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Rwanda and Central Africa: Sweet and a Hint of Savory

By Kenneth Davids
May 2nd, 2014

93

Blue Bottle Coffee

Rwanda Kirezi

Review Date: May 2014
Price: $22.00/16 ounces

Savory nut and sweet honey notes together suggest an almost halvah-like richness, with complications of fresh-cut cedar and roasted cacao nib. Sweetly brisk, buoyant acidity; lively, silky mouthfeel. Drying though deeply flavor-saturated finish.

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93

Four Barrel Coffee

Rwanda Cotecaga Bourbon

Review Date: May 2014
Price: $17.00/12 ounces

Big, roundly pungent, complete. Honey, grape, complex flowers (honeysuckle, lavender), candied orange in aroma and cup. Richly intense acidity; syrupy, lively mouthfeel. Grape and lavender notes in particular resonate in a very deep, long finish.

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93

GivCOFFEE

Rwanda Karongi Gitesi

Review Date: May 2014
Price: $14.50/12 ounces

Deeply sweet and chocolaty with a savory edge. Honey, chocolate, lilac, mulberry in aroma and cup. Delicately brisk acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. Chocolate and honey in particular saturate a crisp, rich finish.

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93

Namusairo Coffee

Rwanda Lake Kivu Kabirizi FTO

Review Date: May 2014
Price: KRW 32,000/500 grams

Rich, syrupy, lush. Honey, gardenia-like flowers, Concord grape, carob in aroma and cup. Bright, juicy acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Grape and carob carry into a simplifying but long, ringing finish.

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93

Orazure Hand Roasted Coffee

Rwanda Gitesi

Review Date: May 2014
Price: $14.50/12 ounces

Brisk but juicy. Grapefruit, lush flowers, honey, sweet squash in aroma and cup. Richly tart acidity; light but plush mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates but persists in a long, crisp finish.

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93

Papa Lin's Coffee Roasting

Rwanda Karongi Gitesi

Review Date: May 2014
Price: $16.00/12 ounces

Subtle, deep, complex. Honey, honeysuckle-like flowers, crisp red currant, hints of pistachio and clove in aroma and cup. Lush, round acidity; lively, syrupy mouthfeel. Honey and flowers saturate a mildly drying finish.

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92

Highwire Coffee Roasters

Rwanda Bufcafe

Review Date: May 2014
Price: $18.00/16 ounces

Deep, pungent, complexly chocolate-toned. Dark chocolate, hazelnut, apricot, hints of night-blooming flowers and black currant in aroma and cup. Tart, richly brisk acidity; syrupy, lively mouthfeel. Chocolate and flowers in particular carry into a richly drying finish.

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