Portola Handcrafted Coffee Roasters
Bali Kinamani Subak Abians Organic
| Roaster Location: | Irvine, California |
| Coffee Origin: | Central Bali, Indonesia |
| Roast Level: | Medium-Light |
| Agtron: | 52/74 |
| Est. Price: | $11.45/12 oz. |
| Review Date: | May 2010 |
| Aroma: | 8 |
| Acidity: | 8 |
| Body: | 8 |
| Flavor: | 7 |
| Aftertaste: | 7 |
Blind Assessment
The ferment tones in this dried-in-the-fruit coffee take on a particularly intense brandy character. Rich, brandy-inflected acidity and flavor complicated by dry chocolate, cherryish fruit, and a hint of herby mint. Sweet short finish with a slight saltiness lurking in the long.
Notes
Certified organically grown. The exotic and colorful island of Bali produces a small volume of coffee in the interior highlands. This particular Bali is a dry- or "natural-" processed coffee, meaning the beans were dried inside the fruit rather than after the fruit is removed, as is the case with the wet-processed or "washed" coffees. Located inside Irvine's Layer Cake Bakery, Portola Handcrafted Coffee Roasters is a quality-minded micro-roaster with the motto "World Class, World Friendly." Visit
Who Should Drink It
An interesting leather-chair-and-cigars sort of profile, with the ferment giving us a bit more brandy and a little less fruit than typically displayed by this dried-in-the-fruit coffee type.
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This review originally appeared in the May, 2010 tasting report: Micro to Macro: Southern California Coffees
