Organization: Terroir Coffee, Acton, Massachusetts
Coffee: Kenya Karogoto
Reviewed: August 2007
Overall Rating: 96 points
Roast (Agtron): Medium-Light (52/71)
Estimated Price:
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Origin: South-central Kenya.

Notes: Despite stresses brought on by charges of corruption and a confused transition toward an open market, the famed Kenya coffee auction system and its participating cooperatives continue to produce some of the world's most elegant and distinctive coffees. Terroir is a microroaster selling only elite single-origin coffees, no blends. It specializes in medium roast styles designed to foreground the character of the green coffee. Terroir is the creation of George Howell, one of the world's leading coffee visionaries. Visit www.terroircoffee.com or call 866-444-5282 for more information.

Blind Assessment: Floral-toned, intense aroma dominated by the elegantly crisp, dry berry note coffee tasters are fond of calling black currant. In the cup richly acidy. The black currant note softens toward cherry under the influence of a sweet, deeply honeyed richness. The black currant revives in the flavor-saturated finish.

Who should drink it: A classicist's cup, forcefully acidy but gracefully sweet and nuanced.

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