Finca Deborah Aril - 2026

Dose: 20g

Ratio: 1:17

Grind: Finer than Neutral (Sibarist Fast)

Lab Grind: 2.3 EK43 Drip Burrs

Brew Time: 2:50

TDS: 1.34%

Extraction: 19.9%

Sensory Description:

Well-dialed cups of Aril highlight the unique fermentation and processing combination of this Panamanian gesha. With an extended Carbonic Maceration combined with a washed finish, you’ll find this coffee to be exceptionally bright and lively compared to more delicate expressions of gesha. The result is a flavor profile of ripe tropical fruit like pineapple and mango, with some strawberry-like sweetness. You should expect a crisp, clear expression of fruit flavor rather than a syrupy or heavy-bodied one. The brightness and clarity in the cup also allows the floral and slightly citric notes to shine all the way through to the aftertaste.

Dial Notes:

Please note that I chose to dial this coffee on the Sibarist Fast filters, as it had a tendency to reach long draw-down times on standard filters. The fast filters also served to highlight the brightness and clarity of this coffee.

Under-extraction on Aril came across as too citric, reminding me of lemon juice without enough sweetness to balance it out. It also lacked a little body/texture, making the experience somewhat thin. The tasting notes were more along the lines of underripe tropical fruit, like mango that was still a little green. The finish on the coffee was quite quick, and didn’t have the floral lingering aftertaste of better dialed brews. For the next cup, I would grind finer.

Achieving over-extraction with the Sibarist Fast filters was pretty difficult, so I would be more on the lookout for under-extraction. However, over-extracted cups of Aril lost much of its signature brightness up front, resulting in a sweet but less vibrant flavor profile. The finish was a little flat and the cup picked up some bitter fruit characteristics like grape skin or grapefruit peel, which felt a little drying and astringent similar to tannins. For cups like this, I would grind a little coarser on the next brew.

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