That Potion Brewing in Your Cup? Came from the Wizardz of Coffee

Owners Sam Brown and Chris Christen

Behold! The coffee roasting warlocks of Coffee Wizardz! Owners Sam Brown and Chris Christen are Wisconsin-proud roasters who started small, triumphed through the Covid-19 pandemic, and established themselves as a powerhouse to the coffee scene in Green Bay, Wisconsin. In 2019, they created a Kickstarter to purchase a coffee roaster that became successful. As of 2021, they now have an established cafe/roastery located in Green Bay.

Cafe/Roastery

One of the coffees, Congo, is what I'll be reviewing for you guys. Just by observation, you can sense the founders have a love for the fantastical with the mixture of the alchemist logo alongside the font and choice of Latin proverbs.

This SL-34 varietal comes from the Mapendo farm in South Kivu, Congo. Interestingly, this particular farm is 40% women and provides living for many of the workers. This particular region of African coffee was one I hadn't had any experience with but I will say I was not disappointed by so I was excited to try it.

• Color: dark in its most common state

• Aroma: cocoa, grape, floral, plum, herbaceous

• Taste: chocolate graham cracker, citrus forward finishes sweeter more bittersweet chocolate

• Body: mild acidity (hitting the sides of tongue) settling in the middle of the tongue, light to medium body

• Aftertaste: lingers with a more berry/chocolate note

This felt as though it danced around my tongue the same way a Sour Patch kid does. I did this as a blind tasting - not aware of the tasting notes and found the lime very abrasive from the beginning and finishing strong with more bread/cracker afterwards (noted as brown sugar). Not a common cup, I found this to be a great cup to start the day!

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