California - FRINJ Finca 1890 Gesha - Washed Process
California - FRINJ Finca 1890 Gesha - Washed Process
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Tasting Notes
Specific flavors and aromas the roaster (or our team) noticed when cupping this coffee. They describe the brewed cup, not flavorings added to the beans.
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Roast Level
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Roast Level
How dark the beans are roasted, on a 'specialty' scale where Light/Ultralight preserves the most origin character.
Read more in the glossary → - Specialty Light/Ultralight
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Flavor Profile
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Flavor Profile
High-level flavor families this coffee leans toward — fruity, floral, sweet, chocolate/nutty, spicy, tea/botanical, or fermented/wine-like.
Read more in the glossary → - Floral, Sweet, Fruity
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Origin Type
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Coffee Type
Whether a coffee is a single origin (from one farm, region, or country) or a blend (multiple origins combined).
Read more in the glossary → - Single Origin
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Flavor Notes
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Flavor Notes (SCA)
More specific flavor families inside the broader profile, using the SCA Coffee Taster's Flavor Wheel — e.g. 'Citrus' and 'Berry' inside 'Fruity'.
Read more in the glossary → - Floral, Other Sweet, Citrus
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Caffeine
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Caffeine
Whether this coffee is caffeinated or decaffeinated, and (for decaf) which process was used.
Read more in the glossary → - Caffeinated
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Country of Origin
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Country of Origin
Where in the world this coffee was grown, or 'Multiple' for a blend with beans from more than one country.
Read more in the glossary → - United States
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Process Type
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Processing
How the coffee cherry was prepared after picking — dried with or without its fruit, fermented under specific conditions, etc. Big effect on the final cup.
Read more in the glossary → - Washed
FRINJ is operating a groundbreaking project here in the USA. With farms situated at 60-250 MASL, these coffees are growing at surprisingly low altitudes.
Here is a bit of what Derek, from FRINJ, has to say about where their coffees grow: “We grow at this elevation deliberately, because the combination of coastal influence and northern latitude creates diurnal temperature swings comparable to what you'd find at high-altitude farms in Panama, like 1800 MASL. This produces a similarly extended cherry ripening period of around 10–11 months, which is what generates the complexity more typically associated with high-elevation tropical growing. To put it in contrast: lower elevations in the tropics are way hotter and produce fast cherry maturation and simple flavor profiles, while high elevations in California would be too cold and would kill the plants.”
In the cup, I find an explosion of jasmine flowers and vanilla, syrupy sweetness, and a mild citrus expression falling between a tangerine and pomelo.
Green coffee cost: $200/lb
