Bucks County Coffee
Colombia La Vereda
Roaster Location: | Langhorne, Pennsylvania |
Coffee Origin: | Caldas Department, Colombia |
Roast Level: | Medium |
Agtron: | 51/61 |
Review Date: | December 2004 |
Aroma: | 7 |
Acidity: | 7 |
Body: | 7 |
Flavor: | 8 |
Blind Assessment: A balanced, sweet, endearingly simple cup, refreshing and direct without drama or complexity. Low-toned fruit, prune perhaps, and a hint of flowers. Slight astringency in the otherwise long, agreeable finish.
Notes: La Vereda is produced by 700 families of the Embera-Chami tribe of Amerindians in the Andes Mountains in the Colombian department of Caldas. Bucks County contributes to an endowment fund supporting the Embera-Chami community, so far providing eight new schoolrooms, a new community center, and hundreds of school desks and chairs. Bucks County Coffee has managed to stay close to its micro-roasting roots throughout its expansion from a small roasting machine in a carriage house to one of the country's largest regional specialty coffee chains. Visit
Who Should Drink It: Those who enjoy simple, unadorned food.
This review originally appeared in the December, 2004 tasting report: Savory Partnerships: Relationship Coffees