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CRU Kafe Organic Intense Roast review
An Arabica and Robust multi-origin blend from Sumatran and Indian coffee. Organic, Fairtrade and 100% aluminum capsules. Brown foam. Strong aroma, of cereals with a component of smokiness. Very noticeable. At first taste it’s not bitter at all, lightly acidic, medium body. The smokiness is predominant, with a subtle, molasses-like, sweetness. A coffee that definitely can remind you of a whisky, not a Bourbon but a not very peaty Scotch. At lower temperatures the sweetness assumes a more licorice aspect, with acidity becoming more upfront. With added sugar, it’s too markedly sweet and lose some of the other flavors. As a dark roast, it’s thoroughly and surprisingly never bitter.
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CRU Kafe Organic Dark Roast review
A multi-origin blend from CRU Kafe. Dark roasted, organic, Fairtrade and coming in 100% aluminum capsules. Brown foam. Malty and biscuit aroma, of a quite dark type. Sort of like an unsweetened toast. Medium body. Low acidity, as you’d expect from a dark roast. Bitterness prevails, with a pungent, nutty, aftertaste that is especially strong at lower temperatures. A coffee that leaves your mouth with its flavor even minutes after finished drinking it. Chocolate notes can be throughout the tasting felt, of a very, 90% cocoa content, kind. Good intensity.
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CRU Kafe Organic Espresso review
A multi-origin blend of Indian Badra coffee, mixed with Honduras and Ethiopian beans. Organic, Fairtrade and 100% aluminum capsules. Brown foam. Malty aroma is predominant, quite strong. The aroma is alike a typical European café, dark and strong. Quite bitter at tasting, but also with quite a lot of acidity (from the Ethiopian beans perhaps?). Cocoa notes prevail, not of the dark cocoa kind but something more along the lines of a chocolate with milk. Mixed with the malt flavor it makes for a strong, intense cup but not overwhelmingly so. Crema is long-lasting. Overall a dark, medium-bodied cup, similar to one coming out of an Italian moka pot.
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CRU Kafe Organic Light Roast review
The very first blend created by CRU Kafe, Organic Light Roast is a multi-origin Peru, Indonesia and Ethiopia blend. Fully organic, Fairtrade and capsules are 100% aluminum. Light brown foam. Sweet and tea-like aroma. Somewhat acidic, but very lightly so. A tad of bitterness, subtle. chocolate-like, can be immediately discerned. A light-bodied cup, as light as a black tea would be. Acidity assumes a citrusy taste at lower temperatures. Floral notes pop up here and there throughout the tasting. Overall a light, smooth experience, with tea-like qualities and citrus and floral notes as the prevailing aspects.
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Difference Coffee Cup of Excellence Rwanda review
The Rwandan coffee champion for 2018-2019 with a score of 90.53, from the Twumba estate. Dark brown foam. A tea-like aroma, with a tang of sweetness. Brightly acidic, with a velvety, smooth body. The coffee fills very well the mouth, leaving a good amount of aftertaste, in which most of the bitterness can be discerned. Quite low bitterness overall though. Forest fruits flavors, persistent crema. A coffee with lots of character, whose acidity is a classical example of a good African coffee.
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CRU Kafe Organic Colombian review
A single origin from only Colombian farms. Organic, Fairtrade and 100% aluminum capsules. Light brown foam. Nutty aroma, with a sweet, fruity, undertone. A brilliant acidity that mingles with a moderate bitterness. A light-medium bodied cup. The acidity becomes more predominant at low temperatures. Apple flavors prevails over the nutty ones during the tasting. Most of the acidity has a fruit-like quality, with a tang of berries, less bright than at first sip. A coffee that evolves during the tasting experience. Persistent crema.
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Hayman Panama Geisha review
From the Chriqui province in Western Panama, the Geisha coffee has risen to coffee stardom since 2004 and hasn’t stopped since then being considered one of the finest coffee in the world. Very light brown foam. Cereals and floral notes in the aroma, with the latter prevailing. Bright acidity for a light bodied cup. Right after the brewing Panama Geisha leaves little to no aftertaste. Some bitterness is present but very subtle. Not much sweetness either, overall the flavors balance exceptionally well. Citrus fruits flavors start to be noticed at lower temperatures. A cup of coffee with a silky finish, with an increasing, pleasurable, acidic and floral aftertaste as the…
