93	49th Parallel Roasters Burnaby, British Colombia, Canada Kenya Thangathi AA Roast: Medium-Light Review Date: August 2008 Origin: South-central Kenya. Price: NA

Blind Assessment: Soft, balanced, sweet-toned aroma: flowers, cedar, chocolate. In the cup crisply dry with a gentle underlying sweetness: night flowers, black currant, cocoa. The cocoa note in particular carries from cup to long, quietly resonant finish.

Notes: Despite national coffee leadership marked by confusion and recent social disorder, Kenya cooperatives continue to produce some of the world's most elegant and distinctive coffees. 49th Parallel is a distinguished small-batch roasting company located in the Vancouver, Canada area that specializes in high-end single-origin and blended coffees, many sourced directly from origin. Visit www.49thparallelroasters.com or call 877-773-4900 for more information.

Who Should Drink It: Those who avoid intense acidity but enjoy complexity in a fine Kenya.

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