In recent years, pour-over coffee has become the preferred choice of many coffee enthusiasts. For anyone seeking exceptional taste and flavour, choosing the right coffee beans is an essential step. Today, I am introducing Tsujimoto Coffee Marsellesa from an Osaka roastery in Japan, a Cup of Excellence 2020 winner.
As soon as the bag is opened, these coffee beans release a wealth of aroma. Even before brewing, simply leaving them on the counter is enough for their fragrance to draw you in. During pour-over brewing, the rising aroma blends nutty and fruity notes and is sure to captivate you. The fruit character is strikingly bright and intensely acidic, immediately enlivening the palate.
Tasting coffee's multiverse
Bright, pronounced acidity, a little sweetness and a touch of bitterness create multiple interwoven layers with a medium finish. On entry, the first layer offers complex nutty flavours; the second quickly stimulates the palate with fruit and strong acidity. After swallowing, there is slight dryness in the throat, while a mild bitterness fills the back of the mouth. After a while, sweetness returns alongside the bitterness. This is a coffee with comparatively many layers. It is rare to find such a balance between aroma and taste while each retains its own character, and I can understand why it won an award. *Note that the acidity becomes brighter again as the temperature drops.
A small reflection
After buying so many coffee beans, I have gradually developed a particular fondness and certain expectations for beans produced in Japan. Perhaps they suit my palate a little better, and products from Japan have genuinely rarely disappointed me. Every purchase feels like opening a surprise egg: what flavour will appear once I open the bag and taste it? This sense of anticipation has more or less become part of my daily life.
Following Nikko Coffee's Mt. Nyoho, this is another coffee bean I have personally decided deserves an encore. Its interwoven layers are memorable, and it is genuinely so aromatic that buying the beans simply to display as fragrance would not feel excessive. I hope to try it again with a siphon when the opportunity arises.
Official information added below:
Single-origin coffee beans from an Osaka roastery in Japan, Cup ofExcellence | Tsujimoto Coffee
MEXICO (Mexico) – 2020 Cup of ExcellenceRank 11 –
Weight: 100 g
Origin of green beans: Black Mexico
Variety: Marsellesa
Growing altitude: 1,100m
Processing method: Washed
Roast level: Medium-light roast
Aromas: lemon, lime, caramel, green apple, honey, green grape, apricot, cinnamon, citrus, grapefruit, green plum, lemon tea, lemongrass, orange
