Peet's Coffee & Tea
Colombia Luminosa (K-Cup)
| Roaster Location: | Emeryville, California |
| Coffee Origin: | Huila Department, southwestern Colombia; southern Ethiopia. |
| Roast Level: | Very Dark |
| Agtron: | 0/55 |
| Est. Price: | $13.99/16 K-Cups |
| Review Date: | February 2015 |
| Aroma: | 7 |
| Acidity: | 7 |
| Body: | 8 |
| Flavor: | 8 |
| Aftertaste: | 7 |
Blind Assessment
(As brewed in a Keurig B70 Platinum single-serve brewing device using a licensed K-Cup capsule containing 11+ grams of coffee to produce a 6-ounce serving). Quietly but robustly pungent. Bitter orange, prune, pecan, fresh-cut oak in aroma and cup. Crisp, rich acidity; lightly syrupy, roughish mouthfeel. A floral suggestion complicates a dry, oaky finish.
Notes
Peet’s, which in the 1970s almost single-handedly launched the dark-roasting trend that came to dominate specialty coffee in the 1980s through 1990s, recently debuted a line of medium-roasted coffees, including this blend. Peet’s, now a privately owned corporation under the John A. Benckiser Investment group, has arguably managed to maintain its essential identity during a slow, careful expansion from its original, intensely loyalist base in the San Francisco Bay area. Visit www.peets.com or call 800-999-2132 for more information.
Who Should Drink It
A very slightly darkish edge to the roast complicates without muting a bracing, brisk Colombia for Keurig owners.
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This review originally appeared in the February, 2015 tasting report: K-Cups and Other Cups: Capsule Single-Serve Coffees
