Costa Rica Jardin de Aromas
Cupping Notes
(Credit Sweet Maria's)
At City+, the dry fragrance is marked by nicely developed dark sugar sweetness, walnut, and this interesting accent note of herbal tea. Adding hot water gives off aromatic hints of caramelized sugar, and sweet herbal accents, whereas my Full City roast offered bittersweet cocoa accented by a dark fruit note. The cup is no far cry from what is sensed in the aroma: solid and with pleasantly rounded sweetness, along with hints of herbal and green teas that impact the aroma. As the temperature cools down a bit, a hint of raisin comes through, along with a light dusting of cocoa. Full City roasts produce a layered chocolate profile, bittersweet chocolate bar, Ibarra spiced cocoa, and a natural carob note in the aftertaste. It's in the darker roast range (Full City - Full City+) where you'll find a really nice espresso, syrupy texture that conveys opaque dark chocolate flavors, hints of walnut and shaved orange peel.