Drink Coffee Do Stuff
Banti Nenga Hambela Wamena
Roaster Location: | Truckee, California |
Coffee Origin: | Sidamo (also Sidama) growing region, south-central Ethiopia |
Roast Level: | Medium-Light |
Agtron: | 59/77 |
Est. Price: | $22.00/12 ounces |
Review Date: | August 2021 |
Aroma: | 9 |
Acidity/Structure: | 8 |
Body: | 9 |
Flavor: | 9 |
Aftertaste: | 8 |
Blind Assessment: Very fruit-centric, spicily floral. Watermelon candy, star jasmine, agave syrup, pistachio butter, pink peppercorn in aroma and cup. Brightly sweet-tart with energetic acidity; very full, viscous mouthfeel. Resonant, fruit-focused finish with pistachio undertones.
Notes: Southern Ethiopia coffees like this one are largely produced from distinctive indigenous Ethiopian landrace varieties of Arabica long grown in their respective regions. This is a dry-processed or “natural” version, meaning the beans were dried inside the fruit rather than after the fruit has been removed, as is the case with wet-processed or “washed” coffees. Drink Coffee Do Stuff operates a roastery in Truckee, California and a coffee shop in nearby Incline Village, Nevada. Visit www.drinkcoffeedostuff.com for more information.
The Bottom Line: A confident, unapologetic fruit bomb of a coffee with spicy floral complication.