DoDo Kaffa
Empress Kenya
| Roaster Location: | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Coffee Origin: | Kiambu growing region, south-central Kenya |
| Roast Level: | Medium-Light |
| Agtron: | 58/74 |
| Est. Price: | NT $550/225 grams |
| Review Date: | October 2020 |
| Aroma: | 9 |
| Acidity/Structure: | 9 |
| Body: | 9 |
| Flavor: | 9 |
| Aftertaste: | 9 |
Blind Assessment
Complex, nuanced, multi-layered. Red currant, cinnamon, lavender, marjoram, wild honey in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with juicy, high-toned acidity; very syrupy mouthfeel. Resonant finish; fruit and floral notes carry forward and cocoa emerges.
Notes
This coffee tied for the highest rating in a cupping of coffees from Kenya for Coffee Review’s October 2020 report. Produced from trees of the admired SL-28 and SL-34 varieties of Arabica by smallholding farmers and processed at the Ritho FCS Handege Factory (wet mill). DoDo Kaffa is a nano-roaster of specialty coffee based in Taipei City, Taiwan since 2009. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/dodokaffa/.
Bottom Line
A balanced but exciting Kenya cup: rich, floral-toned, sweetly herb-toned and resounding.
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This review originally appeared in the October, 2020 tasting report: The Joy of Kenya, Classic Coffee-Producing Origin
