Las Chicas Del Café
El Patron Nicaragua Espresso
| Roaster Location: | London, Ontario, Canada |
| Coffee Origin: | Nicaragua. |
| Roast Level: | Medium-Dark |
| Agtron: | 46/53 |
| Est. Price: | CAD $13.00/16 ounces (454 grams) |
| Review Date: | May 2011 |
| Aroma: | 9 |
| Body: | 8 |
| Flavor: | 9 |
| Aftertaste: | 9 |
| With Milk: | 9 |
Blind Assessment
Evaluated as espresso. Great depth and range of sensation. Between Ken (94) and co-taster Sean Kohmescher (94) about a dozen aroma/flavor descriptors surfaced, most circling around fruit (stone fruit, wine grape, berry) and nut-toned dark chocolate. Medium to full body; silky/syrupy mouthfeel; crisply dry, flavor-saturated finish. Balanced, chocolaty and berryish in two parts milk.
Notes
El Patron Espresso is a blend of wet-processed and dried-in the-fruit coffees from heirloom Bourbon trees produced on Nicaragua’s AromaNica farm. Sisters Maria Fiallos and Valeria Fiallos-Soliman founded Las Chicas del Café, a Canadian-based roaster specializing in coffee from the family farm. Visit
Who Should Drink It
For single-origin espresso aficionados this one may be a surprise (it was for us), with the dry depth and dark chocolate we associate with Brazils supporting a brighter fruit we associate with washed Centrals or East Africas. Go Nicaragua.
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This review originally appeared in the May, 2011 tasting report: Single-Origin Espressos
