Blind Assessment:

Delicate and exotic. Sugar cane, ripe lime, orange, fresh-cut cedar, wisteria, a hint of rye whisky in aroma and cup. Soft, lyrically sweet acidity; light, silky mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates in a sweet, cleanly whisky-toned finish.

Notes:

La Berlina is an award-winning Panama farm. The trees that produced this lot of coffee are believed to represent a particularly old strain of the Typica variety of Arabica originally brought to Panama. A fine example of a “natural” or dry-processed coffee, meaning the beans were dried inside the fruit, encouraging a flavor profile that is sweeter and deeper-toned than the more familiar wet-processed coffees of Panama. Bacca Café is a Taiwanese family-owned small café that roasts its own coffee and bakes its own pastries with sustained respect for the quality and provenance of green coffees and bakery ingredients. Call +886-6-580-6009 for more information.

Who Should Drink It: Those who enjoy natural sweetness and gentle aromatic surprise in a coffee that proposes the classic while quietly transcending it.