De Clieu Coffee
Karibu Espresso Blend
Roaster Location: | Taipei, Taiwan |
Coffee Origin: | Ethiopia; Panama |
Roast Level: | Light |
Agtron: | 58/84 |
Est. Price: | NT $400/8 ounces |
Review Date: | July 2019 |
Aroma: | 8 |
Body: | 8 |
Flavor: | 9 |
Aftertaste: | 8 |
With Milk: | 9 |
Blind Assessment: Evaluated as espresso. Crisply sweet-tart, spice-toned. Baker’s chocolate, cardamom, tart cherry, fir, almond butter in aroma and small cup. Creamy body; bittersweet, wood-framed finish. Cardamom-toned chocolate blooms in three parts milk, along with sweet nut and tart fruit notes.
Notes: This coffee earned the second-highest rating in a tasting of “classic” espresso blends from Taiwanese roasters for Coffee Review’s June 2019 report. Comprised of three natural-processed Ethiopia coffees (Yirgacheffe, Gotiti and Shakisso) and a washed Panama Santa Clara Hartmann. De Clieu Coffee is a Taiwan-based roaster whose mission it is to explore extraordinary coffees. For more information, visit https://m.facebook.com/declieucoffeetaipei.
The Bottom Line : An unusual espresso blend, sweet and tart, with intriguing spice notes suggesting cardamom.
This review originally appeared in the July, 2019 tasting report: Exploring "Classic" Espresso Blends: Taiwan Roasters