89	Alpen Sierra Coffee South Lake Tahoe, California La Minita Estate Tarrazu Roast: NA Review Date: December 1999 Origin: La Minita farm, Tarrazu growing region, central Costa Rica. Price: NA

Blind Assessment: Metaphor fails. This is a coffee that refers to nothing except what it is: a superb coffee, grand yet elegant, dry yet sweet, balanced, full-bodied, complete.

Notes: This is a coffee that refers to nothing except what it is: a superb coffee, grand yet elegant, dry yet sweet, balanced, full-bodied, complete. William McAlpin 's La Minita Tarrazu is the ground-breaking estate coffee of the late 20th century, and still the epitome of the classic American cup.

Who Should Drink It: Those who find Kenya too acidy, Yirgacheffe too flowery, Sumatra too funky. Those who admire classic simplicity, whether it be Mozart or Joe Montana.

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