Brazil Honey Process Yellow Bourbon just arrived!

by coeyoung | Nov 16, 2016 | Cupping Notes, Latest News, New Release

We have just finished the first cupping session of this amazing Brazil. It is very sweet, has a velvet like mouth feel, with flavors of milk chocolate covered peanut and finishes with a very subtle brightness – really nice…

Brazil “Bob O Link” bird friendly

by coeyoung | Sep 24, 2016 | Cupping Notes

we taste: milk chocolate and caramel subtle nutty sweet finish

FTO Harar “O.C.F.C.U.” tasting notes

by coeyoung | Jan 14, 2012 | Africa, Cupping Notes, Update

Unreal classic Harar blueberry aroma, very clean and sweet fruit/ferment and milk chocolate notes with a long Pinot Noir like finish. Harar as it should be.

My palate has reached its limit

by coeyoung | Jul 29, 2011 | Cupping Notes, Sample Roasting

Have spent the last 2 hours sample roasting and cupping 2 Kenya, 1 Brazil. It was hard to bag the Kenya samples to wait for tomorrow. The aroma of sweet lemon, stone fruit and floral notes is very vibrant. Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.

Cupping notes: Tanzania “Mshikamano”

by coeyoung | Jul 2, 2011 | Africa, Cupping Notes

Beautiful sweet/lemon and caramel aroma at the break Powerful, bright and juicy acidity that turns to tropical fruit and lemon Big dry finish This coffee is amazing.

Cupping Tanzania “Mshikamano”

by coeyoung | Jul 1, 2011 | Africa, Cupping Notes

QC cupping results: Very, very clean cup great acidity easily one of the cleanest coffees we have tasted this year looking forward to the second part of this cupping. floral citrus, pine and tropical fruit notes in the aroma