Feb 14th 2009: Our 3rd Cupping

Valentine Day...

This is the day we do our cupping for the 3rd times which using the branded coffee on the market. On this time of tasting, other than 4 of us, we invite 2 of our friends which not really into coffee and completely never observing coffee before to help us to give the more objective taste.

Since we have try the Kopi Aroma with the Single Origin and Robusta Blend separately, now we try to blend it together the Single Origin Arabica with the Robusta.

To compare with this we also do the cupping for Guatemala coffee which from 2 different brand, Starbucks and Guatemala Finca Isabel from Spinelli roasting house.

And we also have one of the famous blend from Bakoel Koffie from Jakarta, Indonesia.
Here is our result. 


Guatemala by Starbuck
Fragrance: Earthy, Spicy,
Aroma: Cocoa Smell
Body: Full body
Acidity: Medium acidic (3 out of 5)
Cupper's Point: Balance
Flavor: Cocoa

Comment: The coffee taste nice when its hot and begin to increase the acidity and bitterness when it cold. 

Guatemala Finca Isabel by Spinelli
Fragrance: Strong spicy smell
Aroma: Flowery (Jasmine)
Body: Medium
Acidity: Not acidic (2 out of 5)
Cupper's Point: Good coffee
Flavor: Mild and syrupy
Comment: This coffee is very nice, the acidity and the bitterness is balance.  Even the amateur taste this coffee is good. We score this is the best coffee over all from our 3rd cupping session.

Kaffie Fabriek Aroma Blend (Aceh Arabica/Toraja Arabica/Sumatra Java Robusta 30:30:40)
Fragrance: Earthy, Spicy,

Aroma: Earthy

Body: Full body

Acidity: Less acidic (1 out of 5)

Cupper's Point: Good coffee, suit for Asian touge

Flavor: Mild and syrupy
Comment: This is a very good blend and less acidic. And based on the process of this coffee, it was really natural process. Most of asian will like this, even the amateur coffee drinker.

Bakoel Koffie "Black Mist" blend

Fragrance: Lemony, Earthy

Aroma: Mild smell, earthy, and have a bit of tea leave

Body: Full body

Acidity: normal acidic (3 out of 5)

Cupper's Point: Not an outstanding coffee, just a normal coffee

Flavor: No much characteristic
Comment: There is no special characteristic on this coffee. The taste is not giving any impression and make it hard to describe. It getting very bitter when it cold.

Bakoel Koffie "Heritage 1969" blend

Fragrance: VeryEarthy (Woody)

Aroma: Flowery smell

Body: Full body

Acidity: normal acidic (3 out of 5)

Cupper's Point: Not an outstanding coffee, just a normal coffee

Flavor: No much characteristic, too mild
Comment: Same as Black Mist, there is no special characteristic on this coffee. The taste is not giving any impression and make it hard to describe.

Below is the comment for the Bakoel Koffie, Before the bean was grinded, we found that Bakoel Koffiee coffee bean has a lot of defect beans. We have to pick the bad beans before we grind it. It was not a very good coffee, since as we know the defect beans can effect the taste of the coffee on the time it was roasted. So we assume the characteristic of the coffee above is because of the defect beans which Bakoel Koffie didnt do the picking (QC) before roasting.

Disclaimer:

The comment from the cupping is very subjective on the coffee and the cupper itself.