Isle of Saint Helena

 

 

 

Country: Saint Helena (British Protectorate)

Grade: 1

Region: Sain Helena

Mark: St. Helena Coffee Company, Coffee Ground Plot

Processing: Wet-Processed

Arrival Date: 2003

Appearance: .2d/300gr - Flatbean/Peaberry Mix

Varietal: Heirloom Yemen Seedstock: "Green-Tipped Bourbon"

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Roast: City to Full City. If you like the brightness, keep it lighter. If you are willing to mute the brightness for the sake of complex roast tastes layered with the origin tastes, take it a couple snaps into 2nd crack. This coffee will take a little longer to enter 2nd crack than others. There is lots of character, this coffee will not get obliterated by a little darker roast tastes. I prefer the slightly heavier roast on this coffee. The coffee shows intense roast color, but does not expand as much as you would expect for a specific degree of roast.

 

Compare to: The Citrusy-berry notes of a Yirgacheffe, the balance of an island (Kona) coffee, the complexity (spice and chocolate) of a Yemeni dry-processed without the ferment or earthiness.