Gridge's Coffee & Roasting
Breakfast Blend
| Roaster Location: | Cookeville, Tennessee |
| Coffee Origin: | Not disclosed. |
| Roast Level: | Medium-Dark |
| Agtron: | 45/55 |
| Review Date: | July 2006 |
| Aroma: | 8 |
| Acidity: | 7 |
| Body: | 7 |
| Flavor: | 7 |
| Aftertaste: | 6 |
Blind Assessment
Co-cupper Danny O'Neill calls this coffee "a solid cup, well-balanced ... fruity up the middle" (84). Ken found it balanced as well, though he reads the fruit as "a dry, fruit-toned chocolate that wants to be rich but is a bit too lean and simple" (85). Both were disappointed by a mildly astringent finish.
Notes
Gridge's is a one-location roasting company and cafe that appears to bring a genuine hands-on artisan approach to its roasting procedures. Visit
Who Should Drink It
Milk should make the dry chocolate tones bloom.
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This review originally appeared in the July, 2006 tasting report: Breakfast Blends 2006: An American Tradition Goes Cosmopolitan
