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Dose: 20g
Ratio: 1:17
Grind: Slightly Coarser than Neutral
Brew Time: 3:12
TDS: 1.37%
Extraction: 20.3%
Sensory Description:
Well-extracted cups of Wasa Honey have a sweet and juicy flavor profile that reminds me of red berry, clementine, tangerine, and strawberry. In typical honey fashion, the brews are quite sweet and have a medium intensity, silky mouthfeel. This is a slightly more vibrant cup than most honey processed coffees that I’ve tried. You can also expect some unique candied ginger notes contributing to an overall complex and interesting flavor profile.
Dial Notes:
Over-extracted cups of Wasa Honey still presented as quite sweet, but less vibrant. This can be an easy thing to miss on this coffee if you’re expecting a “typical” honey-processed flavor profile. The juicy citrus notes got muddled by the over-extraction, making it predominantly sweet but with a slightly drying aftertaste on the finish. For the next brew, I would recommend grinding slightly coarser.
Under-extracted cups lost quite a bit of sweetness, which should be the predominant characteristic of this coffee. It came across as slightly thin, overly bright, and lacking complexity. This made the coffee taste very citrusy but without the juicy texture of better dialed cups. It also had a very quick finish as opposed to the long sweet finish of the well-extracted brews. On the next cup, I would grind slightly finer.
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.
