Cush Coffee | Custom Roasted | Kenya AA+ Coffee Notes

Cush Coffee Custom Roasted Kenya AA+ 

Good day sippers!
Today I bring to you a coffee that is no stranger to the coffee world, it's Kenya AA+, a coffee that is from one of the top 10 coffee growing regions. Kenyan coffee is known for it's wine characteristics, citrus (grapefruit) bliss and chocolate nuances. More importantly it's known for the strict processing guide lines. You can almost bet on the label, if it says Kenya, it's gonna be a a great experience provided it has been roasted properly. The mills do everything possible to ensure they are delivering quality coffee to the consumers. Let's say once the coffees get the grade, they are processed accordingly. Kenya also has some of the highest priced coffee lots, if that says any thing about their hard work and great tasting coffee. Lets get into some coffee notes shall we?

I roasted this Kenyan on the 18th of this month. Kenyan coffee has a nice range for roasting. Depending on your palate you can easily roast a medium to a dark roast, and have a satisfying cup of coffee. I took this coffee right up to the 2nd crack to unleash the power of the sweet pot! I sometimes roast well into the 2nd crack which makes for a great single origin espresso. Other roast levels can be used as espresso as well, just depends on how much you like to squeeze your citrus! Yes this is an alive coffee that will wake up the sleepiest palate.

Our method of brew madness was the French press, with a steep time of 5mins. From the bag, the beans had a nice sweet, nutty toasted smell. The appearance was medium dark, with slight oil on the surface. After grinding the beans, we got a nice dark berry aroma, along with a some mouth watering citrus smell. After we poured water of the grounds, we got even more intense berry, citrus and some sweet caramel, that kept things interesting.

Kenya AA+ French Press Method

Drum roll for the taste! We got and nice plum reminiscent, invited by a citrus play, and a chocolaty finish. The body was nice and heavy, not quite syrup, but syrup-like. Over all a great tasting coffee. A year ago today Coffee Kween said it best, with her informative cupping session. Check it out here Complexity & Balance . Another special mention and coffee review from Mike Crimmins , he rated the Kenya AA coffee a 4.5 Out Of 5. Be sure and check both reviews out, and come back with your thoughts. Have you tried a Kenyan coffee? What were your thoughts? If you are interested in a bag of  Kenya AA, feel free to stop by my online store and purchase a 6oz bag of custom roasted for $11. That's right custom roasted, the way you want it! Until next sip, thank you for sipping with me. Peace.

January O12 BaristaOnDutY Reporting For Duty..

Good day my Cushlings,
I hope you all are well, and full of great tasting coffee as you are reading this post, as you will need it for my ramble. 1st I would like to thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. This is my 1st post for the year of O12. I'm excited for what we have in store this year. I would like to take the time to give my monthly update, and hopefully give a little more insight of the happenings @ #BODY / CushCoffee.

The beginning of the month, we took a trip to Atlanta to make a purchase of some green coffee. I love taking road trips, especially coffee related ones. We purchased 30lbs of Brazilian coffee, as well as 90lbs of Sumatra. Need I say I'm ready to roast! I have already roasted some samples and they passed the tests. It's time to go live with them & send them for further testing.

One of the highlights, while visiting Atlanta, was my trip to the Dancing Goats cafe in Decatur. I happened to go at the right time. It was Friday the 6th. The surprise that awaited me was that Batdorf Coffee Roasters holds coffee tastings every Friday around 1pm. I got to try their 4 coffees on the table, as well as try their Kenyan coffee in the clever drip, an espresso, also Costa Rican Drip. I purchased some (2) mugs, and some (5) pour over drippers. Need I say I had a great time, and looking forward to their future cuppings. I plan to make at least 1 a month, I will get more in detail about them in the future. Anyone wanting to make the trip for an educational coffee crawl, just say when!

Dancing Goats Cafe Decatur  Cupping Table

Today was another great day this month for Cush Coffee & the entire #BODY Team. We did our 1st interview podcast this evening with Mike Crimmins, the man behind the DSOC Kitchen. Hopefully you all will get something positive from the interview. I was way too caffeinated, if there is such a thing. Be on the lookout for the podcast  due to drop next week. This just about wraps it up for now. I just wanted to let you guys know, we the BODY are still grinding for you the consumer, and the farmer. Thank you all for your support. Happy New Year!! I look forward to serving you this year! Till next time, I'm Cush & I'm Out! Peace..