Organization: Victrola Coffee Roasters, Seattle, Washington
Coffee: Colombia Huila Monserrate Excelso
Reviewed: February 2008
Overall Rating: 90 points
Roast (Agtron): Medium (51/62)
Estimated Price:
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Origin: Huila Department, Colombia.

Notes: Monserrate is produced by a community of 28 families near the town of La Plata in Huila Department. This coffee represents a special project and green coffee brand of Atlas Coffee Importers, Seattle. Victrola is a small-batch, hands-on roaster with a passionate commitment to quality and distinctiveness. Visit www.victrolacoffee.com or call 206-624-1725 for more information.

Blind Assessment: Flowers run through the profile from aroma through finish, with smoky notes in the aroma, crisp chocolate in the roughly full-bodied cup and again in the rather heavy finish.

Who should drink it: Floral top notes float over a succession of rougher, more pungent sensations, making this a coffee for those who enjoy paradox and contradiction.

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