Organization: Thanksgiving Coffee, Fort Bragg, California
Coffee: Songbird Shade Grown Costa Rican
Reviewed: August 2001
Overall Rating: 87 points
Aroma: 8
Acidity: 7
Body: 7
Flavor: 8
Aftertaste: 8
Roast (Agtron): NA (0/0)
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Origin: Tarrazu growing region, Costa Rica.

Notes: Rich, sweet, with a gentle lift from the acidity, complicated by pronounced chocolate fruit tones (think chocolate-covered cherries). Llano Bonito is a high-grown Strictly Hard Bean coffee from the admired Tarrazu region of Costa Rica. Produced by about 500 small-holding farmers. Certified organically grown and Fair-Trade certified. Thanksgiving is one of a handful of pioneering America

Blind Assessment: Rich, sweet, with a gentle lift from the acidity, complicated by pronounced chocolate fruit tones (think chocolate-covered cherries). The body reads as bigger than it is owing to the general richness of the cup. Not much range or complexity, but a fundamentally pleasing cup.

Who should drink it: As simple but appealing as a youthful smile. Excellent black, but big and rich enough to animate milk.

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