Zennor coffee

dfk41

LMSC Zennor’s consistency is almost becoming a guilty pleasure these days. I’ve had two cracking coffees recently. The first, their Rwanda Shriya (Anoxic Natura, Red Bourbon), was bright and light, with a gentle sweetness and berry acidity—really clean, just the way I like it. It hit a solid 7.75 out of 9 across every brew method, even espresso.

I was gifted a 200 gm bag of the above. I have been kidding myself that my usual cheap and cheery coffee supplier could produce SO beans that I would like. I rested the coffee for 11 days and having the option to start the Zennor or open another bag of dross, I went with Zennor. The fruit was delicate offering Fruitella……it was like being smacked in the face! I enjoyed it so much that I immediately ordered a kilo!

https://zennorcoffee.co.uk/products/shyira-muraho-rwanda

Uncletits

I presume not out of the Sage though? 😎

dfk41

Uncletits Ha! The Sage was the culprit. It makes making a brew quite easy but without doubt it is better making a larger brew. I can honestly say if I had been aware of the water retaining issue I would not have bought it. In a few emails Sage seem to be ready to agree to take it back. As soon as they do then the journey will continue.

It does show though that an idiot can make a really good brew but that the most important part is the quality of the beans!

dfk41

With the Sage brewer packed away and the Fellow not yet arrived but due soon, I reverted back to my usual black breakfast americano made the same way that I always have with the same beans…..and I did not enjoy it!

So, eventually after day dreaming of my Zennor beans at 3pm I suddenly realised that I still had my Switch! So I read up on it and decided to do 15 gms beans to 225 gms water in a single pour then steeped for 2 minutes……boy those beans are good!

Bagpu55

I ordered a kg s few weeks back after seeing consistent good feedback from people. I was holding off opening them to try and get towards the 6 weeks of resting. I’m finding that quite hard.

dfk41

With the receint 1.2 kilos I ordered, Kieran kindly sent me 3 × 54gm samples. have just opened this one

It is absolutely amazing! I cannot find it on his website but have asked him to confirm if it will be available in the future. I am really looking forwards to polishing off the remaining 2 brews tomorrow and moving onto one of the others!

I have given up on ratios dictating what I do! For this lighter stuff I am using water at 96 degrees, 18 gms of coffee and 230 mls water. If I feel I can do better I will treat it like troubleshooting espresso and adjust accordingly!

Bagpu55

Im glad I waited for the resting period, given they are not their fancy beans, these were high class flavours. Very impressed with Zennor albeit the slight smaller 220g bag.

I tried the Aponte Columbian - honey and

Calaro Mio Fazenda Brazilian Volcanic 72h natural fermentation.

The Brazilian tipped the win. I will order again from them, very enjoyable.

dfk41

Bagpu55 albeit the slight smaller 220g bag.

They must like you as they only send me 200 gms!

Bagpu55

dfk41 Blimey, just checked the bag defo 220. I think when I was choosing I noted smaller bag sizes and choose based on size and price.

Adrianmsmith

Bagpu55

Sounds like a case of shrinkflation

Enough to blow your zenor diodes 😭🤓 ( if it was spelled like that!!)

Bagpu55

Adrianmsmith Just been on the website the core collection are 220 bags which are reasonable. The beans that come packed in a box are 200g. Those are for birthday coffees.

dfk41

Bagpu55 How were you making them matey?

Bagpu55

I used my switch doing the foundry method, and then the graph basket for espresso 17.5g in 35g out. The columbian reminded me of the finica matilda that we group tasted but easier to dial in, smelt lovely when ground. The brazillian is really rich, very nice and consistent.

MWJB

Zennor, Peru, La Palma, Miguel Lopez washed Gesha - Unusually for Zennor, I wasn’t able to hit par brews with this coffee (low clarity, muddled flavour, heavy), full credit to Zennor in that they sent a replacement bag when I gave them feedback, but there wasn’t a significant difference between the bags.

Because I typically get a good strike rate on tasty bags from them and because of Zennor’s excellent customer service, I will continue to order from them, maybe sticking more to Colombia, Rwanda & Kenya.

LMSC

MWJB Geisha is always a hit and miss as both coffee and notes mostly fall on the lighter / delicate side. 😊

LMSC

Zennor Perú La Palma Miguel Lopez Washed Geisha

The website lists the tasting notes as white peach, honeysuckle, and bergamot, with delicate acidity, a silky texture, and an elegant floral finish. The bag, however, mentions white peach, pear, and honeysuckle, so it seems the cupping notes have shown some natural variation.

Geisha usually presents beautifully on filter: delicate, light, refined, and almost tea-like. That’s why this cup came as a bit of a surprise.

Brewed on the Switch, the filter was complex and full-bodied, but it lacked the clarity and clean expression I was hoping for. The acidity felt quite muted, which made the individual notes difficult to pick out. It was still a pleasant coffee to drink, but it didn’t leave a particularly memorable impression, especially compared with the espresso.

I scored the filter at 6.5/9. For me, the espresso was clearly the stronger performer, showing the coffee at its best.

LMSC

Zennor Colombia Finca Anaya Washed Yellow Pacamara

Notes: Passion fruit, peach iced tea, orange blossom

This was definitely better than Zennor’s Perú Geisha for me. It was cleaner, lighter and had more clarity overall than the other bag.

Across both espresso and filter, the passion fruit note made sense, and there was a clear floral aroma running through the cup.

Espresso brought out more acidity and made the floral tartness much more pronounced. The notes were clearer as espresso, especially the passion fruit and florals, but that elevated tartness also made it less enjoyable for me. So while espresso showed more of the coffee’s character, I wouldn’t say it was the better drinking experience.

Filter was cleaner and lighter than the Perú Geisha, but still didn’t fully land as something memorable. Nice coffee, well presented, but not one that made me want to go back for another bag.

I scored it 7/9 across brew methods. For context, my average across 210+ bags is 7.59/9, so this still sits below my personal benchmark.

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