Nescafé
Kona Blend, Special Reserve Light Roast, Whole Bean
| Roaster Location: | Nestlé Beverage Division, Glendale, California |
| Roast Level: | Medium |
| Agtron: | 47/59 |
| Review Date: | March 2002 |
| Aroma: | 5 |
| Acidity: | 7 |
| Body: | 6 |
| Flavor: | 8 |
Blind Assessment
Gently and sweetly acidy with crisp, pear-like fruit tones that round toward sweet cocoa in the finish. The cup is shadowed by an underlying astringent bitterness.
Notes
Sold whole-bean in a 10-ounce valve pack; 75 cents per ounce. The package tells us that this blend "Contains no less than 10% Kona coffee," a discouraging admission that is true for almost all Kona blends. To its credit, Nestlé prints a "best by" date on the bottom of the package (very rare in the coffee industry). To the supermarket chain Albertson's debit, the sample I picked from the shelf was still available for sale over two months past the Nestlé "best by" date. Visit
Who Should Drink It
A blend with some genuine Kona character, despite the limited amount of actual Kona in the package and the bothersome hint of bitterness.
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This review originally appeared in the March, 2002 tasting report: The Robusta Fuss
