“City+ to FC+: Transparent cup, candy sweet, apple, green grape notes, honey granola, dry fruit, fruited Dutch cocoa. Great for espresso.” -Sweet Marias
The first sip is clean, slightly sweet with fruit notes but it definitely has the cocoa finish that lingers. There is little acidity, and the sweetness is light. The body is a little light, but also a little juicy, which allows the fruit flavors to linger until the finish. The sweetness is smooth, and balanced with the cocoa finish.
Still at a medium temperature, the apple and dry fruit notes have come out a little, with the green grape note giving it a light tartness. The body is still juicy, but with it all being balanced, the only thing that really stands out is the cocoa note that lingers after the finish. Overall, the body is still light, and as it continued to cool, the fruit notes were also less noticeable, with little to no acidity present.
I liked the sweet fruit notes on this roast, although they did not last long, and they paired well against the cocoa finish. There was very little acidity, and the body was juicy from start to finish. Overall, I was a little underwhelmed with this roast. It is possible that I need to take the next roast a little farther towards Full City, as this roast was targeted at City+. As for the roasting details, the roast was done in the Gene Cafe roaster, with a heat setting of 460 degrees, for 15 minutes. First crack started approximately around 13:00 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.