85	Elm City Roasters New Haven, Connecticut Costa Rica Roast: Medium-Dark Review Date: October 1998 Origin: Costa Rica Price: NA

Blind Assessment: Floral, fruity tones dominate, modulating to a sweet spiciness in the finish. The fruit reasserts itself in the long aftertaste. The fruitiness flirts with the over-the-top lush taste called ferment, but to my palate remains on the fresh, pleasing side of the fruit-ferment line.

Notes: Floral, fruity tones dominate this coffee, modulating to a sweet spiciness in the finish. The fruitiness flirts with the over-the-top taste of ferment, but stays on the fresh, pleasing side of the line. Elm City Roasters' most popular wholesale coffee.

Who Should Drink It: The best-seller factor:Both of Elm City Roasters' best-selling coffees are a bit quirky. Perhaps Elm City's devoted following finds them intriguingly different.

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