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Dose: 20g
Ratio: 1:17
Grind: Neutral
Brew Time: 3:30
TDS: 1.32%
Extraction: 19.5%
Sensory Description:
Sadayana is an expression of the terroir of West Java, where oftentimes it’s hidden by wet hulling, it is brought out with crisp acidity and clarity of washed process in this coffee. The dialed cup is soft and full-bodied with a chocolate forward flavor profile with notes of honey, almond, vanilla, and mandarin orange.
Dial Notes:
Under-extracted brews of Sadayana will be sour without any sweetness to balance. The citrus notes will taste like underripe citrus in the under extracted brew. I found over-extracted brews to lack the delicate notes like vanilla and honey while predominantly tasting like a bitter browned butter. With Indonesian coffees having such spice and chocolate notes it’s easy to mistake over-extraction for being dialed, however this coffee, due to it being a washed process, should have a bright, crisp acidity.
For a natural processed coffee, well-dialed cups of San Joaquin are quite chocolatey. And much like our other El Salvador offerings, this coffee is very sweet and has a nice creamy texture. You can expect a lot of candy bar flavors like milk chocolate, caramel, and vanilla. There’s also an underlying red fruit characteristic that adds complexity to the cup. Pay special attention to subtle notes of cherry and red apple when dialing. On the finish, you’ll find some cola, maple syrup, and pecan-like notes.
A well-dialed cup of Esperanza Kenya will present with a lot of fresh fruit-like sweetness similar to peach juice, clementines, and ripe strawberries. Compared to most naturally processed coffees, there is also a unique pop of citrus acidity that reminded me of lime. This fruit characteristic is paired with a lot of candy bar flavors like milk chocolate and nougat mousse, making the overall cup profile one of fruit and chocolate notes working very pleasantly together with a creamy, relatively heavy body. On the aftertaste, you should get some subtle florals and a lot of chocolate bar.
