49th Parallel Coffee Roasters
El Salvador Cup of Excellence #24 Miralvalle
| Roaster Location: | Burnaby, British Colombia, Canada |
| Coffee Origin: | Santa Ana Department, El Salvador. |
| Roast Level: | Medium-Light |
| Agtron: | 56/71 |
| Review Date: | November 2008 |
| Aroma: | 8 |
| Acidity: | 8 |
| Body: | 7 |
| Flavor: | 8 |
| Aftertaste: | 9 |
Blind Assessment
A delicately understated, lyric coffee sensitively roasted. Round, nut-toned aroma, with hints of sweet fruit and cinnamon. Tart yet well balanced acidity, medium body, flavors of roasted nuts, black cherry and chocolate. Impressive finish: bittersweet cocoa and caramel linger.
Notes
A prize winner in the 2008 El Salvador Cup of Excellence (www.cupofexcellence.org) competition as a green (unroasted) coffee. Composed entirely of coffee from the Bourbon variety. 49th Parallel is a distinguished small-batch roasting company located in the Vancouver, Canada area that specializes in high-end single-origin and blended coffees, many sourced directly from origin. Visit
Who Should Drink It
A gently bright but suave breakfast cup.
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This review originally appeared in the November, 2008 tasting report: Unassuming Beauty: Coffees of El Salvador and Honduras
