Alpen Sierra Coffee
Celebes Toraja Kalossi
Roaster Location: | South Lake Tahoe, California |
Roast Level: | NA |
Agtron: | / |
Review Date: | March 2001 |
Aroma: | 8 |
Acidity: | 5 |
Body: | 9 |
Flavor: | 7 |
Blind Assessment: A hint of cinnamon in the nose and cocoa in the finish, but the main pleasure here is the underlying structure: low-toned, rich, dry, balanced, and opulently, almost meatily, full-bodied.
Notes: Alpen Sierra is a mainly wholesale roaster founded in 1991 and located in the Lake Tahoe basin on the border between California and Nevada.
Who Should Drink It: If a coffee as exotic as a Sulawesi can be said to have a classic manifestation, this may be it: clean but big-bodied, rich and resonant.
This review originally appeared in the March, 2001 tasting report: Sulawesi Coffees, a Cup on the Wild Side