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Heart Coffee Roasters

Kenya Gichathaini

Roaster Location: Portland, Oregon
Coffee Origin: Nyeri County, Central Highlands, Kenya.
Roast Level: Light
Agtron: 59/85
Est. Price: $20.00/12 ounces
Review Date: September 2011
Aroma: 8
Acidity: 8
Body: 9
Flavor: 9
Aftertaste: 8

Blind Assessment

Rich, deeply and sweetly expressed acidity dominates, nuanced by suggestions of grapefruit, tart pie cherry, fresh-cut fir and perhaps a rounding hint of table grape. Syrupy mouthfeel. Grapefruity citrus in particular carries into a sweet finish.

Notes

Produced mainly from trees of the admired, Bourbon-derived SL28 and SL34 varieties. Grown by the Gikanda Cooperative and processed at the distinguished, award-winning Gichatha-Ini Factory or wet mill. Heart Coffee Roasters is a young, one-location micro-roasting company “aiming to bring the community the best possible coffee experience.” Visit www.heartroasters.com or call 503-206-6602 for more information.

Who Should Drink It

An acidity-lover’s coffee for sure, its grandly expressed brightness intensified by an unusually light roast.

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This review originally appeared in the September, 2011 tasting report: Still Tops: Coffees of Kenya

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Ron Walters, co-founder of Coffee Review, manages business operations, including CoffeeReview.com, marketing, and social media. He conceived of and helped pioneer the development of 100-point reviews in the specialty coffee industry. For the past twenty years, he has been engaged in strategy, marketing, and management of specialty food and beverage businesses.

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