Organization: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Waterbury, Vermont
Coffee: Mocha Java
Reviewed: February 2007
Overall Rating: 92 points
Roast (Agtron): Medium (44/60)
Estimated Price:
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Origin: Yemen or Harrar region of Ethiopia; Java, Indonesia

Notes: Mocha Java is the world's earliest blend, originally combining acidy, fruity, dry-processed coffee from southern Arabia (now Yemen) shipped through the port of Mocha with fuller-bodied, lower-toned, wet-processed coffee from Java. Contemporary versions may replace the Yemen with the very similar cupping Ethiopia Harrar. The essence of the Mocha Java blend is harmonious contradiction, a theme well-supported by this version. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is one of the country's leading specialty roasters, offering a particularly wide-ranging variety of origins and roast styles. Visit www.greenmountaincoffee.com or call 800-223-6768 for more information.

Blind Assessment: Sweet, deep aroma with considerable intrigue: an herby, mentholated lemon, a hint of earth, distinct butter notes. In the cup softly acidy, silky in mouthfeel, voluptuously delicate yet subtly brusque, with cocoa notes and perhaps a continuing hint of butter. The finish is rich and sweet.

Who should drink it: Lovers of beverages whose delicacy hides a bit of roughness.

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