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Kenya Kamunyaka Iriani Nyeri AA TASTING NOTES Overall: Very fruity and underlying cereal flavor and has a wonderful sweet sugary aroma Acidity:  quite a bit of acidity but still very pleasant drink Body: Light and crisp Flavor: Profile on the label describe it Tropical fruits / Pink grapefruit and I think so, too. And it has a bit of cereal flavor (or maybe even herbal) Very little to no oil found on beans MY THOUGHTS Firstly, these beans require your extra attention in terms of water temperature and fineness of ground coffee as its taste can be rather unpleasantly sour. So you need to grind as fine as possible and keep the water temperature slight higher than 90°C. Once you get the recipe right, you will have wonderfully crisp and flavorful coffee. In addition, coffee has amazing aroma and it is nice to fill the whole room with sweet coffee smell. I notice that roasting was done with very little amount of oil as you see virtually no oil residue on beans. ...

NOC Graham St. - Cozy Little Cafe in Sheung Wan  NOC Coffee Co. currently runs 6 shops all in Hong Kong island and this one is quietly tucked in Sheung Wan. Overall, the design language of the shop is very minimalistic which is also reflected by its official website. Staff were very nice and serving was quick. Inside you will find Espresso station and 3-4 tables far end of the shop. This shop is really meant to be for Take-out as these tables are the tiniest table I ever seen. Facing the Espresso station, customers wait for their coffee sitting in a small bench against the wall. Yes, they do sell coffee beans and the brand is co-founded by 2011 Hong Kong Barista Champion so their branded coffee beans mean business. The packaging has some interesting details as shown in the pictures. It's free standing vacuum bag with a taste profile / recipe bound to the bag. I tried No. 18 House Blend as it seems to be their main staple. I sense nutty flavor wi...