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Papa Lin's Coffee Roasting

Kenya AA Giakanja

Roaster Location: Yorktown Heights, New York
Coffee Origin: Nyeri County, Central Highlands, Kenya.
Roast Level: Medium-Light
Agtron: 53/71
Est. Price: NA
Review Date: October 2014
Aroma: 9
Acidity: 9
Body: 9
Flavor: 9
Aftertaste: 8

Blind Assessment

Sweet, deep, slightly savory, complex. Turbinado sugar, violet and lavender, pineapple, peach, musk in aroma and cup. Rich, round, resonant acidity. Syrupy, lively mouthfeel. The sweetness turns chocolaty and pineapple and lavender notes in particular saturate a rich finish.

Notes

Produced mainly from trees of the admired, Bourbon-derived SL28 and SL34 varieties of Arabica. Giakanja mill is affiliated with the Giakanja Farmers Cooperative. Papa Lin’s Coffee Roasting is a “nano” roaster located in Yorktown Heights, New York, that focuses on carefully sourced, extremely high-quality specialty coffees that are custom-roasted to the preference of every customer. Visit www.papalins.com for more information.

Who Should Drink It

Those who enjoy big, resonant red table wines with both oak and fruit.

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