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Kokopelli Coffee and Tea

Espresso

Roaster Location: Shaker Heights, Ohio
Roast Level: Medium-Dark
Agtron: 40/49
Review Date: January 1999
Aroma: 7
Acidity: 6
Body: 6
Flavor: 6

Blind Assessment

Restrained but elegant nose; in the demitasse sharply rich but lacks sweetness. The aftertaste is distinctly astringent. Masters milk nicely, but even in dairy not quite enough sweetness and nuance for my palate.

Notes

A restrained but elegant nose, sharply rich in taste, but lacks sweetness. The aftertaste is astringent. Masters milk nicely. I want to attribute the sharpness in this assertive espresso blend to the high-grown arabicas and the flattened nuance on the robustas, but I suppose that the Brazil component could contribute to both as well. Robustas are not added to blends like this o

Who Should Drink It

Should prevail over any amount of milk in a caffe latte, where nuance is nil and sweetness often comes in white spoonfuls and syrup dollops.

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This review originally appeared in the January, 1999 tasting report: Brazil and Brazils

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