Organization: Cafe Grumpy, Brooklyn, New York
Coffee: Kenya Kariaini Estate Microlot 896
Reviewed: July 2010
Overall Rating: 90 points
Roast (Agtron): Medium (50/63)
Estimated Price: $18.00/12 oz.
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Origin: Kenya

Notes: Despite grower discontent and sporadic social disorder, Kenya continues to produce some of the world's most elegant and distinctive coffees. An integral part of New York's coffee renaissance, Brooklyn based Cafe Grumpy opened its first cafe in 2005 and has since expanded to three locations, in addition to their own roasting facility. Visit www.cafegrumpy.com or call 718-349-7623 for more information.

Blind Assessment: Lush, berry-sweet aroma with notes of honey, aromatic wood, and night flowers. In the cup, lightly syrupy mouthfeel, bright acidity, with an orangy sweet citrus character complicated by continued suggestions of berry and aromatic wood. A very mild astringency distracts from an otherwise sweet, fruit-toned finish.

Who should drink it: Lovers of natural sweetness and fruit-floral complexity.

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