Blind Assessment

Intensely sweet aroma of caramel, peanut and roasted corn. Heavy body, syrupy mouthfeel, soft acidity, and big, thick flavors of malt, toasted grain and nut with a faint halo of fruit. Long, peanut-buttery sweetness in the finish, turning slightly astringent as the cup cools.

Notes

This selection comes from trees of a hybrid that combines the species that American specialty roasters love to patronize, Robusta, with another species of coffee entirely, Coffea Congensis. Hence the acronym: Congensis into Robusta, or CxR. Developed and grown in India, this hybrid has proven to produce interesting, sometimes exceptional, coffees of the low-acid, big-bodied style that European buyers admire and American buyers have yet to explore. This is a special sun-dried example of this hybrid species, impeccably processed on India's Sethuraman Estate. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping coffee only after orders are placed. Its metaphoric mission is to bring some paradisiacal warmth from the coffee-growing south to the cool environs of Minnesota. Visit www.paradiseroasters.com or call 763-433-0626 for more information.

Who Should Drink It

Coffee adventurers, though you won't wander too far into the wilderness with this one.

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