Willoughby's Coffee & Tea
Colombia Micro-Lot Huila La Argentina
| Roaster Location: | Branford, Connecticut |
| Coffee Origin: | Huila Department, Colombia. |
| Roast Level: | Medium |
| Agtron: | 52/60 |
| Review Date: | February 2008 |
| Aroma: | 8 |
| Acidity: | 8 |
| Body: | 8 |
| Flavor: | 9 |
| Aftertaste: | 8 |
Blind Assessment: Delicate but intense aroma, with milk chocolate, nut and coffee fruit notes that read as tart cherry. In the cup impressive balance and structure: lushly sweet but crisply acidy with a lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Continued tart cherry and chocolate notes carry into a simple but cleanly rich finish.
Notes: This coffee is grown at very high altitudes by small producers in southwest Huila Department. Willoughby's Coffee & Tea is a pioneer specialty coffee roaster recently reinvigorated and refocused on artisan roasting and a very extensive collection of elite single-origin coffees. Visit www.willoughbyscoffee.com or call 800-388-8400 for more information.
Who Should Drink It: Great intensity, presence and classic simplicity (in Art 101 terms, more Doric than Ionic).
This review originally appeared in the February, 2008 tasting report: Juan Valdez's Progeny: Micro-Lot and Other Fine Colombias
