Blind Assessment

Evaluated as espresso. Deep, resonant, and especially refined. Dark chocolate, cedar, pipe tobacco, baking spices and dried black cherry in aroma and small cup. Densely syrupy mouthfeel; flavor-packed, multilayered finish. In cappuccino format, the cup becomes sweeter and broader, evoking bittersweet cocoa, malt, and caramelized nuts while retaining aromatic lift and savory complexity.

Notes

Produced by smallholding farmers, entirely of the Onan Ganjang variety of Arabica, and processed by the traditional Sumatra washed and wet-hulled method. Imported by Pebble Coffee. Kakalove Café is a nano-roaster located in the small city of Chia-Yi in Taiwan that strives to procure and roast the finest quality coffee. Visit www.kakalovecafe.com.tw or email kahiyuho@gmail.com for more information.

Bottom Line

A remarkably elegant Sumatra espresso that preserves the depth and earthy resonance associated with wet-hulled coffees and introduces extraordinary clarity, sweetness and compositional finesse.

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