Kuma - Carmen Natural, Panama - Aeropress

Brent was out in the middle of the day to get a breath of fresh air and revive himself back at work. Accidentally, while eying different coffee roast dates from packages at a grocery store, he started a conversation with someone, who turned out to be a seller for our perennial Kuma. He looked at the bag of Kuma that Brent had selected, the Carmen Natural, Panama, and stated that he thought it was pretty good stuff. Hey, who are we to argue with Kuma?

Immediate nose of fig, some notes of peach strawberry on the finish, but the coffee is more balanced than expected with the notes. Pretty rounded body. Really smooth and more nuttyness, typical of a Central American coffee than they noted on the tasting notes. Tastes like a great breakfast coffee.

Jay's rating: 8
Brent's rating: 8.5

Kuma Coffee - Santa Rita, Guatemala - Inverted Aeropress

Brent procured the classic Kuma, going for the Guatamala, but in a different producer than the Hunapu which we have covered in past times. This is the Santa Rita. Brent warned me that he had stumbled across an imprecise, but amazing aeropress of this yesterday, and so we modified the method to wait 2 minutes rather than the 1 that we had stuck to recently with the inverted Aeropress. I'm crossing my fingers that this holds up similarly.

The bloom on this stuff knocked it out of the park on freshness, definitely does not disappoint.

Tasting notes: Nutty, bright, and chocolate. Delicate flavor, good for drinking in the heat. I think it is similarly light to the Ono from today.

Jay's rating: 8
Brent's rating: 8.5

Colombia v. Guatemala, or Sight Glass v. Kuma, Inverted Aeropress

Preparation for the World Cup? We wish Guatemala would be in this time around. So, let's just call it the spirit of the game. Today, we try the San Francisco based Sight Glass to our classic Kuma in Seattle. As these are both Latin American Coffees, we are probably going to get a close flavor profile, and the roasts don't look too different. I will say I found two quaker beans in the Kuma, but plucked them to not spoil the treat (shoutout to Brendon who introduced me to the concept and term).

The crema looks pretty close:
here is Kuma:

here's the Sight Glass:

Tasting notes: the Sight Glass El Meridiano, Tolima from Colombia came off slightly less fruity, but a lighter body, with elements of spices such as nutmeg . The Kuma Guatemala Hunapu came off much more cherry-like tone, with a crisp bite of tang. I think both Brent and I are feeling more into the subtleties within the Sight Glass, whereas the Guatamala's boldness would be best for those who like hibiscus tea, or something citric as such. 

Notes: 

Sight Glass El Meridiano, Tolima

Brent's Rating : 8

Jay's Rating:8

Kuma Guatemala Hunapu

Brent's Rating : 8

Jay's Rating: 7

Current Ranking: TBD

Kuma Coffee Hunapu Guatemala - Aeropress

Brent ventured and brought some Kuma Coffee Hunapu Guatemala for our afternoon coffee, which he picked up at Central Market in Shoreline. It was roasted pretty recently (on the 23rd), and produced quite the crema (see photo below). 

Brent's notes:  The aeropress brings out the brightness, quite juicy at that.  Melon notes are present, with a hint of chocolate.  I prepared this on the Clever at home and got more chocolate flavor with a fuller body.  I might prefer the Clever for this one.

Notes:

Brent's Rating : 8

Jay's Rating: 7

Current Ranking: 26th of 55 Coffees Scored since October 2013