Topeca Coffee
Finca El Manzano Bourbon Natural El Salvador
| Roaster Location: | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Coffee Origin: | Santa Ana growing region, El Salvador. |
| Roast Level: | Light |
| Agtron: | 72/87 |
| Est. Price: | $14.99/12 ounces |
| Review Date: | October 2013 |
| Aroma: | 9 |
| Acidity: | 9 |
| Body: | 8 |
| Flavor: | 9 |
| Aftertaste: | 8 |
Blind Assessment: Crisp, complex, delicate but intense. Cantaloupe and ripe orange, walnut, roasted cacao nib, rye whisky in aroma and cup. Sweetly brisk acidity; smooth, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Rich, deep, flavor-saturated finish, gently drying in the long.
Notes: This exceptional coffee was selected as the #30 coffee in the Coffee Review Top 30 Coffees of 2013. Bourbon is one of the oldest and most respected of traditional heirloom varieties of Arabica. 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. 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.
Who Should Drink It: A very clean, balanced dried-in-the-fruit profile, the only hint of ferment an elegantly restrained dry whisky note.
This review originally appeared in the October, 2013 tasting report: Single-Lot, Single-Variety Excitement
