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89

Klatch Coffee

El Salvador Las Mercedes

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Roaster Location: San Dimas, California
Coffee Origin: Usulutan Department, El Salvador.
Roast Level: Light
Agtron: 62/95
Review Date: July 2009
Aroma: 8
Acidity: 7
Body: 8
Flavor: 9
Aftertaste: 7

Blind Assessment

For Ken (90) and co-cupper Andy Newbom (88) "A classic and lovely El Salvador Bourbon with an intriguing twist at the end" (Andy). Pre-twist, Ken's more general descriptions emphasize dry raisiny fruit, nut, and flowers, whereas Andy's descriptors are more specific, not to mention more extravagant: "sweet dried nectarines and hibiscus" in the aroma, "flavors of stone fruits with apricot leading, hints of yellow pear and apple, a touch of soft lemonosity" in the cup, "honey ... chocolate ... peach" in the finish. As the cup cooled the twist at the end emerged. The hints of nut that Ken cited blossomed into a very explicit, dominating nut character with notes that Andy identified as "cashew and almond."

Notes

From the same trees as the 2006 El Salvador Cup of Excellence winner, this lot is made up entirely of the heirloom Bourbon variety. This coffee is Rainforest Alliance certified, meaning it was produced following sustainable ecological and socio-economic criteria developed by the Sustainable Agricultural Network, a coalition of independent, environment-focused non-governmental organizations. Coffee Klatch is an award-winning small-batch roasting company in the Los Angeles area whose resident barista and trainer, Heather Perry, won both the 2003 and 2007 United States Barista Championships brewing a Coffee Klatch espresso blend. Visit www.klatchroasting.com or call 877-455-2824 for more information.

Who Should Drink It

A very light roast style develops the nut character of this classic El Salvador Bourbon. Moderate acidity, crisp fruit, and hint of flowers makes it an excellent candidate for those who take their breakfast cup black but who avoid aggressive acidity.

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This review originally appeared in the July, 2009 tasting report: Botany and the Cup: The Bourbon Conundrum

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About the Author: Kenneth Davids

Kenneth Davids is editor, chief writer and co-founder of Coffee Review. His latest book, 21st Century Coffee: A Guide is an unprecedentedly thorough survey of specialty coffee in all of its aspects, authoritative yet engaging. He has been involved with coffee since the early 1970s and has published three earlier books on coffee, including the influential Home Roasting: Romance and Revival, now in its second edition, and Coffee: A Guide to Buying, Brewing and Enjoying, which has sold nearly 250,000 copies in five editions..

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