“City+ to FC+: Crowd pleaser, caramel sugars, red apple, mild acidity, body.” -Sweet Marias
The initial sips are sweet with a nice caramel smoothness. There is very little acidity, but there is a slight trace of it in the finish. From beginning to end, the caramel is present, and lingers in the finish as well. The body is juicy, and that lasts through the finish.
Still at a medium temperature, the apple note is more noticeable, a hint of malic acid, and the body definitely feels thicker, but it still has a juiciness to it. The flash of tartness does remind me of red apples. As the cup cools down, the acidity is still light, but it does balance nicely with the hints of dark sugar. The finish is dark tea like, but it still has a nice sweetness to it, and both the light acidity and dark sugar linger.
Overall, this is a good first cup of coffee in the morning, especially with the caramel sweetness, and the red apple notes which take time to develop strength. The overall sweetness balances well with the light acidity. As for the roasting details, the roast was done in the Gene Cafe roaster, with a heat setting of 460 degrees, for 15.0 minutes. First crack started approximately around 13:30 minutes and continued for about 1.5 minutes. Cooling was done in the Gene, down to 215 degrees, and then removed and cooled in a colander until room temperature.