Coffeemaria
Mexico Chiapas Altura
Roaster Location: | Hanover Park, Illinois |
Roast Level: | Medium-Dark |
Agtron: | 42/49 |
Review Date: | December 2001 |
Aroma: | 8 |
Acidity: | 7 |
Body: | 8 |
Flavor: | 7 |
Blind Assessment: The aroma is rich, deeply dimensioned, shot through with bracing grapefruit tones; the body smooth and full. The richly expressed grapefruit tones excite when the cup is hot, but turn a touch bitterish and sharp as it cools, particularly in the finish.
Notes: A shade-grown coffee from an association of small producers. Coffeemaria is a boutique micro-roaster that, via its website, sells coffee roasted to order and same-day shipped.
Who Should Drink It: An interesting breakfast cup: rich and smooth but crisp with citrus notes. Drink it hot, before the bitterness sets in.
This review originally appeared in the December, 2001 tasting report: Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras