Roaster Location: | Madison, Wisconsin |
Coffee Origin: | Yirgacheffe growing region, Sidamo Province, southern Ethiopia. |
Roast Level: | Medium-Light |
Agtron: | 55/75 |
Review Date: | December 2008 |
Aroma: | 8 |
Acidity : | 8 |
Body: | 7 |
Flavor: | 9 |
Aftertaste: | 8 |
Blind Assessment: A remarkably pure profile for this dried-in-the-fruit coffee type. Lush but delicate aroma: jammy blackberry, cocoa, ripe orange, a hint of cedar. In the cup sweet-toned acidity, lightish body, and a juicy, complex flavor: the cocoa notes move forward, supported by a round, berryish fruit that reads at various moments as red table grape, blackberry, blueberry, ripe orange. The clean, berry-saturated finish fades quickly but pleasingly.
Notes: Certified organically grown. A dry-processed or "natural" coffee, meaning the beans were dried inside the fruit rather than after the fruit has been removed, as is the case with wet-processed or "washed" coffees. Yirgacheffe, from a lush range of hills in southern Ethiopia, produces some the world's most distinctive coffees. JBC Coffee Roasters (formerly Johnson Brothers Coffee Roasters) is a distinguished small-batch roasting company. Visit www.jbccoffeeroasters.com or call 608-256-5282 for more information..
Who Should Drink It : Lovers of fruity but delicate red table wines.