Organization: Hood River Coffee, Hood River, Oregon
Coffee: Decaf Sumatra
Reviewed: March 2008
Overall Rating: 88 points
Roast (Agtron): Very-Dark (25/39)
Estimated Price:
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Origin: Northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Notes: No decaffeination process is listed, suggesting that this Sumatra was decaffeinated by the conventional or direct solvent method. A traditional Sumatra of the type distinguished by low acidity and idiosyncratic flavor notes that appear to result from serendipitous taints, especially a mild earthiness or mustiness, acquired during unconventional drying procedures. Hood River Coffee is a small-batch, quality-oriented specialty retail and wholesale roaster in the Colombia River Valley. Visit www.hoodrivercoffeeco.com or call 800-331-2954 for more information.

Blind Assessment: Complex aroma: molasses, dark chocolate, pungent earth notes, with hints of flowers. In the cup lean-bodied and dominated by sweet-toned musty earth notes that could read as an outdoorsy dark chocolate. Pungent citrus, continued floral hints. Stays just on the rich side of astringent in the sweet-toned finish.

Who should drink it: Caffeine-avoiding lovers of classic earth-toned Sumatras.

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