Sumatra Cupping Notes

Coffee Name
Aceh Pantan Lues Grade 1

Coffee Region
Sumatra

Crop Year
2008/2009

Bean Bio

Region: Pantan Cuaca, which is a sub-district of Gayo Lues department in Aceh Province.

Varietals: mostly red caturra and tipica cultivars, with some Indian bourbon cultivars such as S-288 and S-795.

Processing: Most of the smallholder farmers that contribute to this coffee will depulp the cherries at the end of the day's picking, store the mucilage-covered wet parchment in a sack or box overnight so a small amount of fermentation occurs, rinse most of the mucilage off with clean water the next morning (though a portion still remains on the parchment), and put the coffee out to dry on tarps for a few days. The coffee usually gets down to around 30% moisture before it's sold to the dry mill where it's hulled almost immediately, dried further down to around 13% and sorted for shipment.

Cupping Notes

This coffee was cupped by several industry professionals prior to the auction:

Kenneth Davids: Outstanding traditional Sumatra of the less earthy style: Pungent grapefruit-toned aroma, quite sweet and balanced in the cup, with chocolate, stone fruit, perhaps more grapefruit. Sweet, round, flavor-saturated finish. For me a good special buy, single-origin Sumatra.

Jim Reynolds: Classic Sumatra aromas on the break. Excellent Sumatra quality cup with all–around Sumatra flavor (herb, nut, and spice). Fine example of Sumatra coffee quality.

Tom Owen: Did not cup.

Robert Fulmer: Smooth, sweet, clean yet with plenty of rich Northern Sumatra character. An excellent example of Aceh coffee.

La Magarita Honey Cupping Notes

Coffee Name
La Margarita Honey

Coffee Region
Costa Rica, Orosi Valley, Cachi microregion

Crop Year
2009

Cupping Notes
Dry Fragrance: Aromatic, spice, floral, malt
Wet Aroma/Break: floral, spice, toasted grain with citrus, winey fruit, malt and chocolate on the break
Body/Mouthfeel: medium weight, rich, smooth, chewy
Acidity/Brightness: sparkling and lively, with multiple fruit weaving in and out--citric, tartaric
Flavor/Depth: complex, balanced, floral notes, light citric (tangerine), tree fruit jam, spices, and hints of chocolate
Aftertaste: sweet, complex, spice and floral notes with sweet fruit and a hint of malt

Bean Bio

From the vendor:

This coffee is produced in the Cachi microregion of Orosi near Cartago, Costa Rica. Four generations have produced coffee at the La Margarita farm. In 2000, the family built a micromill and named it Zalmari. This farm neighbors the Tapanti Wildlife Refuge and has gained the nickname “Misty Mountain” as a result of the mist that comes down the mountain of the wildlife refuge at night. This honey microlot produces an excellent espresso, developing floral notes and dark chocolate tones.

Cupping/Flavor Notes

Here are the notes for the Guatemalan Huehuetenango
Coffee Name
FTO SHB Huehuetenango CODECH Coop
(FTO stands for Free Trade Organic)

Coffee Region
Guatemala, Huehuetenango

Crop Year
2009

Cupping Notes
Big blueberry dry aroma that muddied to fruit, floral and some citrus. Great berry fruit balanced with chocolates and more honey. A rich big body coupled with a sweet berry note on the finish. This coffee was filled with surprises including peach, caramel, spice and kumquat

Bean Bio

Coordinadora de Organizaciones de Desarrollo de Concepción Huista (CODECH) is composed of four coffee producing organizations: Bitenam, Coop. Axolá, Asoc. ADIPY, and ADINTHEC, and is also involved with a Teachers and Womens Counsel.

Varietal: Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon, Pache
Altitude: 1200 to 1800 m
Proc. Method: Fully Washed

More Coffee Info coming soon

Welcome

Welcome to Fresh Start Roasting.
This blog is where I'll list my available coffees and related news.

My coffee is fresh roasted to order in quantities of 1/2 pound and up.
I also offer a couple of sampler packs that has 5 different type of coffee. One includes Decaf in place of one of the varieties.

My current Coffees that I have available for immediate roasting are
Sumatra
Guatemalan Huehuetenango
Red Sea Blend (very limited quantity)
Kenyan Gethumbwini
Ethiopian Sidamo Korate
Tanzanian
Guatemalan Decaf
Java Estate
Sulawesi
Moka Java
Costa Rican Margarita Honey
Harrar

I have a couple that are not listed that due to the small amount available
Coffee are whole bean and are $6 a half pound plus shipping(if applicable)

Sampler #1 contains 1/4 pound each of the following coffees
Sumatra
Tanzania
Kenyan Gethumbwini
Guatemalan Heuheutenango
Ethiopian Sidamo Korate

Sampler #2 contains 1/4 pound of each of the following coffees
Guatemalan Decaf.
Tanzania
Kenyan Gethumbwini
Guatemalan Heuheutenango
Ethiopian Sidamo Korate

Each sample pack is $15 plus shipping (if applicable)