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Equator Coffees & Teas

Guatemala Finca El Valle Antigua

Roaster Location: San Rafael, California
Coffee Origin: Antigua growing region, south-central Guatemala.
Roast Level: Medium-Light
Agtron: 56/73
Est. Price: $14.95/12 ounces
Review Date: October 2014
Aroma: 9
Acidity: 8
Body: 8
Flavor: 9
Aftertaste: 8

Blind Assessment

Simultaneously delicately sweet and richly pungent. Brown sugar, dark chocolate, apricot and peach, fresh-cut cedar, plum blossom in aroma and cup. Soft, balanced acidity; lightly syrupy, lively mouthfeel. Balanced, gently rich finish.

Notes

From the growing region surrounding the famous colonial city of Guatemala Antigua and produced entirely from trees of the heirloom Bourbon variety of Arabica. This coffee was awarded first-place honors for the Central America and Mexico category at the 2014 HarVee awards for retail-roasted renditions of green coffees imported to North America by Sustainable Harvest Specialty Coffee Importers. Founded in 1995, Equator Coffees & Teas is a women-owned wholesale coffee roasting company with web-based retail and two recently-established cafés. Equator focuses on sustainability in coffee sourcing and business practices. Visit www.equatorcoffees.com or call 800-809-7687 for more information.

Who Should Drink It

A balanced, quietly complete coffee that gracefully embodies the softly pungent, sweetly seductive tendencies associated with the classic Guatemala Antigua cup.

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This review originally appeared in the October, 2014 tasting report: Roast, Variety, Sustainability: HarVee Awards Coffees 2014

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