaragua COE 11 C+ 84.0 simple
  Nicaragua COE my top 8      
Nicaragua COE 5 santa isabel C+ 88.0  
Nicaragua COE 19 coop luis alberto vasquez org. C+ 87.0  
Nicaragua COE 14 bella aurora C+ 86.0  
Nicaragua COE 9 la esperanza C+ 87.5  
Nicaragua COE 4 la termopilas organic C+ 86.0  
Nicaragua COE 16 la esperanza (other one) C+ 86.0  
Nicaragua COE 23 los angeles C+ 86.0  
Nicaragua COE 8 el sauce C+ 86.5  
Nicaragua Pacamara Peaberry C+ 87.0  
Kenya Main Crop Auction Lot Ndumberi Kiambu C+ 86.0  
Kenya Main Crop Auction Lot Embu Mirndi C+ 86.0  
Kenya Main Crop Auction Lot Thimu Kirinyaga C+ 87.0  
Kenya Main Crop Auction Lot Ruiru Tassia C+ 85  
Origin Coffee Name rst Total comment
Kenya Main Crop Auction Lot thika githaka C+ 88.0 a very nice lot but a bit nondescript too
Kenya Main Crop Auction Lot giathugu nyeri C+ 87.0 bright
Kenya Main Crop Auction Lot guama C+ 85.0 no
Kenya Main Crop Auction Lot kianju kirinyaga C+ 85.0 no
Kenya Main Crop Auction Lot kariani muranga C+ 90.0 blackberry syrup - excellent
Java Monsooned Java Arabica FC+ 84.0 good dark barky character, woody, cinnamony
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Haicoff Grade 2 C+ 86.0 very bright citrus, lemony, almost too acidic, sour
Brazil Organic Fazenda Jacaranda FC 86.0 very nice chocolate bittersweet, fruited as it cools, is a natural but very clean cup for a natural
Nicaragua FTO Coop 5 de Junio C+ 85.0 nice solid nica cup
Mexico Organic HG EP Onix C+ 83.0 good brightness but a weedy/ quakery aftertaste
Guatemala Organic/Shade San Juan Utapa C+ 83.0 clean but too wimpy- no defining character
Guatemala La Virgen Organic C+ 84.0 very clean and bright, but not very compelling - just not my cup
Nicaragua FTO Miraflor Coop 2nd Arrival C+ 87.0 again, excellent, bright, solid, structured
Brazil Org Faz Jacaranda C+ 85.5 nice chocolate with fruited backdrop
Costa Rica Organic La Amistad C+ 82.0 very average or even below
Colombia Quebradon Mercanta 3/178/0016 C 80.0 totally baggy
Colombia Quebradon Mercanta 3/178/0016 FC 82.0 a good coffee gone bad
El Salvador Finca Kilimanjaro preship C+ 90.0 excellent, bright, sweet, kenya-esque.
Kenya AA Top Lenana C+ 85.0 good pooled lot, not a sweet maria's coffee though
Ethiopia Sidamo Wet Process Preship Atl. C+ 85.0 nice but a little bit of fish fertilizer too.
Ethiopia Yirg Haicoff (again) C+ 87.0 super bright, maybe too sour.
Yemen Sanani 6869 $$$$$ C+ 84.5 good, some sweetness, not extraordinary
Indonesia Sumatra Karo Highlands TP 4645 C+ 84.0 good but extremely mild
Guatemala CoE El Socorro Y Anexos C 86.5
Guatemala CoE San Jose Oca–a C 88 excellent - we are buying this already
Guatemala CoE San Jose El Yalu C 86
Guatemala CoE Asoc. De Caf. De San Cristobal Y Tamahu C 89 fruity
Guatemala CoE Santa Elisa Pachup C 87
Guatemala CoE El Injerto I C 88 very nice - delicate finish - share with stumptown
Guatemala CoE Teanzul C 85
Guatemala CoE Vista Hermosa C 88
Guatemala CoE San Rafael Pacun C 87
Guatemala CoE Santa Ana Y Anexos C 85
Guatemala CoE El Porvenir C 86
Guatemala CoE Viviano C 85
Guatemala CoE Daniel C 85
Guatemala CoE El Platanar Y Anexos C 85
Guatemala CoE Dos Marias C 87 nice
Guatemala CoE Idolia C 85
Guatemala CoE Candelaria C 88 sleeper lot - very nice
Guatemala CoE La Merced C 83
Guatemala CoE San Sebastian C 84
Brazil Wp Decaf Mogiana C+ 84.4 good creamy cup
Brazil Wp Decaf Mogiana FC+ 84.0 solid for blending, perfer lighter roast as standalone
Ethiopia Dry Process Sidamo MC Decaf C+ 86.0 Excellent fruited cup, medium to light body
Nicaragua FTO Coop 5 de Junio IAC C+ 84.5 basic cup
Nicaragua FTO Coop 5 of June ROYAL C+ 85.0 still a basic cup, good, solid, a step below miraflor
Mexico Organic HG EP Onix C+ 83.0 very mild
Guatemala Organic/Shade San Juan Utapa C+ 84.5 clean, mild
Guatemala Organic San Marcos Royal C+ 85.0 very fruity, dangerous fruity, not sure about this.
Colombia Quebradon Mercanta 3/178/0016 C+ 81.0 recup: result - confirmed as totally baggy
Colombia Huila Pitalito Royal C+ 85.0 nice cup but 2nd rate next to san augustin
Colombia Huila San Augustin 15595 FC 87.0 fantastic berry and chocolate
Colombia Huila San Augustin 15595 C+ 87.0 bright, more peachy, sweet canned peach
Costa Rica Organic Las Lajas C+ 84.0 better than La Amistad but a bit baked catuai flavor
Costa Rica Organic Las Lajas Miel C+ 84.5 good body, some of that same flavor
Costa Rica Dota Dry Process C+ 85.0 low acid, body, soft cup, some berry note
Costa Rica Dota Dry Process FC+ 85.3 low acid, thick thick body, mild, some winey note
Costa Rica Dota Dry Process recup FC+ 86.7 much greater intensity after overnite rest
Costa Rica Las Lajas Org C+ 84.0 just donŐt like this flavor, period
El Salvador Bourbon Amarillo resample C+ 86.0 like this, especially as it cools
Costa Rica Los Naranjos Peaberry special C+ 86.5 very bright, grapefruity, nice, slightest hint of age?
Ethiopia Limmu Washed C+    
Origin Coffee Name rst Total comment
Java Blawan offer sample C++    
Sumatra Mandheling classic FC    
Colombia Huila San Augustin 15595 recup C+    
El Salvador CoE La Monta–a C+ 88.0 complex, a tad musty
El Salvador CoE Suiza C+ 89.0 sweet citrus and herbs, but catimor content???
El Salvador CoE Cerro Negro C+ 84.0  
El Salvador CoE La Hondurita C+ 84.0  
El Salvador CoE Nombre de Dios C+ 82.0 tired
El Salvador CoE Himalaya C+ 88.0 bright and balanced
El Salvador CoE Croacia C+ 88.0 sweet citrus
El Salvador CoE Alaska C+ 88.0 sweet and minty
El Salvador CoE Bella Vista C+ 88.0 bright and tightly knit cup
El Salvador CoE San JosŽ C+ 84.0  
El Salvador CoE Divina Providencia C+ 84.0 waxy - grassy
El Salvador CoE El Optimismo C+ 84.0  
El Salvador CoE Monte Rey C+ 85.0 a bit odd and tinny
El Salvador CoE Los Alpes C+ 84.0  
El Salvador CoE Shangril‡ C+ 84.0  
El Salvador CoE Altamira C+ 84.0  
El Salvador CoE La Batalla C+ 85.0 average, creamy, ripe
El Salvador CoE Aconcagua C+ 84.0  
El Salvador CoE El Porvenir C+ 89.0 sweet pacamara- mild
El Salvador CoE Malacara ŇBÓ C+ 88.0 bright - nice cup
El Salvador CoE Miralvalle C+ 84.0  
El Salvador CoE Santa Josefita C+ 86.0 nice, a bit softer than others
El Salvador CoE Siberia C+ 88.0 very orangy, balanced, waxy body
Colombia El Caucho Cup of Excellence C+ 88.0 excellent arrival, same as auction sample.
Sumatra Sidikalang Grade One FC 86.0 very nice rustic coffee
Africa Highlands WP Decaf FC 86.5 bright fruited- yirg influenced cup.
Kenya Gethumbwini PB arrival C+ 90.0
Kenya AA Karatina Arrival C+ 90.0
Kenya Thimu Kirinyaga PB C+ 89
Kenya Gachami PB arrival FC 85.0 nice, but not an SM coffee
Kenya Auction Lot Tegu C+ 84.0
Kenya Auction Lot Thimu Peaberry Kirinyaga C+ 89.0
Kenya Auction Lot Gachami PB C+ 84.0
Kenya Auction Lot Kiburi C+ 85.0
Kenya Auction Lot Thimu AA C+ 85.5
Kenya Auction Lot Ruera PB C+ 85.0
Kenya Auction Lot Rianjue PB C+ 85.5
Kenya Auction Lot Mburi C+ 84.0
Kenya Auction Lot Gethumbwini PB C+ 90.0 the best of this table
Kenya Auction Lot Gachami PB Lot 2 C+ 84.5
Kenya Auction Lot Karatina AA C+ 88.0 very clean, lively, citrusy, articulate
El Salvador Finca Kilimanjaro C+ 88.0  
Sumatra Tabu Jamu C+ 85.0
Costa Rica Organic Las Lajas C+ 83.4 do not like this character
Costa Rica Organic Las Lajas Miel P.N. C+ 84.4 nice, but still a bit odd per the wet processed samples
Kenya AA Top Lenana C+
Ethiopia Sidamo Wet Process Preship Atl. C+
Ethiopia Yirg Haicoff (again) C+
Yemen Sanani 6869 $$$$$ C+
Indonesia Sumatra Karo Highlands TP 4645 C+
Costa Rica CoE Cerro Paldo C+ 87.0 nice, but no 1?
Costa Rica CoE Guacumal C+ 85.5 unattrative finish
Costa Rica CoE Helsar de Zarcero C+ 86.0 no
Costa Rica CoE La Finca de Licho C+ 87.0 rindy - nice cup
Costa Rica CoE Carrizal C+ 85.0 too dark roast
Costa Rica CoE La Uni—n C+ 86.0 soft
Costa Rica CoE Hacienda Alsacia C+ 85.0 no
Costa Rica CoE El Cerro, çngeles Norte C+ 86.0  
Costa Rica CoE La Rosa C+ 86.0  
Costa Rica CoE La Garita C+ 85.0 odd finish
Costa Rica CoE El Cedral C+ 86  
Costa Rica CoE Santander** C+ 86.0  
Costa Rica CoE CafŽs Sin Limites C+ 86.0 bright with floral notes
Costa Rica CoE Santa Elena C+ 85.0  
Costa Rica CoE Rio Grande C+ 86.0  
Costa Rica CoE Santa Lucia, GŽnesis, Los Anonos C+ 89.0 very bright - outstanding cup. 1750 meters naranjo
Costa Rica CoE La Esperanza C+ 86.0  
Costa Rica CoE Lote Randall C+ 86.0 very citric and bright
Costa Rica CoE Libano C+ 86.5  
Costa Rica CoE El Patio C+ 85.0  
Costa Rica CoE Carrizal C+ 85.0  
Costa Rica CoE San Rafael C+ 85.0  
Costa Rica CoE La Edda S.A. C+ 85.0  
Costa Rica CoE Agr’cola Los Robles de Naranjo C+ 85.0  
Costa Rica CoE El Vapor C+ 84.0  
Costa Rica Finca Tono Dota Tarrazu Miel C+ 84.0
Panama Bambito Estate C+ 87.0 very interesting "wild note" in the finish of this coffee
Costa Rica Candelilla Estate Geisha - Gesha C+ 87.0
Costa Rica Candelilla Estate Geisha - Gesha FC+ 86.0
Guatemala Asodet San Marcos Organic C+ 85.0
El Salvador Bourbon Amarillo C+ 86.5
Papua New Guinea Kimel A / X First Arrival C+ 84.0
Kenya Auction Lot Ruarai AA C+ 87.0
Sumatra Lintong Triple Pick 0755 FC 84.0
Sumatra Lintong Special Triple 0756 FC 86.0
Sumatra Lintong Triple Pick 0841 FC 83.5
Sumatra Classic Mandheling Old Cultivar 15573 FC 86.5
Sumatra Lintong Aged Special FC 85.0
Java Blawan Estate FC 83.0
Java Pancoer Estate FC 84.5
Nicaragua Limoncillo Java Cultivar Pulp Natural C+ 84.5 more body, chocolate than wet processed, more indonesia-like
Colombia Excelso Pitalito Faisury Toro C+ 85.5 creamy, balanced, brothy.
Origin Coffee Name rst Total comment
Colombia Excelso Pitalito Faisury Toro S-2 C+ 85.5 ditto, plus spicy, peppery
Panama Finca La Berlina Organic 2 ship C+ 87.0 very nice brightness, sweet finish, best lot of berlina
Costa Rica Herbazu Naranjo C+ 85.0 bright, odd "alchohol" taste too - roast?
Costa Rica La Horqueta Top 50 meters C+ 86.0  
Costa Rica Alturas de San Ramon C+ 85.5 nice cup, not exciting.
Guatemala SHB San Juan C+ 84.4 good solid average - no
Guatemala San Jose Oca–a Chimeltenango C+ 88.0 berry, chocolate, structure,
Guatemala Acatenango Buena Vista Gesha C+ 89.5 excellent, as expected
Guatemala Yellow Bourbon Antigua Finca Retana S-1 C+ 87.8 bright, clean. Crisp, structure, classic, best antigua of the year!
Guatemala Yellow Bourbon Antigua Finca Retana S-2 C+ 87.5 ditto - the brightest Antigua I have ever cupped.
Kenya Gethumbwini PB special SM lot C+ 91.0  
Sulawesi Organic Grade One Preship FC 84.5  
Cameroon Boyo FC 83.5  
Cameroon Boyo C+ 68.0 extreme medicinal/grassy defect
Cameroon Boyo S-2 C+ 84.0  
Sumatra Gayo Mountain Org Special FC 87.0  
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe C.I. C+ 86.0  
Brasil BSCA #1 Espresso FC 82.0 baked, a bit grassy
Brasil Fazenda Cachoeria Bourbon FC   slick, oily mouthfeel, herbal flavors: thyme, rosemary
Brasil Camocim Organic Biodynamic FC   nice rustic cup, a bit earthy
Cameroun Sample Roast 2 FC 86.0 thick, compact indonesia-like cup with spice and tea accents
Guatemala Huehuetenango San Vincente 100% Bourbon C+ 85.0 ncie cup, bourbon-like balance
Guatemala San Pedro Necta Insul Huehuetenango C+ 84.0 not my favorite on the table - finish is unresolved
Guatemala Antigua Finca Medina C+ 85.0 bright! Surprising for a antigua
Guatemala Organic San marcos C+ 85.5 very fruity - can this cup be trusted?
Honduras FTO San Marcos -Cocosam C+ 85.5 nice cup - a bit rustic note, bright, papaya-ish, nice mouthfeel
Ethiopia Organic Washed Sidamo 15037 C+ 85.7 good average washed sidamo
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe CI C+ 88.0 very bright, citric, floral yirgacheffe,
Guat Agua Tibia Tests Genecafe Programmable 1 "Full City setting" 14 minutes, 482 f FR 83.0 decent roast quality.
Guat Agua Tibia Tests Genecafe Programmable 1 "Medium setting" 13minutes, 464 f C 86.0 in the lighter roasts, best roast quality, sweetness, than behmor and hottop
Guat Agua Tibia Tests Behmor 18 min P2 1 Lb C 85.0 better roast results from the prototype than this production sample - a tad lighter.
Origin Coffee Name rst Total comment
Guat Agua Tibia Tests Old Behmor 18 min P2 1 Lb C+ 86.0 a tad darker than production sample, liked roast a bit more too
Guat Agua Tibia Tests Behmor 18 min P1 1 Lb FR 82.0 cooled with door closed - darkest roast on the table - even with 2+ minutes, the p2 20 minute test is lighter.
Guat Agua Tibia Tests Behmor 20 min P2 1 Lb V   comparable roast results to p1, 12 min, 1/2 lb. - 8 minutes roast difference between 1/2 and 1 lb!
Guat Agua Tibia Tests Behmor 12 min P1 1/2 Lb V   cooled with door closed for 8 min - dark roast - P1 has very much darker roast results than P2
Guat Agua Tibia Tests Behmor 12 min P2 1/2 Lb C   cooled with door open - better finish to the cup, comparable roast degree
Guat Agua Tibia Tests Behmor 12 min P2 1/2 Lb C   cooled with door closed - slight baked or mildly grassy finish in cup - slight!
Ethiopia Organic Sidamo DP- Trabocca C+ 86.0 strawberry, dry earth, peach, dried apricots, herbal - thyme- rosemary
Ethiopia Organic Sidamo DP- Trabocca FC 85.5 more dusty chocolate notes at this roast level;
Sumatra Peaberry Blue Batak - Tarbarita C+ 87.0 brighter than most sumatra, herbal, clove finish
Sumatra Peaberry Blue Batak - Tarbarita FC 87.5 tobacco, clove, herbs, ricolla,
Sumatra Lake Tawar Triple Pick new lot C++ 83.0 long roast, but also seems flat - no, reject
Australia Mountain Top Estate C+ 84.0 mild, some sweetness, at one point a hint of phenol, but then it is gone
Australia Bundja C+   rosemary or coffee
Panama Lerida Peaberry - last bags C+ 87.5 bright - long roast (air problem) baked the cup, but it is still good
Mexico Organic Nayarit C+ 84.7 mild with good sweetness, sorghum, caramel, sisal, honeydew melon
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe CI C+ 86.5  
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kochere - Probat C+ 88.0  
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kochere - Behmor 1/2 lb P2 13 min C+ 87.0 less sweetness than probat roast, but still a very fine cup.
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kochere - Behmor 1/2 lb P2 12min C 86.0  
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kochere - Probat 1/4 Lb p2 8.5 min C- 85.0  
Ethiopia Organic washed Sidamo 14807 C+ 86.0 a nice cup, but not a "94"
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe dry process - Royal C+ 82.0 rough, moldy, dirty
Mexico FTO Chiapas Udepom C+ 84.5 nice cup but not very thrilling
Mexico Altura Chiapas Udepom non organic C+ 86.0 nice fruited cup , cherry, sweet, moderate acidity, grapey,
Sumatra Peaberry Tabarita FC 86.8  
Sulawesi Dry Process Toarco FC 85.0 type sample - huge bean
Sulawesi Semi Washed Toarco FC 85.5 excellent prep
Sulawesi Washed Toarco FC 87.0 sweetest of the 3 samples, excellent aroma, as it cools too.
Guatemala Finca Santa Ana La Huerta C+ 85.8 nice cup, bright, classic
Guatemala La Perla Estate C+ 84.8 soild guat
Guatemala La Victoria Champila 12875 C+ 86.0 nice bourbon-like character - is it some % of bourbon?
Origin Coffee Name rst Total comment
Guatemala La Victoria Champila 13227 C+ 85.4 not as nice as other lot
Guatemala El Carmen Type Sample C+ 85.0 solid guat
Guatemala Antigua Santa barbara C+ 85.0 bright this year, a bit thin
Mexico FTO Udepom Chiapas C+ 84.0 not their best work
Papua New Guinea FTO Waka Jawaka C+ 86.0 fruited, interesting aromatics, moderate acidity
Ethiopia FTO Harar VSC 5090 C+ 86.7 some blueberry notes, rustic for sure, best harars of the season along with the previous horse lot, candied-dried fruit finish
Guatemala Finca Medina Antigua C+ 85.5 nice bright antigua with more depth than the santa barbara
Panama Dry Processed Boquete FC 84.0 fruuuity - too much
Mexico Chiapas FTO Udepom FC 84.0 decent chiapas, nothing outstanding
Ethiopia Trabocca FTO Sidamo DP C+ 87.0 candied, dried fruit - a bit more rustic than I hoped but probably best sidamo of the year
Ethiopia FTO Harar FC 87.0 riped fruit, dried berry É or nearly so. Maybe best harar of year (so far, for sure)
Sumatra Aged VSC 2856 FC 86.0 very pungent aged cup - peppery
Sumatra Tabarita Blue Batak PB FC 87.0 sweet chicory root note
Brazil Beccor Lot 283 58 bags C+ 85.0 liked aromatics but cup is a bit animal-ish
Brazil Beccor Lot 286 14 bags C+ 85.5 better in the cup than 283
Honduras FTO San Marcos -Cocosam C+ 86.0 crisp, clean, sweet malty, honeydew
Guatemala Antigua Santa Barbara C+ 88.0  
Guatemala San Jose Ocana C+ 90.0  
Guatemala Buena Vista Geisha Gesha C+ 93.0  
Costa Rica La Candelilla Gesha Geisha C+ 90.0  
Ethiopia RS Organic Sidamo Decaf C+ 78.0 tastes like phenol to me
Ethiopia RS Unorganic Sidamo decaf C+ 80.0 still, phenol hint.
Ethiopia Harar FTO C+ 84.0 good average harar, great harar for this year. Fruited, a bit of straw too though
Papua New Guinea Kimel X Royal C+ 84.8 some fruit and spice but overall low intensity.
Papua New Guinea Kimel A C+ 84.0 low intensity
Papua New Guinea Plantation A/X Preship C+ 85.3 nice brightness, just a hair above the royal x grade
Colombia 15943 Supremo C+ 86.4 pretty damn good generic colo
Colombia Choco El Carmen del Atrato C+ 86.0 add one for cupping points, elegant, raisiy, very sweet, balanced at C through FC+
Colombia Choco El Carmen del Atrato FC 86.0  
Colombia Huila Valencia 15822 Royal C+ 85.0 good brightness, not very complex
Colombia Huila Santa Maria C+ 83.0 some nice flavor but a baggy hint in this cup
Origin Coffee Name rst Total comment
Colombia Quindio - Genova C+ 84.4 rather flat
Panama Las Victorias C+ 84.5 good, bright
Mexico Chiapas La Union C+ 86.0 banana, praline
Guatemala Maya Ixil FTO El Quiche C+ 84.0 good average, basically
Mexico FTO Oaxaca Decaf C+ 84.0 sweet, light body
Ethiopia FTO Yirgacheffe Grade 2 C+ 85.0 below average brightness and floral aspects
Ethiopia FTO Harar C 86.0 rustic tea notes, clean enough, dried apricots finish
Kenya Ruiruiru Peaberry FC 90.0 very winey, almost pulpy fruit, concord grape juice.
Yemen Sana'Ani Arrival FC 88.0 cinnamon, peach, sweet!
Ethiopia FTO Harar Royal FC 82.0 smells like teenage armpit
Panama Los Lajones Organic Late Harvest C+ 86.0 nice sweetness, mango aroma, cherry, very sweetÉ
Yemen Modelina lot 1 FC 85.0  
Yemen Moledina lot 2 FC 86.0  
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Gr 2 Zephyr C+ 84.0  
Ethiopia Harar Gr 5 Zephyr C+ 85.0  
Ethiopia Sidamo Org Gr 5 Zephyr C+ 82.0  
Sumatra Mandheling 1 Zephyr C+ 83.0 old style - argh.
Ethiopia Golocha Sidamo FC 85.0 heavy body, apricot, some apricot pit flavor too.
Panama Carmen Estate WP Decaf C+ 84.0  
Costa Rica WP Decaf - ? Estate C+ 84.5  
Brazil Moreninha Formosa WP Decaf FC 84.0  
Sumatra Mand DP WP Decaf C+ 84.0  
Papua New Guinea Arokara AA C+ 83.0 odd quakery note - fragrance promised butterscotch but couldn't find it in the cup
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe GR2 IAC C+ 84.0  
Guatemala La Voz Coop Atitlan FTO C+ 83.0  
Yemen Ismaili cc5246 FC 81.0 old tasting, flat, strawlike
Yemen Sanani MOL Sept arrival FC 83.0 something medicinal - off jute flavor?
Honduras COE Old lot Novazan C+ 80.0 flat and baggy
Honduras COE old lot - p? C+ 84.0 bright - not bad really
Ethiopia Sidamo Trabocca DP Special Lot Organic FC 88.0 maybe the best arrival of DP Eth of the year - fruited, berry, winey, excellent
Ethiopia FTO Harar Oromia FC 86.0 a good solid lot, dry mango notes
Origin Coffee Name rst Total comment
Costa Rica Tarrazu WP Decaf -Royal C+ 70.0 phenolic defect in 2 of 5 cups
Nicaragua Dipilto WP Decaf C+ 84.4 good, clean, light body
El Salvador WP Decaf C+ 84.5  
Papua New Guinea WP Decaf C+ 86.0  
Panama Bambito Estate - Behmor Roaster C+ 86.0 More chocolate roast taste and good body.
Panama Bambito Estate - Pinhalense Sample Roaster C+ 86.2 Slightly lighter roast (both still C+), more brightness as expected
Guatemala Gesha Buena Vista C+ 92.0 Outstanding bright complex cup! Superb
El Salvador CoE #9 arrival C+ 88.0 excellent balance and brightess
El Salvador CoE #23 arrival C+ 87.0 sweet, balanced, bright
Kenya Oaklands Estate Lot 400 C+ 92.0 sweet honey and orange- excellent.
Brazil Reginaldo Silvoni Cerrado (Coromandel) Lot 1 63 bgs FC 84.5  
Brazil Top Sky Carmo de Minas 15 bgs #325 FC 85.0  
Brazil Top Sky Carmo de Minas 15 bgs #335 FC 85.2  
Brazil Reginaldo Silvoni Cerrado (Coromandel) Lot 2 18 bgs FC 86.0  
Brazil Reginaldo Silvoni Cerrado (Coromandel) Lot 3 11 bgs FC 85.0  
Brazil Top Sky Carmo de Minas 16 bgs #337 FC 84.0  
Ethiopia Organic Semi-washed Limmu C+ 86.5 odd lot - unsure, sorta cups like a baggy yirg or wet limmu, but itŐs might be nice on its own right
Papua New Guinea Kimel Peaberry 14978 C+ 86.8 sweet, nice, bright
Papua New Guinea Kimel X 14973 C+ 85.5 nice lot, not as bright
Sumatra Mandheling IAC 13369 C+ 84.0 some astringency defect, fresh but a bit off
Sulawesi Kalossi IAC C+ 75.0 tastes like dog doodie
Sulawesi Toraja gr 1 16433 C+ 85.5 nice bright clean cup - out of character for sulwesi a bit
Sumatra IAC lot 2 C+ 86.0 solid sumatra, funky sweetness, nice
Sumatra IAC lot 3 C+ 83.0 on the faded, old side.
Malawi Gesha #39 C+ 84.0 average stuff
Malawi Gesha #19 C+ 84.0  
Malwai Gesha #64 C+ 85.0  
Brazil Moreninha Formosa 283 FC 84.6 GOOD CHOCOLATE, tons of body
Brazil Moreninha Formosa 265 FC 83.0 weird fishy smell
Sumatra Organic Mandheling 16670 FC 86.5 good cup
Ethiopia Org Semiwash Limmu C+ 87.0 interesting, bright, confounding.
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Origin Coffee Name rst Total comment
Ethiopia Organic Yirg 16283 C+ 87.0  
Ethiopia Organic Yirg 16315 C+ 87.0  
Bali   C+ 85.0  
Bali   Fc 85.5  
Brazil Lot 283 16 bags C 85.0 Reginaldo Silvoni Cerrado - coromandel
Brazil Lot 283 FC 84.4  
Brazil Lot 286 7 bags C 85.5 Reginaldo Silvoni Cerrado - coromandel
Brazil Lot 286 FC 86.0  
Brazil Lot 305 14 bags