Java Sunda Wet Hulled Gunung Tilu
Cupping Notes
(Credit Sweet Maria's)
This wet-hulled coffee from Java brought to mind the herbal-sweet and earth-toned coffees of Sumatra. The dry fragrance gave us glimpses of this layered into the sweetness, with notes of molasses, herbal accented hints of root beer, and caramelized sugar. The wet aroma smelled like rice syrup, and rustic caramel, and had an herbaceous side on the break that reminded me of coffees from Lintong. While not always the case with wet hulled coffee, I wouldn't hesitate to roast this Java coffee light. My City roast had some woodsy notes, but the underlying sweetness balanced it out, and also carried a pleasantly mild acidic impression. The cup had flavor notes of brown sugar and spices, like nutmeg and cinnamon, accented by lingering herbal/earthy notes of peat, and eucalyptus. Full City+ roasting developed intense roast bittering, accented by wisps of licorice root, and caraway seed. Highly recommended for dark-roasted espresso, milk drinks, and as a bittersweet, bodied blend base too.