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Old Bisbee Roasters

Monte Crisol Costa Rican Tarrazu

Roaster Location: Bisbee, Arizona
Coffee Origin: Tarrazu growing region, central Costa Rica
Roast Level: Dark
Agtron: 38/41
Review Date: June 2006
Aroma: 7
Acidity: 7
Body: 8
Flavor: 8
Aftertaste: 7

Blind Assessment

In the aroma cedar plus flowers and roast-influenced caramel and banana notes. A roast-muted acidity gently lifts the cup, where the cedar and caramel notes persist while the banana-toned fruit notes drift toward chocolate. Quiet short finish with a slight astringency in the long. Reader Ed Escobar says he has been "impressed by the consistent quality and freshness" of the coffees he has been buying from Old Bisbee Roasters.

Notes

Shade-grown and produced by some of the 1,350 members of the Coopepalmares Cooperative. Tarrazu is one of the more admired Costa Rican growing regions. Old Bisbee Roasters specializes in coffees produced by "small family farms and cooperatives using sustainable agricultural practices," or, as its website describes them, coffees that have been grown "unsprayed in the shade." Visit www.uniquecoffee.com or call 866-432-5063 for more information.

Who Should Drink It

Those who prefer a classically bright cup with a gentle roasty edge.

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This review originally appeared in the June, 2006 tasting report: Readers' Choices: The Lush, the Classic, the Ultra-Dark

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About the Author: Ron Walters

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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