Organization: Paradise Roasters, Ramsey, Minnesota
Coffee: Espresso Classico
Reviewed: November 2009
Overall Rating: 91 points
Roast (Agtron): Medium (47/61)
Estimated Price:
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Origin: Not disclosed.

Notes: A traditional, relatively light roasted Northern Italian style espresso blend. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping coffee only after orders are placed. Its metaphoric mission is to bring some paradisiacal warmth from the coffee-growing south to the cool environs of Minnesota. Visit www.paradiseroasters.com or call 763-433-0626 for more information.

Blind Assessment: Round, fruit-forward aroma, with suggestions of berries, desert wine and flowers. Crisp in the small cup, showing intense flavors of apricot, peaches and citrus. The fruity flavors merge and linger in the long, tartly-sweet finish. In two parts milk the complex layers of fruit persist, more nuanced but sweet and distinct.

Who should drink it: A pleasingly fruit-toned espresso; straight or with milk.

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