Topéca Coffee Roasters
Fazenda Sertão Brazil
| Roaster Location: | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Coffee Origin: | Carmo de Minas growing region, Minas Gerais State, Brazil |
| Roast Level: | Light |
| Agtron: | 57/85 |
| Est. Price: | $13.99/12 ounces |
| Review Date: | May 2016 |
| Aroma: | 9 |
| Acidity: | 8 |
| Body: | 9 |
| Flavor: | 9 |
| Aftertaste: | 8 |
Blind Assessment: Delicate, nut-toned, sweetly spicy. Pistachio, honeysuckle, clove, molasses, baker’s chocolate in aroma and cup. Subtle, crisply tart acidity; buoyant, satiny mouthfeel. Clove and pistachio animate the quietly flavor-saturated finish.
Notes: Produced from trees of the Yellow and Red Bourbon and Catuai varieties of Arabica. A “natural” or dry-processed coffee, which means the beans or seeds were dried encased in the entire fruit. Naturals form the backbone of the Brazil coffee industry, but this lot reflects a particularly refined approach to the method. This coffee tied for the second-highest rating in a test of natural-processed Brazil coffees conducted for Coffee Review's May 2016 tasting report. Topéca Coffee is an artisan roaster with three café locations and a roastery in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Visit www.topecacoffee.com or call 918-398-8022 for more information.
The Bottom Line: A crisp, sweetly spicy and nut-toned cup.
This review originally appeared in the May, 2016 tasting report: Brazil Naturals: Tradition Meets Trend
