Greens Alert - Page 191

April 30th, 2021, 12:00 am

jevenator wrote:Klatch running another sale "21MOMS" for 21% off site-wide.

Personally, I'm looking forward to the fresh African lots. As JNick916 asked, does anyone have any insider knowledge?

I am really enjoying both the Rwanda and Kenya. I got 2 pounds of each. I think I will take advantage of this sale and buy more of the Rwanda. The Kenya was amazing as a pour over but there were a fair number of shells and cracked beans. Easy to sort out and the pour over was a tad better than the Rwanda but the Rwanda was better as espresso. Rwanda was easier to roast too.

I ordered both roasted and green just to give myself a target and their roast of the Kenya had the same issues but again...so good as a pour over.

I also got the colombia decaf (superb) and the Nariño (good but not my cup of tea).

#1902: Post by **Chert** » May 4th, 2021, 10:06 am

Non-profit farmer involved Coffee of Atitlan Guatemala now available in honey process. Recently ANACAFE assessed the coffee and q graded at 86 points.

https://juananacoffee.org/

#1903: Post by **Chert** » May 5th, 2021, 2:58 pm

I noticed the coffee on Royal Crown Jewels but I've got plenty. Then I listened to this podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b ... 1201025101.

Now I hope someone posts it on the greens exchange, get me some of that intentional and positive coffee.

Mex Bella Vista Rosalba Cifuentes Family

#1904: Post by **Rickpatbrown** » May 7th, 2021, 11:35 pm

Some early Kenya arriving at Sweet Marias. Sounds pretty tasty. Love me some Kenya!

https://www.sweetmarias.com/kenya-kirin ... -6813.html

#1905: Post by **bradm** » May 8th, 2021, 6:57 am

Also new is the Colombia Pavon Finca Los Palomos:

https://www.sweetmarias.com/colombia-pa ... -6800.html

This looks like the very tasty Colombia Urrao Finca Los Palomos from last year, but "bracing black tea" has been added to the flavor notes. Not my favorite in coffee, so ordered a restrained 2#, along with a shot in the dark with this Peru:

https://www.sweetmarias.com/peru-huabal ... -6779.html

#1906: Post by **Chert** » May 8th, 2021, 10:37 am

I saw that and Colombia Palomos and Burundi Kzizosa and decided trying them at 2# each was best. Too much green coffee on hand for more.

#1907: Post by **EvanOz85** » May 10th, 2021, 10:38 am

Rickpatbrown wrote:Some early Kenya arriving at Sweet Marias. Sounds pretty tasty. Love me some Kenya!

https://www.sweetmarias.com/kenya-kirin ... -6813.html

Picked up 5lbs of the Kenya along with 5lbs of the Colombia Honey Las Aguilas Gesha. I've never had a Colombian gesha before, so excited to get this in the roaster.

https://www.sweetmarias.com/colombia-ho ... -6805.html

#1908: Post by **bradm** » May 10th, 2021, 1:49 pm

Last year's version of that Colombia HLA Gesha was really good, lots of sweetness and complex flavor notes, but I never did get any florals. May have been roasting it too darkly, favorite one was dropped right as FC was finishing. Hope this year's version is great.

#1909: Post by **jevenator** » May 28th, 2021, 2:15 pm

Rwanda Natural Fair Trade Dukunde Kawa Musasa another Klatch offering with interesting tasting notes.

You can read about it on the roasted version

Cupping notes of blackberry, passion fruit, and guava. Creamy chocolate body with lime acidity, plus added flavors of strawberries and cream.

#1910: Post by **olutheros** » June 4th, 2021, 7:52 pm

fyi Sweetmaria's has a washed version of the gesha they offered a few weeks ago: Colombia Las Aguilas Lasso Gesha

plus new yemen sana'a-ibb:

The coffee has a complex scent of spiced Ibarra cocoa powder (a mix of cinnamon and cocoa), with earthy sweet accents of organic material like wood pulp. The wet aroma has a sweet smell of molasses on toast with butter, and I pick up on notes of cooked squash as well, amidst resonant bittersweetness that adds an overall pungent characteristic, especially at Full City/FC+. Middle roasts yield really nice body that pairs well with deep bittering cocoa roast flavors, especially at Full City and beyond. Lighter roasting allows some mild fruited accents to surface, such as dried apricot and date, but remain more in the background compared to rustic bittersweetness. The flavors that really resonate are like baking chocolate and earth tones, that unfold to a complex array of top notes such as toasted pumpkin seed, star anise, aromatic wood, dusty cocoa powder, and a lot more. I roasted one batch to Full City+ specifically for espresso, and was taken a back by how balanced the chocolate roast bittering was. This will make a spectacular espresso base for a cappuccino (or any other milk drink for that matter), and so satisfying as a classic chocolate-toned espresso on its own.