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Fratello Coffee Roasters

Bolivia Agrotakesi Peaberry

Roaster Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Coffee Origin: La Paz Department, Bolivia
Roast Level: Medium
Agtron: 50/64
Est. Price: $15.99/8 oz.
Review Date: June 2010
Aroma: 9
Acidity: 8
Body: 8
Flavor: 9
Aftertaste: 8

Blind Assessment

Rich, pungent aroma with hints of berry, black currant, aromatic wood and flowers. In the cup flavor builds in intensity; delicate notes of orange and flowers give way to sweeter berry-toned fruit and brandyish dark chocolate as the cup cools. The deeper notes linger in the mildly dry finish.

Notes

Only about one hundred pounds of this rare coffee was available for sale at the time of review. This is a peaberry grade separated from the first place winner of the 2009 Bolivia Cup of Excellence competition, which as a green (unroasted) coffee attracting a score of 93.36 from an international jury. Peaberries are a kind of bean that results when the coffee fruit develops only a single, oval bean rather than the usual pair of flat-sided beans. Peaberries produce a somewhat different cup than normal beans from the same crop, from which they may be separated during grading, as they were here. Calgary-based Fratello is a second-generation boutique coffee roaster owned by three brothers who focus on responsible trade relationships with coffee growers. Visit www.fratellocoffee.com or call 800-944-2545 for more information.

Who Should Drink It

Quick-fingered aficionados interested in a very rare coffee.

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This review originally appeared in the June, 2010 tasting report: Along the Andes: Coffees of Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru

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Ron Walters, co-founder of Coffee Review, manages business operations, including CoffeeReview.com, marketing, and social media. He conceived of and helped pioneer the development of 100-point reviews in the specialty coffee industry. For the past twenty years, he has been engaged in strategy, marketing, and management of specialty food and beverage businesses.

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