88	Pannikin Coffee & Tea San Diego, California Turkish Blend Roast: Very-Dark Review Date: June 1999 Origin: Various Price: NA

Blind Assessment: To my palate, one of the finer dark roasts in the cupping. The sweetness is elegantly complex and lemony, lightly rich, almost juicy. A subdued charred bitterness balances the fruity sweetness.

Notes: An original and seductive variation on the dark-roast bittersweet theme. Apparently originally designed for Middle-Eastern or "Turkish" brewing, this fruity blend should do splendidly in almost any style of brewer. Pannikin is one of the pioneers of West-Coast specialty coffee. Bob Sinclair founded his company in 1968, just t

Who Should Drink It: Anyone in search of an original and seductive variation on the dark-roast bittersweet theme.

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