Organization: The Groovy Mind, Greenport, New York
Coffee: Smooth Groove (Fair Trade Organic Blend)
Reviewed: January 2006
Overall Rating: 89 points
Aroma: 9
Acidity: 7
Body: 8
Flavor: 8
Aftertaste: 7
Roast (Agtron): Medium (46/62)
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Origin: Not Disclosed

Notes: All of the coffees composing this blend are certified organically grown and certified Fair Trade, meaning they were purchased from small-holding farmers at a "fair" or economically sustainable price. The Groovy Mind ("Make a difference with your groovy mind") is a small-batch roaster specializing in organic and Fair-Trade coffees as well as a seller of other eco-friendly products. Visit www.thegroovymind.com or call 631-477-3671 for more information.

Blind Assessment: A wonderfully deeply dimensioned coffee. Low-toned, resonant aroma complicated by vanilla, caramel and chocolate notes. In the cup roundly bittersweet, big-bodied, simple but lush. With patience vanilla and dark chocolate notes re-emerge. The finish is sweet and rich, though marred by a mild but distinct astringency. Reader Steve Prenzlauer nominated The Groovy Mind roasting company generally for its coffee quality and devotion to organic and Fair-Trade principles.

Who should drink it: Coffee buyers with a conscience who want a big-bodied, roundly sweet, slightly roasty cup.

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