REVIEW
RISING GROUND By Emma Jordan
This time we’re tasting coffee by Rising Ground. Starting sometime in 2017, the company is run by the world’s 10th best barista, Hugo, and “coffee bore” and beardy tattooed man, Sean. They roast their own coffee to their own specifications in their roaster in Cornwall (which they share with others) and insist that you don’t need either tattoos or a beard to enjoy their beans. They currently have four coffees (including a decaf) on offer, including one from a women’s cooperative in Congo (sadly not reviewed here) that gives women landsecurity and independent incomes.
Blueberry Candy – Nicaragua
As the name suggests, the beans have a distinctive blueberry aroma; almost exaggeratedly so, like blueberry flavoured sweets. It’s sweet, juicy and soft, yet fruitily acidic.
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Long
It’s quite light in the cup and a watery consistency (somehow some coffees seem thicker). The aroma is still fruity, but has a hint of gravel and a slight creaminess. On drinking, the incredible blueberry flavour is happily apparent, but there’s also something farmy which reminds me of lemony Ethiopian coffees; sometimes farmy is farmy, sometimes it explodes into intensely refreshing fruit flavours. A bit of slurping and sloshing releases a hint of white rum. It’s quite unique in the sense that it’s very light to drink, but the flavour is rich and sweet, yet not at all cloying, which I think is quite an achievement. It’s almost like a wellbalanced cocktail – juicy, refreshing and moreish. There’s a very pleasant aftertaste that’s sweet and fruity, with a hint of rain-on-tarmac, with a light but glossy mouthfeel. Cibare Magazine
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