Cupping Notes 4-3-09

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Today 2 cuppers and I cupped a coffee from the Cenaproc Cooperative in Caranavi, Bolivia.

There were three different roast levels of the same coffee…

Cenaproc

 

 

 

Caranavi, Bolivia

Coffee 1

Coffee 2

Coffee 3

 

Light Roast/Agtron 60

Medium Roast/Agtron 50

Dark Roast/Agtron 40

Fragrance

Milk chocolate, malt, sweet grains, gentle citrus, ripe cherry, roasted nuts, granola, vanilla, cinnamon, lemon

Browned butter, roasted nuts, sweet, grilled bread

Chocolate, seared meat, winey, dusty earth, pepper

Aroma

Sweet chocolate, lemon verbena, apricots, vanilla,

Soy sauce, toasted grains, sweet fruits,

Sweet, deeply toasted nuts, earthy, bitter chocolate, smoke

Break

Lemon

Malt

Dark Chocolate

 

 

 

 

Brightness

Sweet citrus, brightest on table

Medium,

Low, medium gentle

Flavor

Nuts, chocolate, vanilla, savory, sweet oranges, malts, fruity!, yogurt/tangy milky

Nutty, malty, toasted things, sweet, ripe purple fruits, brown sugar, caramel

Smoke, chocolate, grilled meats/zucchini/onions

Body

Medium-thin

Medium, Clean

Medium-full, coating, quick, oily, heavy

Aftertaste

Clean, chocolate, earth, quick

Chocolate, nuts

Baking chocolate, long lasting

 

 

 

 

Overall

Sweet and complex, great citrus brightness, appropriate body, clean chocolate finish

Very savory, deep sweetness, roasted and umami flavors, Medium bright & body, nutty chocolate finish

Earthy and savory aromas, gentle medium brightness, grilled, caramelized flavors, smoky, coating heavy body, chocolate lingering finish

Favorite

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1 Response to “Cupping Notes 4-3-09”


  1. 1 Phil Proteau

    Hey Alex, how did you post a spread sheet? Not that I want to Jack you style, just curious.

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