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Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters

Finca Merced Guatemala

Roaster Location: Sacramento, California
Coffee Origin: Chimaltenango Department, Guatemala
Roast Level: Light
Agtron: 68/95
Est. Price: $17.00/12 ounces
Review Date: December 2015
Aroma: 8
Acidity: 8
Body: 8
Flavor: 8
Aftertaste: 8

Blind Assessment

Crisply sweet, cocoa-toned. Cocoa, baked apple, vanilla bean, elm in aroma and slightly savory cup. Gently rounded acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Baked apple and elm carry into a sweet-savory finish.

Notes

Produced by the Ortega family entirely from trees of the heirloom Bourbon variety of Arabica. This is a wet-processed or “washed” coffee, meaning the fruit skin and pulp were removed from the beans immediately after harvesting and before drying. Chocolate Fish is a distinguished New-Zealand-inspired micro-roaster based in Sacramento California, focused on the best in both quality and integrity.Visit www.chocolatefishcoffee.com or call 916-451-5181 for more information.

Who Should Drink It

The slightly savory, baked apple edge makes an argument for a place on the holiday table for this resonant Guatemala Bourbon.

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