Fratello Coffee Roasters
Costa Rican Calle de Copey
| Roaster Location: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Coffee Origin: | Tarrazu growing region, central Costa Rica |
| Roast Level: | Medium |
| Agtron: | 47/56 |
| Est. Price: | CAD $13.60/8 ounces |
| Review Date: | December 2010 |
| Aroma: | 8 |
| Acidity: | 7 |
| Body: | 8 |
| Flavor: | 8 |
| Aftertaste: | 8 |
Blind Assessment
Deep, balanced, with a round, low-acid fruit that struck co-cupper Wendy De Jong (89) as cherry in the nose and melon and ripe pineapple in the cup, while Ken (89) read a fruit-toned chocolate in both. Wendy joined him in the chocolate camp (“milk chocolate”) for the finish. Both found the acidity quiet, the mouthfeel plush.
Notes
Produced from beans of the Caturra variety on the Calle de Copey farm and a prize winner in the 2009 Costa Rica Cup of Excellence (www.cupofexcellence.org) competition, where as a green (unroasted) coffee it placed third out of hundreds of entries, attracting a score of 89.12 from an international jury. Calgary-based Fratello is a second-generation boutique coffee roaster owned by three brothers who focus on responsible trade relationships with coffee growers. Visit
Who Should Drink It
This fine coffee may have faded a bit since its harvest in 2009, but coffee drinkers who enjoy a roundly balanced, lush-bodied, fruit-and-chocolate-toned cup may find reason to celebrate rather than complain.
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This review originally appeared in the December, 2010 tasting report: Prize-Winning Coffees from Latin America
