Deep Forest Blend — Kenya AA Profile | 86+ SCA Score | Guadalupe Gold Cooperative | Guadalupe Roastery

Deep Forest Blend is a specialty-grade coffee from the Guadalupe Gold Cooperative, grown at 1,500 meters and crafted to express the Kenya AA flavor profile: bright fruit and lemon, wine-like complexity, high natural sweetness, above-average body, clean crisp finish. Washed process. 86+ SCA cupping score — formally evaluated and cleared the Specialty Coffee Association’s specialty-grade threshold. A sophisticated, fruit-forward cup with exceptional sweetness.

Available in Whole Bean or Ground, 12oz or 5lb.

The Kenya AA Profile

Kenya AA is one of the most celebrated flavor profiles in specialty coffee — known for intense berry and citrus brightness, wine-like complexity, and a distinctive blackcurrant or lemon character that’s unlike most Central American or Indonesian origins. “AA” is a bean size grading designation (screen size 18+), but the flavor profile associated with Kenyan AA-grade coffees has become a benchmark for fruit-forward, high-sweetness specialty coffee. Deep Forest Blend is crafted to express that profile: bright lemon and fruit, wine-like depth, clean crisp washed finish, high natural sweetness. The 86+ SCA score confirms it reached specialty-grade on formal evaluation.

Origin & Profile

• Source: Guadalupe Gold Cooperative
• Altitude: 1,500 meters
• Process: Washed — clean, crisp, origin-forward
• Cupping score: 86+ (SCA specialty-grade)
• Acidity: Bright — lemon and fruit character
• Body: Above-average
• Sweetness: High natural sweetness
• Flavor notes: Subtle fruit and lemon brightness, wine-like complexity, high sweetness, clean crisp finish
• Format: Whole bean or ground, 12oz or 5lb

Brew Methods

• Pour-over — the recommended method for a Kenya AA-inspired profile; washed process and bright acidity express most clearly with clean extraction. Medium grind, 30-second bloom, slow controlled pour. Drink black — milk will soften the fruit and lemon brightness that makes this coffee worth buying
• AeroPress — medium grind, 2–3 minutes; clean extraction preserves the wine-like complexity and lemon brightness well
• Cold brew — the fruit and lemon character translates well cold; high sweetness stays fully present, the wine-like complexity softens into clean fruit. Coarse grind, 12–14 hours, serve black over ice
• Drip — the above-average body and high sweetness come through clearly; the fruit brightness is more muted in drip than pour-over but the overall profile remains distinctive

Deep Forest Blend sits at the same 86+ SCA score as Supremo Exquisite but is the opposite profile: where Supremo is dark chocolate and green apple with a full body, Deep Forest is fruit, lemon, wine-like complexity with high natural sweetness. Both are specialty-grade. If you’re choosing between them: Supremo for espresso and drip, Deep Forest for pour-over and anyone who prefers a Kenya-style fruit-forward cup to Central American chocolate-and-spice profiles.