Blind Assessment

Fruit-forward, richly chocolaty. Dried raspberry, dark chocolate, almond butter, lemon verbena, cedar in aroma and cup. Mild acidity; full, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Chocolaty finish with undertones of dried raspberry.

Notes

Produced by smallholding farmers in Haiti and Brazil, from trees of the Red and Yellow Catuai, Catucai and Topazio varieties of Arabica, and processed by the natural method (dried in the whole fruit). Merge is a specialty coffee roaster with three cafes in Harrisonburg, Virginia, dedicated to ethical sourcing of high-quality coffees. Visit www.mergecoffeeco.com for more information.

Bottom Line

An aptly named coffee: Noir in the sense of sultry-dark, not scorched dark — round, deep, lush and chocolaty.

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