Bamboo Especial Take 2 Feedback - Judge #1 - Oilings
Ok, David
Here's the feedback from todays cupping of Bamboo Especial Take 2. Because of the lack of info (for once) we couldn't give volumes of feedback besides our tasting notes, and thoughts of the blend.
[syscrusher - sorry!] No pictures this time I'm afraid.
Today only Tim Wendelboe and myself had the chance to cup your coffee.
Aroma: Slightly fruity with hints of American fake "cherry"/marzipan.
Flavour: Nice sweetness, but a bit one dimensional. Would probably work nice with milk, but needs a more defining character. (Perhaps a special acidity, nuts or maybe some fruit. It's your choice.)
Aftertaste: Astringent/Bitter/Smoky The smokyness might be because of lack of/low airflow during roasting.
All in all. We both liked this version the best. The sweetness was nice as I mentioned but the blend lacked transparency. Tim said that it was like a full dinner run through a blender. All the flavours just mashed together in one...
We felt that you're perhaps
not 100% sure of what you want from the blend. Tims tip was to first get an idea of what you'd like it to taste like, then try to get components that in the right ratio would give this.
You could also perhaps save this blend (and yourself some work) as it is, but try to find something that would give it a "high note". Something that would give you that character (whatever it is you'd like) that would define the blend more clearly. The only problem then is to make the whole blend more transparent. What that would be is hard to know this time as you didn't submit any roast- or blending notes.
I think you probably, however, would learn more from saving the feedback on this blend and go back to the drawingboard with clean sheets and design a new one. Maybe "Furball" would be next in line from the Panda...
Thanks for the coffee!
Ola