Blind Assessment: Richly fruit-toned. Date, honey, hazelnut butter, magnolia, hint of whiskey barrel in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned structure with brisk acidity; full, buttery mouthfeel. Long, resonant, balanced finish centered around notes of date, magnolia and hazelnut.

Notes: Produced by smallholding members of Asocafe Canet, entirely of the Caturra variety of Arabica, and processed by the honey method, in which the skins are removed from the fruit but some of the fruit flesh (mucilage) is allowed to dry on the beans. Cafe Red Bean Shop is a specialty coffee roaster based in Taipei, Taiwan. For more information, visit https://shopee.tw/caferedbean.  

The Bottom Line: A deep-toned, fruit-driven honey-processed Costa Rica cup with an especially inviting aftertaste and a whisper of appealing whiskey barrel-like ferment.