panama coffee
by r ki coffee lab · richmond, canada
you'll taste honey before honeycomb. this is panama-tnt competition serie -bumblebee geisha pb honey, a honey panama from r ki coffee lab.
this coffee leads with honey and honeycomb, a sweetness that comes directly from the honey processing method used during production. the flavour profile is clean and focused, with that sticky, nectar-like quality running through the cup.
it is a peaberry geisha sourced from panama, processed using the honey method, meaning the coffee cherries are depulped but dried with the fruit mucilage still coating the beans. it is roasted by r ki coffee lab as part of their competition-focused tnt series.
filter or pour-over brewing is well suited to this coffee, as it preserves the delicate sweetness and clarity of a honey-process geisha. keep water temperature moderate, around 90-93°c, to avoid extracting any harsh notes and let the honey character come forward.
richmond's specialty coffee scene has quietly grown into something worth paying attention to, shaped in part by the city's dense, food-serious culture and its proximity to vancouver without being beholden to it. r ki coffee lab sits on lansdowne road, in a stretch of richmond that runs busy and practical rather than precious, and that context matters. this isn't a place trying to aestheticize the neighborhood around it. what you get here is roasting and brewing taken seriously by people who've built a local reputation on consistency rather than noise. the standing it holds in richmond didn't come from foot traffic alone. if you're in the area mid-morning, the filter coffee is where to start.
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