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Wonderstate Coffee

Ethiopia Charbanta Natural

No. 10 coffee of 2016: Kickapoo Ethiopia Charbanta
Roaster Location: Driftless, Wisconsin
Coffee Origin: Yirgacheffe growing region, southern Ethiopia
Roast Level: Medium-Light
Agtron: 60/80
Est. Price: $18.00/12 ounces
Review Date: December 2016
Aroma: 9
Acidity: 9
Body: 9
Flavor: 9
Aftertaste: 9

Blind Assessment

Delicately lush, deeply sweet. Blueberry, bergamot, wisteria, chocolate fudge, a hint of whisky in aroma and cup. Bright, lively acidity; syrupy but buoyant mouthfeel. The resonant, flavor-saturated finish carries through on all the promises of the cup, including the suggestion of highlands Scotch whisky, a discreet touch of elegant, fruit-toned sweet ferment.

Notes

This exceptional coffee was selected as the No. 10 coffee on Coffee Review’s list of the Top 30 Coffees of 2016. Produced by the Charbanta Cooperative, a new organization previously associated with the Idido Cooperative. This is a dry-processed or “natural” coffee, meaning the beans were dried inside the fruit rather than after the fruit has been removed, as is the case with wet-processed or “washed” coffees. Wonderstate Coffee, formerly Kickapoo Coffee, is an award-winning roaster based in rural Wisconsin known for their commitment to guaranteeing higher pay for farmers and being the country’s first 100% solar powered roastery. Visit https://wonderstate.com for more information.

Bottom Line

An exciting natural Yirgacheffe cup, both classic in brightly sweet structure and exotic in lush, complex detail.

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