Organization: The Roasterie, Kansas City, Missouri
Coffee: Mocha Java
Reviewed: January 2010
Overall Rating: 92 points
Roast (Agtron): Medium-Dark (45/55)
Estimated Price:
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Origin: Yirgacheffe growing region, southern Ethiopia; Harrar region, eastern Ethiopia; central Yemen.

Notes: A Mocha-Java blend without the Java. This interesting if unorthodox blend combines two "natural" or dried-in-the-fruit coffees, a "Mocha" from Yemen and a Harrar from eastern Ethiopia with a second Ethiopia, a delicately bright "washed" or wet-processed coffee from the southern Yirgacheffe region. The Roasterie is a leading, quality-oriented specialty roaster that specializes in building ongoing relationships with growers and emphasizes its commitment to "air roasting," a technology utilizing a column of hot air rather than the conventional turning drum to agitate the roasting beans. Visit www.theroasterie.com or call 800-376-0245 for more information.

Blind Assessment: Richly and sweetly acidy coffee with delicate complexity and depth. Cherryish fruit and nut notes in the aroma carry into the cup, with the fruit taking on a Riesling-like tart sweetness. Clean, crisp finish.

Who should drink it: An unusual cup, cleanly bright with hints of a deeper, wilder fruit.

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