88	Caffe Appassionato Seattle, Washington Sumatra Decaf Roast: NA Review Date: March 2000 Origin: Sumatra, probably one of the Mandheling growing regions near Lake Toba. Price: NA

Blind Assessment: Thrillingly sweet and buoyant when hot, with a hint of dry fruit modulating to chocolate. Light bodied but deeply dimensioned. A subliminal whiff of flowers teases in the aftertaste.

Notes: Thrillingly sweet and buoyant when hot, with a hint of dry fruit modulating to chocolate. Decaffeinated by the European process using the solvent methylene chloride. One of award-winning Caffe Appassionato 's mottoes (appearing beneath a portrait of Beethoven) is "A Maestro 's Passion."

Who Should Drink It: A clean, levitating Sumatra without the usual musty, earthy, gritty baggage. More Mozart than Beethoven, this is an optimistic Sumatra for sunny mornings and drip brewing.

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