Cupping date: 26 June 2007
Outlet: Starbucks @ City Mall, Kota Kinabalu
Barista(s): Talissa, Adeline and Madan
Medium-bodied with a crisp, clean flavor and pleasing black currant and citrus notes.
Geography Is a Flavor™ You can tell a lot about a coffee if you know where it’s from, because every bean has a distinctive flavor particular to its land of origin. Coffees from Africa are remarkable for their floral aromas and citrusy tastes.
Origin Tanzania coffee is grown in East Africa’s fertile Rift Valley, which is believed to be the birthplace of coffee. The Great Rift Valley was formed out of explosive earthquake and volcanic activity.
Key Tasting Term Currant
Food Pairing Recommendations The citrus and berry notes of Tanzania will pair perfectly with your favorite summer fruit salad.
PHILOSOFFEE ASSESSMENT
Aroma 6/10
Body 7.5/10
Acidity medium to high 7/10
Flavour sublte earthiness, bittersweet 7/10
The aroma strikes as mild and cakey, with a tinge of sweetness similar to honey or something more familiar like vanilla. Cake is still the best description I would give for its aroma. Pleasant, smooth and brings together with it happy thoughts.
Initial impression on the first sip is very much like what I would have guessed from the aroma. Smooth and tame, the body first strikes with a medium weight at first but tapers down to lightweight after saturation.
The sweetness of the coffee starts to show-up slightly more when it cools down a little bit. It is quite unmistakably caramel, characterised by its subtle bitter-sweetness that hits more prominently at the back of the tongue rather than the tip where we'd expect to taste sweetness.
Tanzania has a pleasant aftertaste, not exactly clean as it leaves you with quite a bold lingering, but since it is bittersweet, it is okay.
RECOMMENDATION
I would recommend Tanzania for any coffee skeptics who cannot tolerate the idea of a bitter coffee. It is also good for coffee-enthusiast beginners as this will leave one with pleasant first impression for novelty coffee.
Pair this with other feel-good food like tiramisu. Also good with dark chocolate thins.
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Outlet: Starbucks @ City Mall, Kota Kinabalu
Barista(s): Talissa, Adeline and Madan
Medium-bodied with a crisp, clean flavor and pleasing black currant and citrus notes.Geography Is a Flavor™ You can tell a lot about a coffee if you know where it’s from, because every bean has a distinctive flavor particular to its land of origin. Coffees from Africa are remarkable for their floral aromas and citrusy tastes.
Origin Tanzania coffee is grown in East Africa’s fertile Rift Valley, which is believed to be the birthplace of coffee. The Great Rift Valley was formed out of explosive earthquake and volcanic activity.
Key Tasting Term Currant
Food Pairing Recommendations The citrus and berry notes of Tanzania will pair perfectly with your favorite summer fruit salad.
PHILOSOFFEE ASSESSMENT
Aroma 6/10
Body 7.5/10
Acidity medium to high 7/10
Flavour sublte earthiness, bittersweet 7/10
The aroma strikes as mild and cakey, with a tinge of sweetness similar to honey or something more familiar like vanilla. Cake is still the best description I would give for its aroma. Pleasant, smooth and brings together with it happy thoughts.
Initial impression on the first sip is very much like what I would have guessed from the aroma. Smooth and tame, the body first strikes with a medium weight at first but tapers down to lightweight after saturation.
The sweetness of the coffee starts to show-up slightly more when it cools down a little bit. It is quite unmistakably caramel, characterised by its subtle bitter-sweetness that hits more prominently at the back of the tongue rather than the tip where we'd expect to taste sweetness.
Tanzania has a pleasant aftertaste, not exactly clean as it leaves you with quite a bold lingering, but since it is bittersweet, it is okay.
RECOMMENDATION
I would recommend Tanzania for any coffee skeptics who cannot tolerate the idea of a bitter coffee. It is also good for coffee-enthusiast beginners as this will leave one with pleasant first impression for novelty coffee.
Pair this with other feel-good food like tiramisu. Also good with dark chocolate thins.
pumba
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