Diedrich Coffee
Bantu Blend
| Roaster Location: | Irvine, California |
| Coffee Origin: | East, Central, and southern Africa |
| Roast Level: | Medium-Dark |
| Agtron: | 40/47 |
| Review Date: | February 2005 |
| Aroma: | 7 |
| Acidity: | 7 |
| Body: | 8 |
| Flavor: | 8 |
| Aftertaste: | 7 |
Blind Assessment
Simple but deeply rich aroma, with a distinct raisin/prune complication. The cup displays a gentle acidity wrapped in a deep, fundamental sweetness, with muted notes of dusk-blooming flowers, papaya, caramel, raisins. Simple but long, clean finish.
Notes
A blend of coffees from East, Central and southern Africa. Diedrich Coffee is a large, publicly-traded specialty coffee chain headquartered in southern California that offers an impressive selection of single-origin and blended coffees at its many locations and online. The company was founded by Martin Diedrich, a third-generation member of a coffee family whose multi-generational odyssey extended from Costa Rica to Vienna to Guatemala and finally to the U.S. Visit
Who Should Drink It
Those who enjoy comfort without boredom.
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This review originally appeared in the February, 2005 tasting report: Fruit and Flowers: Coffees of Central and Southern Africa
