“City to FC: Elegance and “heft” in the same cup. Rich caramel with slight floral notes. Sweet, tart peach skin with a stone fruit finish.” -Sweet Marias
There is a definite body to this coffee, and the caramel is front and center in the initial sips, and lingering in the finish as well. There is a hint of acidity, and something floral, but I can’t nail it down. There is a dark sugar sweetness in the finish that lingers, dark chocolate like, but not quite. The body feels juicy, with a light sweetness that lasts through the finish.
Still at a medium temperature, the fruit notes have increased with the tartness more evident, and the body definitely feels thicker, but it still has a juiciness to it. The caramel sweetness is smooth, and there is a tea-like finish as that dark sugar has balanced out with the acidity. As the cup cooled down, the acidity was still light, and there were hints of peach in the tartness, but it was very light and didn’t last long. The finish is still tea like, but it does have a little acidity to it now, a light tartness, and both the tea and acidity linger.
Overall, this is a good first cup of coffee in the morning, especially with the light fruit notes, which take time to develop. The caramel sweetness is not too sweet, and balances well with the tea like finish. As for the roasting details, the roast was done in the Gene Cafe roaster, with a heat setting of 460 degrees, for 15.0 minutes. First crack started approximately around 13:30 minutes and continued for about 1.5 minutes. Cooling was done in the Gene, down to 215 degrees, and then removed and cooled in a colander until room temperature.