Coffee Notes

Top Beans

2024 The Good Goodies El Diviso & Las Flores (Carambolo) Caturra, Castillo, Colombia https://thegoodgoodies.shop-pro.jp/?pid=183921779 https://www.instagram.com/fincadiviso/ https://www.instagram.com/finca_lasflores90/ https://freshfarmer.com/farm/finca-las-flores/

2022 Saza Coffee Esmeralda Mario Geisha See Esmeralda shootout

2022 Terra del Cafe Nestor Lasso Sidra see also: https://cafesmuda.fr/products/nestor-lasso https://catalyst.cafe/products/colombia-nestor-lasso-sidra https://www.400mgcoffee.ch/products/sidra-colombia

2020 Starbucks Reserve Cerro Azul Geisha https://www.starbucksreserve.com/en-us/coffee/colombia-cerro-azul https://www.discoverstarbucksreserve.com/home/2022/4/9/colombia-cerro-azul-gesha-varietal-march-2022

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https://tsujimoto-coffee.com/fs/sutekinajikan/c/single_beans https://tsujimoto-coffee.com/fs/sutekinajikan/c/b_grandcru

https://shop.coffeecounty.cc/?mode=cate&cbid=1276755&csid=2

Finca Inamculada - 50 EUR for 150g https://kudu.gr/products/colombia-finca-inmaculada-200g-1

Coffee Acirculor https://coffeacirculor.com/collections/geisha-gesha-collection/products/panama-finca-deborah-infinity-geisha-natural-anaerobic?variant=44345358418196 https://coffeacirculor.com/products/panama-finca-deborah-vivid-geisha-natural-carbonic-macerated-washed-finished?variant=40259094708271 https://coffeacirculor.com/products/panama-finca-deborah-symbiosis-geisha-natural-extended-duration-anaerobic?variant=32957472014383 https://coffeacirculor.com/collections/geisha-gesha-collection/products/colombia-esperanza-geisha-natural-nx?variant=44298415014164 https://coffeacirculor.com/collections/geisha-gesha-collection/products/panama-janson-geisha-hacienda-721-natural-anaerobic-nax?variant=44362755735828 https://coffeacirculor.com/collections/geisha-gesha-collection/products/kenya-coffea-circulor-oido-isolated-sl28-natural-multi-stage-hypoxia-nhx?variant=44364774146324 https://coffeacirculor.com/collections/geisha-gesha-collection/products/panama-janson-geisha-hacienda-735-natural-anaerobic-nax?variant=44493891666196

https://www.padrecoffee.com.au/collections/filter-single-origin/products/colombia-cerro-azul-geisha-filter?variant=43382145777884

https://ogawacoffeelaboratory.com/item/100038 https://www.larbreacafe.com/products/sudan-rume https://www.moyeecoffee.com/microlot-huila-by-world-barista-champion-diego-campos/?lang=en https://enjoylunacoffee.com/product/limited-o2-natural-from-wush-wush-village-in-keffa-ethiopia/

Hmm… https://onacoffee.com.au/products/filter-reserve-option-2-m1

2024-12-04 Manhattan Coffee Roasters

Went a bit crazy

• El Vergel Decaf Filter 250
• Shoondhisa Filter 250
• Panela Sticky Filter 250
• Coffea Diversa Geisha Filter 125
• Coffea Diversa Ghimbi Filter 125
• El Paraiso Wush Wush Filter 125
• El Paraiso Geisha Filter 125
• El Paraiso Filter 125
• Pino Alto Filter 125

Wush Wush vs Geisha

Anti-Maceration - both drained quicker than usual, very bright, bordering on astringent Uh, initial reaction is … not a fan?

Wush Wush - smells a bit peanut buttery/creamy, almost like mashed potatoes and butter taste is like grapefruit, juicy, but with a more rounded mouthfeel and a slight richer note as an aftertaste.

Geisha - candied/flowery/fruity smell. very bright and juicy when drinking, first note is floral, but like in an outdoor garden type of way, hibiscus. not so pleasant sourness if you move it around your mouth.

To try:

• Grind from 4.33 to 3.66
• A/B the Geisha
  • Double 600/200 for stable temp @ 92C
  • Double 600/200 for stable temp @ 99C

99C definitely worse, undrinkable 92C is better drain didn’t go

try 85C (300g) @ 3 - worse than 92C.

https://manhattancoffeeroasters.com/product/coffees/world-class/el-paraiso-geisha-anti-maceration/

Shoondhisa Filter (Exceptional)

250G for €18.50 (~¥2920) Roasted: 2024-11-28 Locaation: Guji, Ethiopia Producer: Ture Waji Varieties: Gibririnna 74110, Serto 74112 Processing: Anaerobic Natural

Beans: small, pebbly, very light roast. Sweet, slightly bready, candied fruit (natural) smell Brew: Kasuya Devil’s Recipe: 15g, 56/105/210g - 99C, 96C pour, 70C, 1:16-1:50 immersion Taste:

• 12-4: Clear and light, but with a juicy/smooth mouth feel. Very fruity berry taste, without being sour, a sweet, slightly candied/tea aftertaste. Very easy to drink, very tasty.

Misc

Good Goodies, one of my favs local roasters Coffeedot

2024-01-20 - Leaves Coffee

Panama Iris Symmetry V3 Jasper

100g for ¥8,500 Roasted 1/18 Review 3/7, 3/13 Smell: the beans smell good, slightly bready sweetness, maybe a hint of candy/chocolate Brew smell: a bit rich/complex smell, more like a slightly darker roast than a traditional geisha Brew method: Kasuya Devil’s Recipe

• 15g, 50g/100g/220g - 98C, 96C pour, 75C, didn’t drain until 2:20 oops
• 15.8g, 51g, 108g, 212g - 98C, 95C pour, 70C at 1:16, 1:46 drain (finished around 2:30, ) Taste:

• 3/7: Very juicy/fruity, has a bit of a wine and plum taste with an tangy acidic finish. Not my fav flavor profile tbt. When cold has more of a chocolate taste, actually way tastier.
• 3/13: Better brewing this time. More mellow and pleasant w/ this second pour, less extraction got way less astringency. Still a big tangier than I like, notes still stand. Very juicy.

Region: Volcan, Chiriqui Producer: Jamison Savage, Sasa Sestic, Elvin Siew Variety: Geisha Apple, Raisin, Sake, Jouji, Chocolate, Grape Process: CM Natural

Colombia Inmaculada Signature Sudan Rume

100g for ¥8,200 Roasted 1/4 Review 2/27 Smell: a good smelling bean, has a longan like, slightly bready sweetness Brew smell: Rich floral, slightly sweet/caramel Brew method: Kasuya Devil’s Recipe (15g, 60g/103g/207g - 98C, 96C pour, 70-72C) Taste: clean cup, medium body, very tangy taste but with a sweet tail, I can see the grape/plum comparsion, has a darker sweet chocolatey undertone and a short bitter tail I’ve never had a Sudan Rume, so wanted to try it.

Region: Pinchinde, Valle de Cauca Producer: Holguin Family Altitude: 1700-2000M Variety: Sudan Rume Process: Natural Notes: kyoho grape, plum, violet, 95% chocolate, candy, clean

Reference:

• https://onyxcoffeelab.com/products/colombia-inmaculada-sudan-rume
• https://threecoffee.com/products/colombia-inmaculada-signature-sudan-rume

2023-11-19

Tanzania Acacia Hills Geisha https://leavescoffee.jp/en/products/tanzani

2023-11-01?

Glitch Colombia Huila El Mirador Geisha Colombia Antioquia Finca La Reserva Wush-Wush

Coffeedot Colombia Finca El Diviso Sidra

• Passion Fruit, Fermented, Chocolate, Cinnamon

2023-09-14

Tsukikoya Coffee Roasters

stopped by Yokohama shop

Rwanda Simbi W,S Bourbon Natural Anaerobic

• 1000 JPY/100g

Dominican Republic Ririos Typica/Caturra Natural

• 900 JPY/100g

Azabu Kobo

Colombia Las Brisas Pink Bourbon(https://www.azabukobo.com/?pid=175452861) 2700 JPY/100g

• 2022 COE Auction Lot
• https://allianceforcoffeeexcellence.org/colombia-2022/#1626373223108-e0a94038-d157
• https://farmdirectory.cupofexcellence.org/listing/11-las-brisas-colombia-2022/

2023-07-14

Ordered 7/8 from Manhattan Coffee Roasters, Amsterdam at Nick’s recommendation. Shipping was flat rate at a certain point, so I just ordered more since looked super interesting

Colombia Nestor Lasso Ombligan Natural (Competition)

• €26 - 250g
• Tasting notes: vanilla, cherry cola, haribo bears

Five years ago, Nestor Lasso and his brother Adrian took over their family farm and made the leap into producing specialty coffee with a desire for experimentation and outstanding quality. The two young brothers have teamed up with Johan Vergara to create the farm “El Diviso”. Together, this team of three passionate and brilliant-minded producers are putting out some phenomenal coffees that are truly worthy of high recognition.

Nestor tells a fascinating story about his journey in specialty coffee talking about passion and the role that plays in producing specialty coffee at the highest level. This ideology shared among the entire team at El Diviso is apparent through this natural Ombligon.

When the coffee is harvested, the cherries are placed into open plastic tanks to oxidate for 48 hours. During this oxidation, the cherry must (extract produced from oxidation) is constantly recirculated. The coffee is placed in cold water to remove the floaters, then washed with 50 degree water to create a thermal shock effect. Doing this loosens the molecular structure of the coffee before starting the anaerobic process. Before the airtight seal is closed, brewers yeast is sprayed over the top of the cherries at a ratio of 1:5. The coffee is then left to ferment for 38 hours before being left to mechanically dried for 12 hours to dehydrate as fast as possible. Lastly, the dehydrated coffee is left to finish drying in masquesinas for about 15 days.

• Beans have a really strong, almost intoxicating sweet raisin, rum raisin smell, has a slight reminder of frosted cake sweetness.
• Taste is lighter than expected for such a rich smell, very juicy and light top end, reminded me of the tropical fruit taste of last year’s Nestor Lasso - more guava or papaya top-end the cherry, but overall has taste that reminds you of a home-made fruit cola. Pretty wild. (has a slight astringency, but on the bottom end). Will have to taste again and make some more notes. Super unique tasting.

Colombia Nestor Lasso Typica Mejorado Washed (Exceptional)

• €16/250g
• Notes: raspberry, rose, shortbread

Nestor and his brother Adrian took over their family farm and made the decision to branch out into specialty coffee. The two brothers have teamed up with Johan Vergara to create the farm “El Diviso”, in the Huila region of Colombia. This young team of three is already making waves in the specialty coffee scene.

Together, these three have been able to produce an amazing Typica Mejorado that is sure to have you wanting more. When the coffee is harvested, it is then pulped and left oxidizing with the mucilage for 12 hours. It then underwent submerged fermentation in 28-degree water for 8 hours. To complete the process, the coffee was washed with hot water at 65-70 degrees to create a thermal shock effect. The coffee is dried to a humidity of 11%, which took 18-24 days.

• Mild, slightly sweet, slightly bready smell for beans
• Very strong raspberry/blackberry smell
• And similar taste, more rasberry juiciness, but has a bit more body than other Nestor Lasso and a hint of vanilla roundededness, but a tangy aftertaste

Maria Joes Burneo

Colombia El Paraiso Castillo “Diego Bermudez ” (Exceptional)

Colombia El Paraiso Geisha “Luna Bermudez” (World Class)

2023-06-27

New Caledonia Le Roy Ida-Marc

• $49/100g
• “Leroy” Pointed Bourbon varietal
• half the caffeine of other arabicas
• Interesting story: https://seaislandcoffee.com/products/new-caledonia-coffee
• Doesn’t smell very special, but actually very tasty - has a nice butterscotchy bottom end, very smooth and clean finish, easy to drink. Has lemony acidity that comes forward more as it cools.

Got more of the Colombia Huila Milagros Geisha, best of the last order

Guatemala Jasmine

• really juicy
• slightly burnt aftertaste

2023-06-16

Ethiopia Nigusse Gemeda Mude 74158 Natural, light roast by Glaubell Coffee

• Super tasty, very sweet (chocolate, toffee)/full-bodied but still light, juicy
• https://freak-coffee.com/en/products/ethiopia-cup-of-excellence-25-negussie-gemeda-mude
• https://red-poison.com/item/4975/
• https://farmdirectory.cupofexcellence.org/listing/nigussie-gemeda-mude-ethiopia-2021/
• https://www.coffeereview.com/review/ethiopia-niguse-gemeda-mude-natural/

2023-05-25

Colombia Huila Milagros Geisha https://www.azabukobo.com/?pid=174268666 More about the area: https://www.covoyacoffee.com/geisha-huila.html https://mill47.coffee/products/colombia-huila-milagros-geisha?variant=32771887890503

• Super tasty gesha

Guatemala San Diego Buena Vista Geisha https://www.azabukobo.com/?pid=145368158 More: https://www.coffeeshrub.com/guatemala-acatenango-san-diego-buena-vista-7257.html

Tanzania Kibo https://www.azabukobo.com/?pid=157860159 More: https://sucafina.com/na/offerings/kilimanjaro-kibo-farm-fully-washed

Guatemala Rio Azul

• Decent, better blended
• Darker roasted

2023-05-05

Upper Left Roasters - Ethiopia Yaye Landrace 74110/74518 - hoppy/tropical, spontaneous dry fermentation (open air), pretty unique taste (hoppy!), but still good tasting, picked up when I was in Portland https://web.archive.org/web/20230128103929/https://upperleftroasters.com/products/yaye-ethiopia?variant=44176295526687 (lol, who deletes their old web pages when they run out)

2023-05-02

Kaffibrugghusid Colombia Santa Maria Castillo Honey Processed cranberry/malt/milk chocolate - some beans just smell great, this is one of those. really great chocolate taste (this is washed page, but the one I have is honey processed, they use some tabi, some castillo, but I believe this batch may be only castillo) https://kaffibrugghusid.is/products/aaaa-kolumbia-aponte-250-gr More: https://www.allycoffee.com/coffees/finca-santa-maria-castillo-honey-organic/

This is Sonja Björk Grant’s place, met her on my last trip finally, she makes the best coffee in Iceland I guess: https://www.comunicaffe.com/sonja-bjork-grant-kaffibrugghusid-interview/ https://www.baristainstitute.com/inspiration/coffee-guru-cup-coffee-sonja-bjork-grant

2023-04

Medium-Dark Roast Saza Coffee Best of Panamaz PACN-2 Janson Pacamara Natural

• https://auction.bestofpanama.org/en/lots/janson-family-estate-pacamara

• https://saza.coffee/shopdetail/000000000814/ct42/page1/recommend/

• Smells strongly like candied watermelon, banana-like sweetness, sweet liqeur, when ground, very rich, a bit chocolate as well

• Taste has that same sweetness, a bit more of a tropical fruit taste, has juicy sour top-end

2023-03-24

Starbucks Reserve Roastery Seattle (in-store only) Sun-Dried Kenya Enderbess Estate

• https://www.discoverstarbucksreserve.com/home/2023/3/25/sun-dried-kenya-endebess-estate
• Notes say bing cherry, pomegranate, and meyere lemon with a honeyed sweetness, however I tasted none of those things actually.
• Not a bad coffee, but pretty generic, maybe what you would say is “coffee” taste for a specialty roast.

2023-03-17

Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo (in-store only)

• Brazil Fazenda Das Almas Natural Anaerobic Micro-Lot
  • $13.05/100g
  • https://idlehandsroasting.com/shop/p/brazil-fazenda-das-almas
  • https://www.independentcoffee.nl/en_US/a-73410753/specialty-coffee/brazil-fazenda-das-almas/
  • https://www.origincoffee.co.uk/blogs/journal/producer-profile-sao-joao-mariano-das-almas

2023-03-08

Ethiopia Mocha Yirgacheffe G-1

• $8.36/100g
• Medium Light roast
• Smaller variable sized beans
• Slightly vanilla, rich ground bean smell
• Brewed: mild sweet smell
• Light and slightly juicy, delicate acidity, slightly grape like sweetness
  • Initial taste had some off flavors (like a natural gone bad?) but passed. Slightly astringent, smokey aftertaste - maybe over-roasted Yemen Mocha Matari Tisua
• $8.36/100g
• Medium roast
• Smaller variable sized beans, picked a few duds out
• Rich ground bean smell, slightly herby
• Brew: rich, sweet, hint of herbal
• This is a very tasty cup - very sweet, nice body/mouth feel, finishes with a brighter mild acidic note, and a dark aftertaste - quickly more acidic as it cools; slightly ashy bitter note that sits on the back of your tongue
  • For darker roasts, might need to click up Tanzania Kibo
• $6.58/100g
• Medium roast
• Smaller variable sized beans, Had to pick out a bunch of shells
• Herby tomato sauce smell
• Mild sweet smell
• Actually also pretty tasty. Balanced acidity and a with a sweet aftertaste. Sweetness is like vanilla Ethiopia Guji Gelena Farm Geisha G1
• $8.57/100g
• Medium roast
• Smaller variable sized beans but no duds
• Beans floral bergemot smell
• Brewed, smells very geisha, with a hint of sweetness like blueberry
• So far the best tasting bean of the order - it has a berry acidity, with a very juicy sweetness as you move it around your mouth. It has a sweet finish, like a dried fruit, with a bit of a rich natural undertone that makes you want to drink more.
• Israel Defga?
• A review https://www.nanigoto.com/geisha-gelena-estate/
• $5.58/100g from a new roaster in Toyama
  • https://www.instagram.com/gump_coffee_roasters/

2023-02-19

Azabu Kobo Order:

• $36 for a Geisha Tasting Set (300g) https://www.azabukobo.com/?pid=171836538
  • Peru: beans have a rich herby smell, coffee smell is darker, full bodied, good mouth feel, chocolate, vanilla-like sweetness, slightly astrigent citrus sourness
• $9 for Ecuador Nina Hermosa Geisha https://www.azabukobo.com/?pid=172596030
  • Beans smell mildly floral, very gesha smell
  • Pretty tasty, bright with a juicy acidity and a stonefruit sweetness. Slightly astringent aftertaste
• $10.50 for Nepal Rishikesh Organic Bourbon Typica

Coffee Dot had Cerro Azul and Wush Wush! (sold out), sad

• https://coffeedot.stores.jp/items/607e7083da019c0c5dccf384
• https://coffeedot.stores.jp/items/62023b3047a534222191e343

2023-01-19 - Coffee Dot

• Panama Don Benjie Geisha CM-3 Fatimita (14g sample)
  • bean smell: sweet candied natural smell
  • brew smell: nice geisha smell
  • taste: very easy to drink, balanced cup, light fruity taste, sweet finish
  • https://coffeedot.stores.jp/items/63a86aad940f3d4763b9ec0b
  • Other Notes
    • https://fragile.coffee/products/panama-don-benjie-geisha-natural-carbonic-maceration
    • https://en.neroscurocoffee.com/products/don-benji-geisha-carbonic-maceration-7-fatimita-lot-bajo-mono-boquete
    • https://www.swevencoffee.co.uk/product/don-benjie-geisha/
• Panama Auromar Geisha Natural
  • https://coffeedot.stores.jp/items/63a8729d3463e77173ec0bc9
  • bean smell: herbal, slightly floral (jasmine?) and nutty
  • brew smell: sweet geisha smell, hint of grassiness
  • taste: surprisingly tangy and bright (sharp fruity acidity on the tip of your tongue), very juicy, geisha bubble taste and sweetness as you swish, a bit of strawberry taste aftertaste
  • Other notes
    • https://www.auromarpanama.com/

2022-12-15

https://coffeacirculor.com/products/panama-abu-cuatro-geisha-natural-anaerobic-120h-dry-fermentation-nadx-best-of-panama?variant=40385284997167

• bean smell: very dark chocolate smell, hint of candied fruit (longan, green wine?)
• sweet fruity acidity, smooth mouthfeel

https://coffeacirculor.com/products/panama-finca-deborah-geisha-natural-anaerobic?variant=40033695498287

• Both are world class taste

• Gave rest of the Finca Deborah to Bear

• Tim Wendelboe Honduras Caballero Geisha $12/100g

• Tim Wendelboe Ethiopia Tatmara 74110 Natural $7/100g

2022-11-5

• Azabu Kobo Peru Achamal Village Geisha $16/100g
• Azabu Kobo Nepal Rishikesh Highland Organic Bourbon $10/100g
  • Surprise favorite of the bunch, richer/darker than usual, but a very nice taste
• Azabu Kobo Jamaica Clydesdale Blue Mountain No. 1 $21/100g

Misc

Roasters

JBM

https://roastingplant.com/products/jamaica-blue-mountain-coffee-just-roasted https://jacoffee.ca/pages/clydesdale-estate https://burmancoffee.com/product/coffee/jamaican_blue_clydesdale/ https://interamericancoffee.de/coffee-selection/blue-mountain-clydesdale-estate/ https://www.covoyacoffee.com/jamaica-blue-mountain-1-clydesdale-estate-1-1.html https://www.republicaroasters.com/product/jamaica-blue-mountain-coffee-no-1-clydesdale-med-roast-certified/ https://seaislandcoffee.com/products/clydesdale-natural-processed-jamaica-blue-mountain-1 https://www.beluxcoffee.com/product-page-1/100-jamaica-blue-mountain-Clydesdale-grade-1

https://intelligence.coffee/2022/08/diego-campos-colombian-world-barista-champion/ https://sprudge.com/here-are-the-2021-world-coffee-champions-182600.html

TODO

Kyoto: https://www.oc-ogawa.co.jp/shop/ Setagaya: https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/restaurants/ogawa-coffee-laboratory Shimo: https://www.oc-ogawa.co.jp/ocl-shimokitazawa/

https://en.takamura-coffee.com/ https://item.rakuten.co.jp/wine-takamura/4993199678654/#4993199678654 https://takamura-coffee.com/products/4993199678654

Cerro Azul

https://cafegranjalaesperanza.com/farms/ https://www.willoughbyscoffee.com/GRJG.html https://www.roastmasters.com/granja-cerroazul.html https://www.roastmasters.com/islands_exotics.html https://shop.gardellicoffee.com/sold-out/52-164-cerro-azul-geisha-peaberry-colombia https://www.padrecoffee.com.au/collections/filter-single-origin/products/colombia-cerro-azul-geisha-filter?variant=43382145777884